Apple Cobbler
Posted Sep 20, 2024
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This is the best apple cobbler recipe – made completely from scratch! A sweet and perfectly spiced apple filling is baked beneath a rich, buttery biscuit topping to bubbly perfection and served warm with vanilla ice cream.
Apple cobbler is a classic fall dessert, and this truly is the best recipe!
The apple filling is richly spiced and perfectly sweetened so the flavor of the apples shine. And the cobbler topping is buttery, moist with a rich vanilla flavor. The two together are baked until bubbly and golden brown for an irresistible fall dessert that will quickly become a favorite.
Serve this easy apple cobbler recipe warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, a dollop of homemade whipped cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce! (LINK)
Apple Cobbler: Ingredients & Substitutions
Apple Filling
- Apples. Choose your favorite apple variety, I prefer a sweet/tart variety like pink ladies or granny smith.
- Light brown sugar. Use dark brown sugar for a stronger molasses taste.
- Granulated Sugar. You can substitute the granulated sugar with additional brown sugar.
- All-purpose flour. Cornstarch or an all-purpose gluten-free flour blend both work well.
Cobbler Topping
- All-purpose flour. cake flour is a good substitute. All-purpose gluten-free baking flour should work well too.
- Salted butter. Unsalted butter works well.
- Granulated sugar. use regular white sugar or organic cane sugar.
- Salted Butter. Unsalted butter or vegan butter are good substitutes.
- Whole Milk. 2% milk and half and half also work well.
- Vanilla extract. This is one of the ingredients that makes this apple cobbler topping stand out from the rest. You could substitute vanilla bean paste or the seeds from one vanilla bean.
How to Make Apple Cobbler
Let’s walk through this apple cobbler recipe step-by-step, and watch the video for additional guidance.
Make the Apple Cobbler filling:
First, we make the apple cobbler filling. Begin by peeling the apples.
Then, core them and cut into thin slices, then cut each slice in half so it’s about 1” long.
Next, transfer the prepared apples to a microwave safe dish, cover and cook for 5 minutes, until apples are slightly soft.
Once apples are finished cooking in the microwave, put them in a colander to drain excess water. Let them cool in the colander for at least 5 minutes.
While apples are in the microwave, combine the sugar, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and sea salt in a small bowl.
Then, transfer the cooled & drained apples to a bowl and add the lemon juice and vanilla.
Next, and dry the ingredient mixture and stir to combine.
Make the Apple Cobbler Topping:
Once the apple filling is done (or while the apples are cooling), make the cobbler topping.
Begin by combining the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl.
Then, in a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, granulated sugar, vanilla and whole milk.
Next, add the the dry ingredients to the wet ingredient mixture and stir to combine.
Assemble the Apple Cobbler
Spread the apple cobbler filling in an even layer in the prepared baking dish. Then, carefully spread the cobbler topping over apple mixture.
Bake & Cool
Bake the cobbler in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until the topping is lightly browned & set and the filling is bubbling. A cake tester inserted into the topping should come out clean.
Serve
Let the apple cobbler cool slightly, then serve it warm with vanilla ice cream, homemade whipped cream, caramel sauce, etc.
Store/Freeze
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Reheat in the microwave, or in the oven set to “warm” until heated through.
Apple Cobbler Recipe FAQS
Yes, double it and bake it in a 9×13″ baking dish.
Apple pie is made with a pie crust instead of a cobbler topping.
A cobbler has a biscuit-like toping, while a crisp or crumble has a brown sugar topping that contains oats. (try this Apple Crisp recipe)
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Apple Cobbler Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 pounds apples (about 9 cups, sliced)
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Cobbler topping
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ½ cup salted butter melted
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F & grease a 9 x 9” baking dish.
Make the filling:
- Peel apples.
- Slice them into thin slices, then cut each slice in half so it’s about 1” long.
- Place the prepared apples in a microwave safe dish, cover and cook for 5 minutes, until apples are slightly soft.
- Once apples are finished cooking in the microwave, put them in a colander to drain excess water. Let them cool in the colander for at least 5 minutes.
- While apples are in the microwave, in a small bowl, mix together sugar, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and sea salt.
- Transfer cooled & drained apples to a bowl, add lemon juice, vanilla and dry ingredient mixture and stir to combine.
- Spread in an even layer in the prepared baking dish.
Make the cobbler topping:
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, granulated sugar, vanilla and whole milk.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredient mixture and stir to combine.
- Spread topping over apple mixture in the baking dish.
Bake & Cool
- Bake at 375 for 30-35 minutes or until biscuits are lightly browned & set and the filling is bubbling.
Video
Notes
- Apples. Choose your favorite apple variety, I prefer a sweet/tart variety like pink ladies or granny smith.
- Light brown sugar. Use dark brown sugar for a stronger molasses taste.
- Granulated Sugar. You can substitute the granulated sugar with additional brown sugar.
- All-purpose flour. Cornstarch or an all-purpose gluten-free flour blend both work well.
- All-purpose flour. cake flour is a good substitute. All-purpose gluten-free baking flour should work well too.
- Salted butter. Unsalted butter works well.
- Granulated sugar. use regular white sugar or organic cane sugar.
- Salted Butter. Unsalted butter or vegan butter can be used in place of salted butter, other than that I don’t recommend making substitutions.
- Whole Milk. 2% milk and half and half also work well.
- Vanilla extract. This is one of the ingredients that makes this apple cobbler topping stand out from the rest. You could substitute vanilla bean paste or the seeds from one vanilla bean.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
