The Ultimate Easy Apple Cobbler Recipe with Buttery Biscuit Topping
Make this easy apple cobbler for a warm, comforting dessert featuring tender, cinnamon-spiced apples under a golden, buttery biscuit topping. This homemade apple cobbler is perfect for fall baking or any cozy night.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Total Time: 65 min
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
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 all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (for topping)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (for topping)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon coarse sugar (for sprinkling)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease an 8×8 inch baking dish.
- In a large bowl, combine the sliced apples, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Toss gently to coat the apples evenly.
- Pour the lemon juice and water over the apple mixture. Stir once more.
- Transfer the spiced apples to the prepared baking dish, spreading them into an even layer.
- Prepare the buttery biscuit topping: In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the 1 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Cut the cold butter pieces into the dry ingredients using a pastry blender or your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-sized pieces of butter remaining.
- Pour in the milk and stir just until the dough comes together. Do not overmix.
- Drop spoonfuls of the biscuit dough evenly over the apple filling. It does not need to cover the entire surface; gaps are fine.
- Sprinkle the top of the dough with the 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 slightly on a wire rack before serving warm, ideally with vanilla ice cream.
Notes
- For the best results, use firm, tart apples like Granny Smith.
- You can substitute pie crust for the biscuit topping for a different texture.
- Serve this warm apple dessert immediately for the best flavor contrast with cold ice cream.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 35
- Sodium: 210
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 11
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 55
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 45