This Cranberry Apple Cobbler brings you the tart tang of fresh cranberries bursting in a warm skillet, mingling with juicy diced apples and raisins, all tucked beneath a buttery, golden-cobbly cake topping that’s basically begging for a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
This isn’t just any cobbler. It’s one of those recipes that makes you slow down, pull up a rocking chair, and breathe in the scent of cinnamon and orchard memories.
Whether you’re looking to wow guests at Thanksgiving, cozy up on a chilly night with a bowl of something warm, or just treat yourself— this cobbler has your name written all over it.
Serve it straight out of the oven, let it rest for 5 minutes, then top with vanilla ice cream and let that sweet-cold melt into the fruity goodness.
This dessert is just heaven in a bowl. It has the tartness of the cranberry with the sweetness of the apple; everything you would imagine it to be.
To Make This Cranberry Apple Cobbler, You Will Need:
- cranberries
- orange juice
- granulated sugar
- apple sauce
- apples
- raisins
- unbleached, all-purpose flour
- brown sugar
- baking powder
- salt
- cinnamon
- butter
- egg
- vanilla extract
- milk
- vanilla ice cream (for serving)
- saucepan
- mixing bowls
- pastry blender
- baking dish (see instructions in recipe)
To begin, cranberries, orange juice, and sugar are simmered together for just a few minutes. Just long enough for the cranberries to pop and soften.
Then apple sauce and raisins are added in.
The topping is then mixed together and spooned on top, then it is all baked to perfection.
Watch Me Make the Cranberry Apple Cobbler here:
Isn’t this just screaming for a scoop of vanilla ice cream?
I am very happy to oblige.
If you love cranberries, which I do… and you love apples, which I really do…You will absolutely love this dessert.
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Cranberry Apple Cobbler
Ingredients
- 3 c fresh cranberries
- 2 c orange juice
- ½ c granulated sugar
- ⅓ c raisins
- ⅓ c apple sauce, unsweetened, plain
- 2 apples, any variety of firm apple peeled, cored, and diced
- 1 ⅓ c unbleached, all-purpose flour
- ⅓ c brown sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamonhttps://www.maryswholelife.com/
- 5 Tb cold butter, cut into small pieces
- ⅓ c + 1 Tb milk
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
For Serving
- vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- To begin, preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Coat the inside of a baking dish with butter. The dish should be about 8×12 inches, or an equivalent size. I use a 12" cast iron skillet. Set it aside for now.
- Combine the cranberries, orange juice, and sugar in a sauce pan. Bring them to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for about 2 minutes, or until the cranberries begin to pop and soften.
- Add in the apples, apple sauce, and raisins and stir together for just a minute, then remove them from the heat.
- In your mixing bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Whisk those together.
- Add the cold butter. Use a pastry blender to cut in the butter until there are no pieces of butter that are larger than a pea.
- Combine the milk and egg in a small dish. Whisk them together until they are smooth. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Add the milk mixture to the dry ingredients and stir them together until they are just combined.
- Spread the fruit filling in your prepared baking dish.
- Scoop the batter onto the top of the fruit, forming 7 or 8 little mounds of the cobbler topping, like floating biscuits.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- When you take the cobbler from the oven, allow it to rest for about 5 minutes before serving it with some vanilla ice cream.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
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