This homemade apple pie spice recipe is perfect for all of your favorite apple recipes during the fall baking season. This simple spice blend contains cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and allspice!
Making your own apple pie spice mix is so easy and less expensive than just buying it at the grocery store. Usually pumpkin spice is the star flavor of fall, but apple spice is so good too!
All you need are 4 ingredients and a spice jar in order to make this at home. It couldn't be any easier!
Looking for delicious apple desserts? Then check out these: apple crisp, apple cinnamon crumb muffins, and apple pie with a graham cracker crust.
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Why You'll Love This Spice Blend
- All you need are simple spices.
- It's cheaper than the store-bought version.
- You can add it to coffee or your morning tea.
- You can use it in a lot of your favorite fall season recipes!
This apple spice blend can be use for so much more than just apple pie. You could mix it with sugar to make cinnamon toast, add it to your yogurt, and use it in so many more fall recipes.
I placed mine in these cute jars, which also make for great gifts around the holiday season! Also, you can check out my homemade pumpkin pie spice blend here too if you need that!
Ingredients Needed
Here are some notes on the ingredients we'll be using. For the full ingredients list, look at the recipe card below.
- Ground cinnamon
- Ground nutmeg
- Ground cardamom
- Ground allspice
For all of these spices, choose your favorite brand.
Instructions
Here are the step by step instructions on how to make your own apple pie spice.
Step 1: In a small bowl, mix together all of the spices with a whisk until thoroughly combined.
Step 2: Place the spice blend in an airtight container or jar. Feel free to store it in your spice drawer, spice cabinet, or any dark place.
Uses For Apple Spice
These warm spices can be used for so much more than just apple pie.
You could add it to coffee or hot chocolate. You could even sprinkle it over your oatmeal. It'll add cozy fall flavors to anything you can think of!
It's also good to season your overnight oats or baked apples. The possibilities are endless.
Storage Tips
This blend of spices will stay fresh for 1-2 years, depending on the expiration date.
Be sure to keep them stored at room temperature in a dry place.
Expert Baking Tips
- Spices: You'll want to use ground spices. Whole spices won't work.
- Expiration Date: Before you start, check the freshness of your spices. If they're expired. then they won't work for your homemade spice blend.
- Supplies: Here are the jars I used. It comes in a pack of 4. And then these chalkboard labels are my favorite. They also come with pens!
Recipe FAQs
It consists of cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and allspice. Sometimes other blends will include ground cloves or ground ginger.
Originally, it was meant to flavor your favorite apple pie recipe. Now, it's used in so many other fall and apple desserts.
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Happy Baking!
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Homemade Apple Pie Spice Recipe
Equipment
- Small Jar
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ½ teaspoon allspice
Instructions:
- In a small bowl, mix all of the ingredients together. Store your homemade apple spice in an airtight container or in a jar.
- This will last in your pantry, if kept airtight, for up to 2 years.
Notes:
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- Spices: You'll want to use ground spices. Whole spices won't work.
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- Expiration Date: Before you start, check the freshness of your spices. If they're expired. then they won't work for your homemade spice blend.
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- Supplies: Here are the jars I used. It comes in a pack of 4. And then these chalkboard labels are my favorite. They also come with pens!
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