Description
Make this easy apple cobbler for a warm, comforting dessert. It features tender, cinnamon-spiced apples beneath a rich, buttery biscuit topping. This homemade apple cobbler is better than store-bought and perfect for cozy nights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces (for topping)
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (for topping)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (for topping)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup buttermilk (for topping)
- 1 tablespoon coarse sugar (for sprinkling)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
- In a large bowl, combine the sliced apples, granulated sugar, brown sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and 2 tablespoons of flour. Toss gently until the apples are evenly coated.
- Pour the apple mixture into the prepared baking dish and spread into an even layer.
- Prepare the topping: In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Cut in the cold butter pieces using a pastry blender or your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Pour in the buttermilk and stir just until a shaggy dough forms. Do not overmix.
- Drop spoonfuls of the biscuit topping evenly over the apple filling. It does not need to cover the entire surface; gaps are fine.
- Sprinkle the top 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 apple cobbler cool for at least 15 minutes before serving warm, ideally with vanilla ice cream.
Notes
- Use Granny Smith apples for the best balance of tartness and texture that holds up during baking.
- For an extra buttery crust, chill the buttermilk before mixing the topping.
- If the topping begins to brown too quickly, loosely cover the dish with foil for the last 10 minutes of baking.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 45mg