Easy Homemade Apple Cobbler

Name: Easy Homemade Apple Cobbler
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 52 min
Total time: 77 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter (To grease the baking dish); 7 cups cut apples About 6 medium size baking apples; 1-1/2 whole fresh lemons, juiced; 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed); 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons chilled butter (cut into small cubes); 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 dash salt; 1/2 cup milk; 4 tablespoons chilled butter (cut into small cubes); 1 tablespoon white sanding sugar (Or other types of coarse sugar); Vanilla ice cream; Caramel sauce

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Homemade apple cobbler that’s super easy to make and tastes heavenly served warm with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce.

Apple cobbler with ice cream

One of my favorite things about this recipe is that it’s so easy to make.

And most importantly, it tastes really good when served warm topped with vanilla ice cream.

This apple cobbler is the ultimate comfort food and makes a wonderful dessert for holidays, get-togethers or just because.

Just 5 Easy Steps for Making this Apple Cobbler

It takes just 5 easy steps to make this cobbler:

Grease a baking dish with butter
Add homemade apple pie filling to the baking dish
Top with a simple biscuit-like dough batter
Top with small cubes of butter and coarse sugar
Bake

And then comes the best part…

…serve warm and let vanilla ice cream slightly melt on top so you get ice cream, caramel sauce and apple cobbler in each bite.

About the Apples in this Recipe

In this recipe I used Anna apples because I had so many ripe ones from a couple trees that I have.

Anna apples are crisp, sweet, and a little tart so they work nicely in this recipe.

But other varieties of apples that have a firm texture and a sweet and, or tart flavor would work nicely in this recipe too.

Apple Texture

When making an apple cobbler, pie, galette, crisp or other baked dessert, it’s best to use “baking” apples.

Baking apples may also be referred to as “cooking” or “culinary” apples.

They include apples that are crisp, have a firm flesh or texture and stand up to the cooking process by keeping their shape without turning too soft or mushy.

Baking apples include (but aren’t limited to):

Braeburn
Honey Crisp
Jonagold
Granny Smith
Cortland

Apple Flavor – Sweet and, or Tart

Have you ever had an apple that didn’t have any flavor at all?

The first bite into a flavorless apple is such a disappointment especially when there’s a lot more of it to eat.

It’s the same thing when using apples in a recipe.

The last thing you want is for the cobbler, pie or galette to taste bland because of flavorless apples.

So, when making this recipe, it’s best to choose apples that have a strong apple flavor that are sweet, tart or a combination of both.

Apple Flavor – Balanced

So that this cobbler has a “balanced” apple flavor (not too tart or not too sweet), either a single type or a variety of baking apples can be used.

Single Type of Baking Apple – An option is to use a single type of baking apple that’s both sweet and tart such as Braeburn or Cortland apples
Variety of Baking Apples – Another option is to use a combination of tart baking apples and sweet baking apples such as Granny Smith and Honey Crisp apples respectively

Optional – Adjustments to the Amount of Sugar

If using only tart apples such as Granny Smith, an option is to add a little more sugar to this recipe (unless you prefer a tart flavor)
If using only very sweet apples such as Honeycrisp, an option is to slightly reduce the amount of sugar in this recipe (unless you prefer a sweet flavor)

Let’s check out the ingredients.

Apple Filling – Apples – Baking apples (such as Braeburn, Honey Crisp, Jonagold, Granny Smith or Cortlan); see below for more details about the apples to use in this recipe

Apple Filling – Fresh lemon juice, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, flour, salt and butter

Topping – Flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, milk, butter, sanding sugar (or other coarse sugar)

Serving – Vanilla ice cream and…

Caramel sauce

Equipment:

Oval baking dish (14.5′ x 10″ x 2.3″ height), or a 3-quart rectangular baking dish with similar dimensions
Large cookie sheet with sides (to set the baking dish on while baking in the oven)
- Or a large pizza pan

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Baking Dish

Brush softened or melted butter on the bottom and sides inside of the baking dish.

Set aside.

Apple Filling

Sugar and Cinnamon Mixture:

In a medium size bowl add brown sugar…

…granulated sugar…

…all-purpose flour…

…ground cinnamon…

…and salt.

Whisk ingredients together.

Set aside.

Apple Mixture:

For the Apples:

Peel the apples
Cut the flesh off of the core in large pieces (discard the core)
Cut the large pieces of apple into even slices that are about 1/4-inch thick

Since some of the apples that I used were small, the cut pieces of apple in the pictures below may vary in size.

To a medium size bowl, add the cut apples…

…and fresh lemon juice.

Stir the apples to coat them with the lemon juice.

To the bowl of cut apples, add the sugar and cinnamon mixture.

Stir together until the apples are coated with the sugar and cinnamon mixture.

Set aside.

Topping

To a medium size bowl, add flour…

…granulated sugar…

…baking powder…

…and salt.

Stir together.

Then to the flour mixture, add milk.

Stir together…

…until incorporated.

To the bowl, add small cubes of chilled butter.

Stir together.

The batter will have a consistency that’s somewhat thin and there will be some “lumps” from the cubed butter.

Set aside for a moment.

For the Apple Cobbler

To the greased baking dish…

…add the apple filling.

Spread the apple filling out evenly.

TIP – Make sure the apple filling doesn’t go all the way to the top of the dish.

It should be about a 1/2-inch from the top of the baking dish to allow room for the topping to rise.

On top of the apple filling, spread the topping out evenly.

TIP – Leave some areas of the apples without batter (this helps prevent “steam” from making the batter soggy).

Sprinkle white sanding sugar evenly on the topping.

Other types of coarse sugar such as decorating sugar or pearl sugar can be used instead of sanding sugar.

Bake

TIP – On the rack in the oven under where the cobbler will set, place a large pizza or sheet pan (large enough to catch drippings) (just in case some of the filling may bubble over the edge of the baking dish while in the oven).

Bake the cobbler in a preheated oven (at 350 F.) until the crust is golden brown on top and the filling is bubbling (about 52 minutes).

TIP – After baking, the cobbler may slightly “shrink” in the baking dish.

Serve

Serve warm…

…and…

…top with…

Apple cobbler with ice cream

…vanilla ice cream…

…and drizzles of caramel sauce.

Then…

…enjoy each delicious bite.

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Easy Homemade Apple Cobbler

Homemade apple cobbler that's easy to make and tastes heavenly served warm with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce.

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Yield: 4 Servings (serves about 4)

Prep: 25

Cook: 52

Total: 1 17

Ingredients

For Greasing the Baking Dish

1 tablespoon butter To grease the baking dish

For the Filling:

7 cups cut apples About 6 medium size baking apples such as (not limited to) Braeburn, Honey Crisp, Jonagold, Granny Smith, Cortland
1-1/2 whole fresh lemons, juiced
1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons chilled butter cut into small cubes

For the Topping:

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 dash salt
1/2 cup milk
4 tablespoons chilled butter cut into small cubes
1 tablespoon white sanding sugar Or other types of coarse sugar

For Serving:

Vanilla ice cream
Caramel sauce

Equipment

Oval Baking Dish (14.5" x 10" x 2.3"H) Or a 3-quart rectangular baking dish with similar dimensions
Large cookie sheet with sides or large pizza pan to go under the baking dish in the oven

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Baking Dish:

Brush softened or melted butter on the bottom and sides inside of the baking dish. Set aside.

Apple Filling:

Sugar and Cinnamon Mixture - In a medium size bowl add brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour, ground cinnamon and salt. Whisk together. Set aside.
For the Apples - Peel the apples. Cut the flesh off of the core in large pieces (discard the core).
Cut the large pieces of apple into even slices that are about 1/4-inch thick.
In a medium size bowl, add the cut apples and fresh lemon juice. Stir together to coat the apples with lemon juice.
To the bowl of cut apples, add the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
Stir together until the apples are coated with the sugar and cinnamon mixture. Set aside.

Topping:

In a medium size bowl add flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir together.
To the flour mixture add milk. Stir together until incorporated.
Add small cubes of chilled butter. Stir together.
The batter will have a consistency that’s somewhat thin and there will be some “lumps” from the cubed butter.
Set aside for a moment.

For the Apple Cobbler:

To the greased baking dish add the apple filling. Spread the apple filling out evenly.
Make sure the apple filling doesn’t go all the way to the top of the dish.
It should be about a 1/2-inch from the top of the baking dish to allow room for the topping to rise.
On top of the apple filling, spread the topping out evenly.
Leave some areas of fruit without batter (this helps prevent “steam” from making the batter soggy).
Sprinkle white sanding sugar evenly on the topping.

Bake:

For the Baking Sheet or Pizza Pan - On the rack in the oven under where the cobbler will set, place a large pizza or sheet pan (large enough to catch drippings) (just in case some of the filling may bubble over the edge of the baking dish while in the oven).
Bake the cobbler in a preheated oven (at 350 F.) until the crust is golden brown on top and the filling is bubbling (about 52 minutes).
After baking, the cobbler may slightly "shrink" in the baking dish.

Serve:

Serve warm topped with vanilla ice cream and drizzles of caramel sauce.

Notes

TIPS:

It's best if "baking" apples are used in this recipe. Baking apples include (but aren't limited to): Braeburn, Honey Crisp, Jonagold, Granny Smith and Cortland
If using only tart apples such as Granny Smith, an option is to add a little more sugar to the recipe (unless you prefer a tart flavor)
If using only very sweet apples such as Honeycrisp, an option is to slightly reduce the amount of sugar in this recipe (unless you prefer a sweet flavor)
Make sure the apple filling doesn’t go all the way to the top of the baking dish. It should be about a 1/2-inch from the top of the baking dish to allow room for the topping to rise.
When adding the topping on the apple filling leave some areas of the apples without batter (this helps prevent “steam” from making the batter soggy).
After baking, the cobbler may slightly "shrink" in the baking dish.