Description
Home bakers treasure this comforting cinnamon apple cobbler that blends sweet, spiced apples with a buttery crumble topping. Warm dessert lovers will savor each flavorful spoonful straight from the oven.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 apples (medium, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks, about 10 cups or 1200 g)
- 1 cup (85 g) old-fashioned whole rolled oats
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter (cold and cubed)
- 1 ¼ cups (250 g) packed light or dark brown sugar
- 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Salted caramel (optional)
- Vanilla ice cream (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Ignite the oven to 350°F and delicately grease a 9×13-inch baking dish to prevent adherence.
- Apple Mixture: Merge apple slices with brown sugar, flour, vanilla essence, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt, ensuring each slice is uniformly enrobed in the aromatic blend.
- Filling Placement: Distribute the seasoned apple mixture evenly across the prepared baking vessel, creating a luscious foundation.
- Crumble Creation: Amalgamate flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a separate bowl, then incorporate cold, cubed butter using a pastry cutter to craft a rustic, pebble-textured mixture.
- Topping Refinement: Fold rolled oats into the crumbly concoction, achieving a harmonious texture and depth of flavor.
- Assembly: Lavishly scatter the oat-infused topping over the apple filling, constructing a golden, textural canopy.
- Baking Transformation: Nestle the dish into the preheated oven for approximately 45 minutes, monitoring until the topping achieves a rich, amber hue and fruit juices bubble tantalizingly.
- Resting and Serving: Allow the cobbler a brief 5-minute respite on a cooling rack, then present warm, optionally crowned with vanilla ice cream or a salted caramel drizzle for an opulent conclusion.
Notes
- Select Apple Variety: Choose firm, tart apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for ideal texture and balanced sweetness that holds up during baking.
- Butter Temperature Matters: Use cold butter and work quickly to create a flaky, crumbly topping that provides delightful texture contrast to soft apples.
- Prevent Apple Browning: Toss apple slices with a splash of lemon juice to maintain fresh color and prevent oxidation during preparation.
- Serving Suggestion: Let cobbler cool slightly to allow filling to set, ensuring beautiful slice presentation and preventing burning your mouth with molten fruit filling.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg