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Best Caramel Apple Cobbler

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Best Caramel Apple Cobbler is a sweet taste of fall baked into a dessert. This recipe is comfort food at it’s best. Tart apples, sweet caramel, and warm cinnamon combined with a buttery crust is the quintessential recipe to make during the fall months.

This dessert tastes like an apple pie but much simpler to make especially if you’re not an expert pie crust maker.

Best Caramel Apple Cobbler is a sweet taste of fall baked into a dessert. This recipe is comfort food at it's best. Tart apples, sweet caramel, and warm cinnamon combined with a buttery crust is the quintessential recipe to make during the fall months.

I enjoy the “bready” cobbler part of this dessert, it’s buttery and the brown sugar and water create a caramel sauce that really makes the dessert. The apples I chose retain their shape but are soft in texture. It’s a great combination of flavors and textures.

Just a note, I highly recommend serving it warm with a big scoop of good guality vanilla bean ice cream!

Best Caramel Apple Cobbler is a sweet taste of fall baked into a dessert. This recipe is comfort food at it's best. Tart apples, sweet caramel, and warm cinnamon combined with a buttery crust is the quintessential recipe to make during the fall months.

When baking with apples the variety is important. I prefer a sweet, tart flavor and an apple that doesn’t cook to mush. After all, I want Apple Cobbler not Apple Sauce Cobbler.

Best Caramel Apple Cobbler is a sweet taste of fall baked into a dessert. This recipe is comfort food at it's best. Tart apples, sweet caramel, and warm cinnamon combined with a buttery crust is the quintessential recipe to make during the fall months.

The Best Apples for Baking

I used Honeycrisp apples for this recipe. They are one of the top recommended apples for baking. Other apples that are good to use in baked recipes are Granny Smith, Gala, and Mutsu (Crispin).

Best Caramel Apple Cobbler is a sweet taste of fall baked into a dessert. This recipe is comfort food at it's best. Tart apples, sweet caramel, and warm cinnamon combined with a buttery crust is the quintessential recipe to make during the fall months.

First of all, for Best Caramel Apple Cobbler results try using two different varieties of apples for optimum flavor and a more complex tasting cobbler, cake, or pie! (These same tips apply to my Apple Fritter Cake, Fresh Apple Cake, and other apple recipes.)

As well, cut your apples into varying sizes so that some pieces cook down into the cake while the larger pieces provide a nice, bright apple flavor.

Best Caramel Apple Cobbler is a sweet taste of fall baked into a dessert. This recipe is comfort food at it's best. Tart apples, sweet caramel, and warm cinnamon combined with a buttery crust is the quintessential recipe to make during the fall months.

Best Caramel Apple Cobbler Tips

  1. You can substitute all-purpose flour for the self-rising flour in this recipe. That substitution is 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and ¼ teaspoon salt. Obviously, adjust according to the recipe amounts.
  2. I’m not a fan of nutmeg if you aren’t either you may omit it in this recipe.
  3. If you haven’t baked one of my other highly popular cobblers, you may not be familiar with the hot water trick. You may even think it doesn’t work and you’ve completely ruined the  dessert. Have faith. It will work. Now, I know these cobblers have a lot of sugar, but the brown sugar and hot water is what creates the caramel sauce. I don’t recommend reducing the amount of sugar. It’s a dessert after all. Enjoy it and do extra cardio to make up for it.
  4. I recommend fresh apples. I have not tested the recipe with apple pie filling.

Apple Baking Measurements chart for Easy Apple Cobbler

Best Caramel Apple Cobbler is a sweet taste of fall baked into a dessert. This recipe is comfort food at it's best. Tart apples, sweet caramel, and warm cinnamon combined with a buttery crust is the quintessential recipe to make during the fall months.

Best Caramel Apple Cobbler

Best Caramel Apple Cobbler

Best Caramel Apple Cobbler is a sweet taste of fall baked into a dessert. This recipe is comfort food at it's best. Tart apples, sweet caramel, and warm cinnamon combined with a buttery crust is the quintessential recipe to make during the fall months.
Author: Paula
4.83 from 35 votes
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

APPLES

  • 2 cups apples peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg optional, omit if it's a spice you don't like

COBBLER MIXTURE

  • 1 and 1/2 cups self-rising flour read post for substitution
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

SAUCE

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 and 1/2 cups hot water

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Combine apples, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a saute pan.
  • Bring to a boil, then simmer until sugar is melted, about 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Pour apples and sauce into a 9x13 inch oven-safe pan that has been sprayed with non-stick spray.
  • In a bowl, whisk together flour, 1 cup granulated sugar, whole milk, and vanilla. (It should be the consistency of pancake batter. Add 1 or 2 tablespoons milk if necessary.)
  • Carefully pour batter over the apples in the casserole dish.
  • Evenly sprinkle 1 cup brown sugar over the top.
  • And then carefully pour 1 and 1/2 cup hot water over the mixture.
  • Bake at 350 degrees 50 to 55 minutes or until cobbler is set in the center and golden brown on top.
  • Serve warm or room temperature. It's great with vanilla ice cream.
  • Store in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. (It won't last that long)

Notes

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Nutrition

Calories: 525kcal | Carbohydrates: 102g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 128mg | Potassium: 160mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 83g | Vitamin A: 408IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 1mg
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Comments

  1. Kathi says

    01.12.23 at 9:42 am

    I just made your apple cobbler and it is very runny. I’ve put it back in the oven to bake some more. Does yours do what it’s supposed to after 55 min?

    Reply
    • Paula says

      01.14.23 at 10:16 am

      It gets thicker as it cools.

      Reply
  2. Shaana says

    09.09.22 at 4:39 pm

    I like to control my sauce until i see how the base recipe is — so if i veto the final step with the hot water and brown sugar will that ruin the setting of the cobbler?

    Reply
    • Paula says

      09.09.22 at 10:27 pm

      Yes. The recipe won’t work without that step/ingredients.

      Reply
  3. Barbara Dute says

    11.06.21 at 6:51 pm

    5 stars
    I follow this recipe As written. It came out absolutely beautiful and it was so delicious. I would highly recommend trying this recipe.

    Reply
  4. Mom G says

    11.06.21 at 2:55 pm

    5 stars
    Love this recipe. Made it a few times the past couple of years and it was a big hit every time! As I am collecting the ingredients to make it again today, it occurs to me that I would love to add pecans. Most cooks love to pair walnuts with apples, but I LOVE pecans. Has anyone ever tried adding them? I think I will 🙂

    Reply
    • Paula says

      11.06.21 at 6:30 pm

      It’ll be great. I’ve added them before to the apple cobbler but don’t have it on the blog. Here’s my peach pecan cobbler recipe just to see how much I added. https://www.callmepmc.com/peach-pecan-cobbler/

      Reply
  5. Diana Nordman says

    11.12.19 at 11:05 am

    5 stars
    I’ve made this recipe three times in the last month for funeral dinners at church and a fund raiser. It is delish and it’s my go to cobbler recipe from now on. The first time I made it I thought it was awfully sweet, so I cutback on all the sugars and it still delish!! People love this dessert. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

    Reply
    • Paula says

      11.12.19 at 12:44 pm

      I’m so happy you like it, Diana.

      Reply
  6. Pat says

    10.05.19 at 2:41 pm

    Was looking for apple recipes as I have a big supply from friend’s tree but no idea what kind they are. They are great baking apples, but certainly not tart. I was leery of so much sugar and skeptical of the hot water and will modify the recipe next time. Very high ratio of cobbler to apples and very sweet if not using very tart apples so I will double apples and cut back all 3 sugars. Even though my apples are not high in moisture the caramel was very thin and runny, so I will use only half the hot water next time and because I love cinnamon will double the cinnamon.
    Otherwise a good recipe and nice change from apple pie.

    Reply
  7. Evangelina Garcia says

    05.29.19 at 6:41 pm

    I tried your caramel apple cobbler . I totally Loved it . When it was was done preparing it , i didn’t think it was going to come out well because of the water at the end. But, let me tell you when it was all set and done it was Awesome. People out you have to try it because I was amazed.. Thank you Paula

    Reply
    • Paula says

      05.30.19 at 12:03 pm

      So happy you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  8. Linda Waldrep says

    05.03.19 at 1:09 am

    Substitution for 1 1/2 cup of self-rising flour is listed as “1” cup all-purpose flour, 1 tsp. baking powder and 1/4 tsp. salt. By “adjust according to the recipe amounts, do you mean mix 2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 tsps. baking powder and 1/2 tsp. salt. Mix until well combined and then measure out 1 1/2 cup of the mixture, which would equate to the 1 1/2 cup of self-rising. I would appreciate your answer Thanks.

    Reply
    • Paula says

      05.03.19 at 9:34 am

      I get better results with self-rising flour, but if you don’t have self-rising and don’t want to buy it you can make self-rising flour.
      For this recipe, you need the equivalent of 1 and 1/2 cups flour — 1 and 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1 and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, and ¼ + 1/8 teaspoon salt.

      Reply
  9. Leigh says

    02.23.19 at 6:29 pm

    I think you mean 2 pounds of chopped apples instead of 2 cups…

    Reply
    • Paula says

      02.24.19 at 9:38 am

      No, 2 cups

      Reply
      • Pat Miller says

        09.02.19 at 10:26 pm

        We tried this today to use up some honey crisp before ruin. This cobbler is the best apple cobbler I have ever made!!! And I AM A BAKER! Will stash this one in the folder to keep and add nuts to for the holidays. Meanwhile will be useful as a weekend easy dessert. Love it! Pat

        Reply
        • Paula says

          09.03.19 at 1:14 pm

          Thank you so much for your kind words!

          Reply
  10. Paul Reeder says

    01.11.19 at 5:27 am

    Just poking fun @Laurie, Maybe you need new glasses. It clearly has a front slash “/” between the 1 and 4.There is no way of mistaking this for 14. Just sayin’

    Reply
  11. Jane says

    09.29.18 at 7:18 pm

    Delicious and easy to make. Although, when I cut into it there was a lot of liquid. Maybe instead of 1& a half cups of hot water – 1 cup should be more than enough? Not sure?

    Reply
    • Brianna says

      12.16.18 at 8:56 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Jane, After reading your review on this apple cobbler, I too was a lil nervous about the amount of hot water on top. I cut it down to 1/2 cup brown sugar & 1/2 cup hot water. Pouring it slowly was the trick I think. It was nice and thick & syrupy when I served it a few hours later. Total hit!

      Reply
  12. Caressa says

    01.14.18 at 9:51 pm

    5 stars
    This was FANTASTIC! Crisp-tender apples, great caramel sauce, a surprising crisp on top of a not-too-sweet light cake. We ended up eating 2 pieces each, and now it’s gone, just 2 hours after I pulled it out of the oven. That’s a 5-Star review in action!

    Reply
  13. Sheri says

    11.22.17 at 10:16 am

    5 stars
    This is soooo good! I made a test run because I want to serve this as part of our Thanksgiving dessert. The cobbler was gone in one night. Everybody raved about how delicious it is. This is a definite addition to our Thanksgiving desserts. Can I make this the day before(today), stick it in the frig and serve it tomorrow to save time? Or should I make it tomorrow for tomorrow? If I make it today & refrigerate it, will it soupy or soggy? Thanks for such an easy delicious recipe!

    Reply
    • Paula says

      12.31.17 at 4:22 pm

      I’m sorry, I’m just seeing this. I would not refrigerate it. I would make it the same day you want to serve it.

      Reply
      • Kathy Hertz says

        07.03.18 at 3:40 pm

        5 stars
        I refrigerated the leftovers I made and it was delicious cold with either cool whip or ice cream on top!! Loved your recipe. Thank you,

        Reply
  14. Tracy Brooks says

    10.08.17 at 9:35 pm

    I’ve have been looking fir an apple cobbler recipe for years and saw this one. It looked sooooo good and was excited to try. However, I did exactly what thevrecipe said, but I did forget to add the baking soda which wasn’t in the instructions. It certainly took more than 55 min to bake. More like an hour and a half maybe. I tasted it and it was delicious.

    Reply
    • Paula says

      12.31.17 at 4:31 pm

      I used self rising flour therefore it does not need baking soda

      Reply
  15. Yvonne B. says

    06.16.17 at 12:04 am

    I have a question, please. I would love to make your apple cobbbler for a graduation party. I have been asked to make a cobbler on one of those big aluminum pans. There should be about 30 people. But I will not be brings the only dessert. Should I double or triple your recipe and any idea how long to cook it???

    Reply
    • Paula says

      06.22.17 at 5:29 pm

      I haven’t had luck making this in larger batches. I would use the same size pan 9×13 that I use and make 2 or 3 that way. Make them separately, don’t alter the recipe.

      Reply
      • Yvonne B. says

        06.25.17 at 12:01 am

        Ok. Will do. You know your recipes.
        I was hoping to at least have them
        I’m the oven at the same time

        Reply
  16. Kara says

    11.03.16 at 4:09 pm

    Do you have to use whole milk in the cobble recipe or can you substitute for non fat or almond milk?

    Reply
  17. The Better Baker says

    10.11.16 at 4:48 pm

    Perfection in a pan. Perfect fall treat as well. So happy you shared with us at Weekend Potluck. Keep ’em comin…please!

    Reply
  18. Linda says

    10.05.16 at 9:18 am

    Paula, I think this is one of the best I’ve seen in a while. I love cobblers. I don’t have to worry about messing up the crust.

    Wishes for tasty dishes,
    Linda

    Reply
  19. Laurie says

    10.05.16 at 8:50 am

    Hi, this sounds really good and I put it on my Pinterest. The only problem, and someone who does not do a lot of baking may not realize it, but it looks like you have 14 teaspoons of nutmeg.

    Reply
  20. Medeja says

    10.05.16 at 6:38 am

    Lovely apple dessert..I like cobbler 🙂

    Reply

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