Caramel Apple Cobbler

This Caramel Apple Cobbler has tender apple slices, ooey gooey caramel sauce and a soft melt-in-your-mouth cakey topping. Served up warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream is like a little slice of heaven!!

Caramel apple….do we really have to wait for fall to use this flavor combo?? I vote no. Seriously, this stuff is so good, I’m pretty sure I’d be just as happy devouring a plate of this on the hottest day of summer (as long as I had a big scoop of ice cream on top)!

I’ve got so many fall favorites, but Pumpkin Crisp tends to rise to the top. However, this Caramel Apple Cobbler with soft apples and a buttery cakey topping is now tied for “best fall dessert” in my book! Give it a try and you’ll see why!!

Ingredients Needed

• Apples – These are thinly slices so they cook up nice and quick! See below for my favorite varieties to use.
• Brown Sugar – Light or dark brown sugar works great!
• Ground Cinnamon – You can also use apple pie spice if preferred.
• Caramel Sauce – Use the jarred caramel sauce (the stuff in a plastic bottle is too runny).
• All Purpose Flour
• Baking Powder
• White Sugar
• Salt
• Milk – You can use regular milk or an alternative such as almond milk.
• Butter – I highly recommend using salted butter for this! The edges of the cobbler become a bit crispy with the butter and those salty/sweet bites are my favorite!

How do you make Caramel Apple Cobbler?

Remember my recipe for Easy Peach Cobbler I did awhile back? Well this Caramel Apple Cobbler has the same type of process. You’ll layer melted butter, a simple batter and caramel apples and bake it. When you take it out of the oven, you’ll have saucy apples on the bottom and a soft buttery cake on top….YUM!

First, you’ll want to prepare the apples. See below for my apple recommendations. Give the apples a good wash, then core, peel and thinly slice. The recipe calls for 4 cups – depending on your apple size, that’ll be about 4 apples.

You’ll combine the apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, salt and water in a saucepan and cook them until tender. Then you’ll mix in 3/4 cup of the caramel, saving the remainder of the jar for serving.

Next, you’ll make the batter. It’s a super simple mixture of flour, sugar, baking powder and milk. Once that’s combined, you’re ready to put the cobbler together.

Pour the melted butter in the bottom of the pan, then the batter and lastly spoon the apple mixture on top. DO NOT MIX. This is super important!

Finally, you’ll bake it and enjoy warm with ice cream and remaining caramel sauce. Swooooon!

What are the best apples for baking?

I have two favorites to bake with – Jonathans (aka Jonagolds) and Braeburns! A few reasons why these are my favorites:

• The shape holds up to the heat. Instead of becoming mush in your bread, pie or crisp, they keep their shape.
• They bake up nice and juicy!
• The flavor is a perfect blend of sweetness and tartness.

Other popular baking apples are honey crisp, Granny Smith apples and golden delicious. I like using a combination when I have more than one variety on hand!

Other Fall Favorites

• Apple Cinnamon Rolls
• Fireball Whiskey Apple Dumplings
• Frosted Apple Cookies
• Pumpkin Churro Mini Muffins
• Apple Crumble Pie
• Pumpkin Bars with Browned Butter Frosting
• Pumpkin Crisp

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