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Apple cobbler served with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce.
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Apple Cobbler

This apple cobbler is an old fashioned dessert made with an apple filling that is topped with sweet buttermilk biscuits. A quick and easy treat that's perfect to make when apples are in season!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 422kcal
Author Sara Welch

Ingredients

For the apple filling

  • 10 cups apples peeled, cored and cut into 3/4 inch pieces
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons water

For the cobbler topping

  • 1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter cold, cut into small pieces
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons coarse sugar
  • cooking spray
  • vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce for serving optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 9' x 13' pan with cooking spray.
  • For the filling: Place the apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, lemon juice and water in a large bowl. Toss to coat.
  • Pour the apple mixture into the prepared pan in an even layer.
  • For the topping: Place the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a bowl. Stir to combine. Add the butter to the bowl and use a pastry blender or two forks to cut the butter into the flour mixture until the batter looks like small coarse pebbles.
  • Pour the buttermilk and vanilla extract into the flour mixture. Stir to make a batter.
  • Place spoonfuls of the batter mixture over the apples. Top with the coarse sugar.
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown and apples are tender. If the biscuits look like they're browning too quickly, you can cover the dish with a piece of foil.
  • Let cool for at least 20 minutes, then serve, with ice cream and caramel sauce if desired.

Notes

  1. Make sure your apples are cut into similar sized pieces so that they cook evenly.
  2. Use coarse sparkling sugar for the topping – it won’t melt like regular granulated sugar and it has that beautiful crystalline appearance. You can find this sugar in the baking aisle with the bottles of sprinkles.

Nutrition

Calories: 422kcal | Carbohydrates: 88g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 209mg | Potassium: 362mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 62g | Vitamin A: 490IU | Vitamin C: 7.4mg | Calcium: 108mg | Iron: 1.5mg