When you add your own personal touch, it just tastes better. With Homemade Apple Cobbler, you will never look at one of those grocery-store-wannabe cobblers again. Simple but so delicious, perfectly seasoned jammy apples are baked inside of a fluffy cake for that balanced ratio of cake and fruit in every bite. Homemade Apple Cobbler won’t keep you in the kitchen long and your guests will never need to know just how easy it really was… and we won’t tell (wink, wink)! Goodbye boxed wannabe cobbler and hello to homemade goodness!
Ingredients
For the apple filling:
- 5 cups apples, such as Honeycrisp or Granny Smith, peeled and cored, sliced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
For the cobbler topping:
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- whipped cream, optional, to taste, for serving
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 –In a large bowl, add the apples, the lemon juice, the brown sugar, the cinnamon, and the nutmeg and toss to coat.
Step 3 –In an ungreased 9×13-inch baking dish, add the butter.
Step 4 –Transfer the baking dish to the oven and let the butter melt, about 2-3 minutes. Be careful not to let the butter brown or burn.
Step 5 –Transfer the baking dish from the oven to a wire rack and let the butter cool completely.
Step 6 –In a separate large bowl, add the flour, the granulated sugar, the baking powder, and the salt and whisk to combine.
Step 7 –Add the milk and the vanilla extract to the flour mixture and stir to combine.
Step 8 –Evenly pour the batter mixture over the top of the cooled melted butter in the baking dish but do not stir.
Step 9 –Evenly spoon the apple mixture on top of the batter mixture, but do not stir.
Step 10 –Bake until golden-brown and set, about 50-55 minutes.
Step 11 –Serve topped with the whipped cream.
