Tricia's Apple Pie - sugar free not taste free. The "Sugar-Free" bit of the title is misleading. The FDA states that "concentrated fruit juice" can't be used as a sweetener in a product labeled "no sugar added" for that very reason. This sugar-free apple pie recipe comes directly from my own Grandma's kitchen!

This is not good for your taste buds, waistline, or blood-glucose levels. Add apples; bring to a boil. This sugar-free approach to a classic dessert contains no artificial sweeteners. You can cook Tricia's Apple Pie - sugar free not taste free using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Tricia's Apple Pie - sugar free not taste free

1. Prepare 6 each of granny Smith apples.
2. Prepare 3 tbsp of dry tapioca.
3. You need 1 each of Sugar free apple juice concentrate, thawed.
4. It's 1 tsp of cinnamon.
5. It's 3 tbsp of butter.
6. Prepare 1 packages of Pie crust.

Reviewer Lisa says, "I was leery of making this pie since there was no sugar, but the taste was great. I used golden delicious apples and added a little more cinnamon and threw in some nutmeg too. You could also replace the maple syrup with erythritol. It's not sugar so you can use a little more of it if you for some reason need a sweeter pie.

Tricia's Apple Pie - sugar free not taste free instructions

1. Peel and slice apples.
2. Put apples in pot with juice concentrate, tapioca and cinnamon..
3. Bring to boil and take off stove when apples start to get soft..
4. Place pie crust in bottom of pie pan. Pour the apple mixture in..
5. Place the butter on top of the apples and place the top pie crust on. Poke holes with fork to vent, or section off in strips..
6. Heat oven to 400, cook pie for 40-50 minutes, or until golden on top. Let sit for 10 minutes and enjoy!.

For a gluten free pie, use buckwheat or gluten free oat flour. Also, spelt or even whole grain wheat can be used. Spelt and apples are a nice match. I've never made an apple pie using cornstarch but this worked out great because it made the sweetened spice/butter mixture stick to every single. It will require some effort to make, but the final product tastes amazing, especially when with a scoop of ice cream.