Ridiculously Delicious Brown Butter Apple Cobbler
This recipe delivers a ridiculously delicious apple cobbler featuring tender, spiced apples beneath a rich, buttermilk biscuit topping browned with butter.
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Total Time: 70 min
- Yield: 6 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, for browning
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (for topping)
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar (for topping)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 3/4 cup cold buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (for brushing)
- 1 tablespoon turbinado sugar (for sprinkling)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease an 8×8 inch baking dish.
- In a large bowl, combine the sliced apples, granulated sugar, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and lemon juice. Toss gently until the apples are evenly coated. Pour the apple mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- Melt the 1/4 cup of butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Cook, swirling occasionally, until the butter foams, then brown bits form at the bottom and it smells nutty. This takes about 3 to 5 minutes. Immediately pour the hot brown butter over the apple mixture in the baking dish.
- Prepare the topping: In a medium bowl, whisk together the 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Cut in the 6 tablespoons of cold butter using a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Pour in the cold buttermilk and stir just until a shaggy dough forms. Do not overmix.
- Drop spoonfuls of the dough evenly over the apple filling. Do not cover the entire surface; leave gaps for steam to escape.
- Brush the tops of the dough mounds lightly with the 2 tablespoons of melted butter and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the apple filling is bubbling thickly around the edges.
- Let the cobbler cool on a wire rack for at least 20 minutes before serving warm.
Notes
- Use Granny Smith apples for the best balance of sweet and tart flavor that holds its shape during baking.
- Browning the butter adds a deep, nutty flavor that makes this cobbler truly delicious.
- For a crispier topping, you can slightly flatten the dough mounds before baking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 35
- Sodium: 320
- Fat: 22
- Saturated Fat: 14
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0.5
- Carbohydrates: 60
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 55
