Mock apple pie with zucchini for canning

Got zucchini overload? Turn that problem into an asset with these SEVEN delicious recipes for desserts using zucchini apple pie filling!

This year instead of freezing sliced zucchini to make apple crisp with, (see that recipe HERE) I made the pie filling and froze it instead. Now I have pie filling for a quick and easy dessert whenever I have a need (or a horrible sweet tooth…). Here’s how you do it: 8 cups of peeled, seeded and sliced zucchini Boil zucchini until tender. Drain and let stand in cold water for about 5 minutes, then drain. Put back into pot. Stir together and then add in: 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 Tbsp Instant Clear…

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Wash and peel zucchini. Cut in half, scoop out seeds (a melon baller works great for this or a large metal serving spoon) and then cut into slices about 1/4 inch thick. I try...

The zucchini plants in my garden have gone completely bonkers. The first few zucchini were fun... we enjoyed Cheesy Zucchini Roses for dinner, and filled the freezer with Chocolate Zucchini Bread... but the zucchini just keep growing! Here's another delicious way to make good use of this abundant garden vegetable. Zucchini "Apples" can be frozen or canned, and…

This mock apple pie is nearly unmistakable from a regular apple pie and is a great way to use up all the extra zucchini from your garden...

Traditional Apple Pie filling gets a carb reducing make over using Chayote squash.

This mock apple pie is made with overgrown zucchini or summer squash. It's so close to the real deal that your family may not believe you when you tell them it's zucchini.

This mock apple crisp is made with zucchini and your family and friends will probably never guess that they are eating summer squash in their dessert.

Your family will never guess that this delicious Mock Apple Crumb Pie is made with slices of zucchini instead of apples! Great for cooking with those huge garden zucchini.