Lori Taylor is the Founder & CEO of The Produce Moms. For ten years she sold fresh produce to over 300 grocery stores throughout the United States, and today she is fully focused on working with the produce supply chain, media, and government to increase fresh produce access & consumption in the US and around the globe.
This Apple Cobbler recipe is one of our favorite fall desserts. Made with fresh apples from the Pacific Northwest, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar and a quick homemade crust, it’s perfect for the entire family.
APPLE FILLING – 3 lbs Sage Fruit apples (honeycrisp, gala or fuij), peeled & cut into 1/4″ thick slices – 1 Tbsp lemon juice – 1 Tbsp cornstarch – 1 tsp vanilla extract – 1 tsp ground cinnamon – 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg – 1/4 tsp salt – 3/4 cup brown sugar (ideally use dark brown) COBBLER CRUST – 1 cup all-purpose flour – 1 cup granulated sugar – 2 tsp baking powder – 1/4 tsp salt – 1 cup half & half – 4 Tbsp butter, melted – ground cinnamon, for dusting/topping at end of baking process
Step 1 Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease 12″ cast iron skillet OR 9x 13 pan with cooking spray or butter. In a medium-size mixing bowl, toss together apples, lemon juice, vanilla, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and brown sugar.
Step 2 Pour apple mixture into prepared skillet or pan.
Step 3 In a large-size bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in the half & half and melted butter.
Step 4 Pour mixture over the apples in the pan, sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
Step 5 Serve with ice cream, cool whip and/or caramel sauce.