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A casserole dish filled with apple cobbler, with a spoon, on a table with apples.

Easy Apple Cobbler Recipe (video)

30 minutes prep + 45 minutes cook
10 servings
Easy apple cobbler recipe, with fluffy buttermilk biscuits and vanilla ice cream! This apple dessert tastes like apple pie, but requires a fraction of the effort!

Ingredients 
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For Apple Cobbler Filling:

  • 7 cups chopped apples, peeled, about 7 large apples
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 cup white granulated sugar, can be adjusted to taste
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, finely cubed

For Buttermilk Biscuits:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, well-chilled
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp sugar crystals, for garnishing

For Serving:

  • vanilla ice cream

Instructions

Preparing for the Recipe:

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F. Prepare a medium-large sized casserole pan for the recipe, about 9x13-inches in size.
  • Wash and pat dry the apples for the filling. Cube the butter needed for the buttermilk biscuits and place it into the freezer to chill.

Making the Apple Filling:

  • Peel the apples first, then cube them into small chunks, about ½-inch in size. You don’t want the apple chunks to be too big or too small.
  • Place the apples into your casserole pan. Squeeze a few tablespoons of fresh lemon juice over the top.
  • Next, add the sugar, vanilla extract, salt, all-purpose flour, cornstarch, ground cinnamon, and nutmeg. Use a spatula to toss everything together until the apples are well coated and no dry flour remains.
  • Cube the ¼ cup butter into tiny pieces and drop the butter over the apples evenly.

Making the Biscuits:

  • For the biscuits, combine all the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. You can use a food processor or do this in a large mixing bowl.
  • Next, add the cold butter. If using food processor, simply pulse the butter and dry ingredients together until a crumbly mixture forms.
  • You can also use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the flour. Alternatively, you can grate the cold butter into the dry ingredients using a cheese grater. Just toss the grated butter with the flour.
  • Next, add the buttermilk and vanilla extract to the mixture. Use a spatula to combine everything together, just until the biscuit batter is uniform.
  • Drop large dollops of the biscuit batter over the apple filling. Sprinkle the top of the biscuits with sugar crystals, if desired, for extra texture.

Baking Instructions:

  • Bake the apple cobbler at 375°F for 40 to 45 minutes. After 20 minutes, gently lay a sheet of foil over the casserole dish to prevent the biscuits from burning.
  • Bake until the apples are cooked and tender and the biscuits are golden brown. The apple mixture will be bubbling around the edges.

Serving Suggestions:

  • The apple cobbler filling will be extremely hot just as you remove it from the oven! Allow the cobbler to cool for about 20 minutes before enjoying.
  • I recommend serving this apple cobbler warm, with or without vanilla ice cream on the side. Whipped cream is also a great option.
  • Keep any leftovers covered and stored in therefrigerator.

Nutrition

Serving: 11 cup | Calories: 395kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 457mg | Potassium: 242mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 553IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 2mg