Description
This Fresh-Baked Apple Cobbler features tender Honeycrisp apples baked under a buttery, cinnamon-spiced biscuit topping. It’s a comforting and delicious dessert perfect for any season, combining tart and sweet flavors with a delightful crumbly texture.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Apple Filling
- 5 Honeycrisp apples, peeled, cored, and cut into wedges
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 large lemon, juiced
- 3 tbsp flour
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
For the Biscuit Topping
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour (219 g)
- ⅓ cup white sugar (67 g)
- 1 ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ cup unsalted butter, cold and diced small
- ⅔ cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 350° F and spray an 8×8 inch baking dish with baking spray to prevent sticking.
- Prepare Apple Filling: In a large bowl, combine the peeled and sliced apples with brown sugar, lemon juice, flour, cornstarch, ground cinnamon, and kosher salt. Mix thoroughly with your hands to ensure the apples are evenly coated and the mixture thickens.
- Assemble Filling: Pour the apple mixture into the prepared baking dish and spread out evenly.
- Mix Dry Ingredients for Topping: In a medium bowl, mix together all-purpose flour, white sugar, baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt, and cinnamon to create the dry base for the biscuit topping.
- Cut in Butter: Use a pastry cutter or your fingers to incorporate the cold, diced butter into the dry ingredients. Pinch the mixture until small pea-sized clumps form, creating a crumbly texture.
- Add Buttermilk: Pour the buttermilk into the butter-flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon or spatula until a thick batter forms.
- Top the Apples: Using wet hands, dollop and gently spread the biscuit batter evenly over the apple filling to cover as much as possible.
- Bake: Place the dish in the oven and bake for 45-50 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and the apple filling is bubbling. Serve warm for best flavor.
Notes
- Honeycrisp apples work beautifully for sweetness and texture, but you can substitute with Granny Smith or Fuji apples.
- Using cold butter is key to achieving a flaky biscuit topping.
- Wet your hands when spreading the batter to prevent sticking.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for an extra special treat.
- Ensure the cobbler cools slightly before serving to allow the filling to thicken.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece (1/6 of cobbler)
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 290 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
Keywords: apple cobbler, dessert, baked apple dessert, biscuit topping, cinnamon apple dessert, easy apple recipe
