Description
This is the Best Ever Easy Apple Cobbler recipe, featuring tender, cinnamon-spiced apples baked beneath a rich, buttery, slightly crisp biscuit-style topping. It is a comforting dessert perfect for sharing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (for filling)
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (for topping)
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar (for topping)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cold milk
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten (for egg wash)
- 1 tablespoon coarse sugar (for sprinkling)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.
- In a large bowl, combine the sliced apples, granulated sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and 1/4 cup flour. Toss gently until the apples are evenly coated.
- Pour the apple mixture into the prepared baking dish, spreading them into an even layer. Dot the top of the apples with half of the cold butter pieces.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the 1 1/2 cups flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt for the topping.
- Cut in the remaining cold butter pieces using a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Pour in the cold milk and stir just until a shaggy dough forms. Do not overmix.
- Drop spoonfuls of the dough evenly over the apple mixture, creating little mounds that cover most of the apples. It is okay if some apples show through.
- Brush the tops of the dough mounds lightly with the beaten egg and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the apple filling is bubbly and tender when pierced with a fork.
- Let the cobbler cool slightly for about 15 minutes before serving warm, perhaps with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Notes
- You can substitute some of the apples with pears for a different flavor profile.
- For a snickerdoodle style topping, add 1/2 teaspoon of extra cinnamon to the dry topping ingredients.
- If you prefer a more cake-like topping, mix the dough until just combined, rather than leaving it as rough crumbs.
- This dessert is best eaten the day it is made.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: Approx. 400
- Sugar: Approx. 45g
- Sodium: Approx. 250mg
- Fat: Approx. 20g
- Saturated Fat: Approx. 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: Not specified
- Trans Fat: Trace
- Carbohydrates: Approx. 58g
- Fiber: Approx. 3g
- Protein: Approx. 4g
- Cholesterol: Approx. 50mg