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Easy apple pecan cobbler recipe

by Jeanne Horak on July 22, 2010 13 Comments in Baking (sweet), Dessert, Recipes

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When I was at school and just starting to learn Rudyard Kipling’s classic poem If, my mom told me a story that tickled me pink and that I think of to this day every time I see Kipling’s name.  It went like this:

He:  “Do you like Kipling, my dear?”

She:  I don’t know, you naughty boy, I’ve never kippled!”

I only discovered years later that this was not an actual coversation, but the text from a saucy postcard produced by one Donald McGill, an English graphic artist who’se name has become synonymous with the particular genre of saucy postcars usually sold in English seaside towns.

Until recently, I could say much the same thing about cobblers.  Did I like them?  How could I tell, as I’d never cobbled!  Oh, of course I’d fooled around with a few crisps and crumbles, but that was just the usual college experimentation 😉  My cobbler cherry was, so to speak, still intact.  So what, I hear you ask, is the difference between these crusty desserts?

  • A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough shell that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients.
  • A tart is a pastry dish, usually sweet, that is a type of pie with an open top that is not covered with pastry.
  • A crisp is a type of dessert, usually consisting of a type of fruit, baked with a crispy topping, hence the name. The topping usually consists of butter, flour, oats, brown sugar and usually spices such as cinnamon and/or nutmeg.
  • A crumble is a dish of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat (usually butter), flour, and sugar.
  • A cobbler: In the United States, it is usually a dessert consisting of a fruit filling poured into a large baking dish over a batter that rises through when baking. The batter forms as a dumpling within the cobbler as well as a crust for the top. In the United Kingdom it is usually a savoury meat dish, typically a lamb casserole, which is covered with a savoury scone-like topping—each scone (or biscuit) forming a separable cobbler.

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So as if it weren’t enough that the Brits and the Yanks can’t agree on a single measurement system, it seems they also both have a different take on what a cobbler is!  I had always pictured a cobbler as the British version, so I was quite surprised when the batter turned out to be far too sloppy to be described as scone-like.  I thought perhaps my oven was going to give birth to the bastard child of a cobbler and a clafoutis (a clafler?  A cobloutis?).  But in fact, it was an American-style cobbler.  And oh boy, was it delicious! The idea had been to use up the ton of disappointingly mealy Gala apples in the fridge, and it must be said, this is a fabulous way to use up less-than-perfect apples.  The initial sprinkle of sugar over the apples creates a caramelly sauce beneath the amber crust, and the pecan nuts provide texture.  In fact, it is probably better described as the lovechild of my self-saucing apple caramel pudding and a pecan pie ;-).  Guests at the lunch where I served this positively demolished the pudding – even those that don’t usually like dessert – and that’s always the best compliment in my book.

(Recipe from CD Kitchen)

If you like this recipe, you might also want to try my apple caramel self-saucing pudding, apple and blackberry crisp, individual strawberry crisps, or my spiced plum crumble

 

Easy apple pecan cobbler
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
60 mins
Total time
1 hour 15 mins
 
This easy cobbler recipe is packed with the flavours of Fall - apples, warming spices, and nuts. Perfect for feeding a crowd.
Author: Jeanne Horak-Druiff
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp cinnamon (ground)
  • ¾ cup coarsely chopped pecans, divided
  • 4 cups apples, sliced (but not necessary to peel)
  • 1 cup flour, sifted
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • ½ cup evaporated milk
  • ⅓ cup melted butter
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 170C (325F).
  2. Mix the sugar, cinnamon and ½ cup of pecans.
  3. Place the apples on the bottom of a large (about 25 x 15cm) greased baking dish.  Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar & pecan mix over the apples.
  4. Sift the dry ingredients together.  Mix the egg, milk and melted butter and add to the dry ingredients.  Mix until smooth.
  5. Pour the mixture over the apples and sprinkle the top of the dish with the remaining pecans.  Bake for about 55 minutes or until golden brown and set.
  6. Serve hot, with cream or ice-cream.
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  1. Tandy says

    July 23, 2010 at 9:08 am

    next time we have an abundance of apples I shall give this a go 🙂

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  2. 5am Foodie says

    July 23, 2010 at 9:26 am

    Hello! I like how you spell out the differences between pies, tarts, crumbles, crisps, etc. And how you call a crisp a crisp! I grew up with apple and various other fruit “crisps” and even after living in the UK for almost 11 years I can’t think of a crumble as a crisp. I didn’t actually realise there was a real difference – thought it was just different words for the same thing. You’ve set me straight and I will go back to calling my crumbles crisps!

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  3. Kit says

    July 23, 2010 at 1:28 pm

    My son is a very ‘discerning’ apple eater, rejecting any specimens that have even a hint of a bruise, so I have a fridge drawer full of apples to clear, before I let him loose on the new bag, and I am definitely going to try this.
    Thanks for the crisp/crumble explanation. maybe we should put together a glossary of US/UK cooking terminology to clear up the endless cookie/biscuit/flapjack/crunchie confusion!

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  4. Sommer @ A Spicy Perspective says

    July 23, 2010 at 2:13 pm

    YUM! I love cobbler, but have never made it with apples–just peaches and berries. This looks marvelous.

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  5. Marisa says

    July 23, 2010 at 3:24 pm

    Never could figure out the difference between crisp & crumble, they seem to me virtually identical! And like you, my cobbler cherry is still firmly intact. But I think it is time I lost my innocence…

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  6. nina says

    July 23, 2010 at 3:27 pm

    I see you and Meeta are baking together this weekend…Enjoy girlfriend!! The cobler looks scrummy!!

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  7. Sunita says

    July 23, 2010 at 5:09 pm

    I’ve never cobbled before to ;-), must give it a try soon.
    Not sure whether you received my mail, so just want to let you know that your surprise parcel arrived yesterday, the kids were over the moon! Thank you so much, that was so thoughtful of you 🙂
    Hugs,
    Sunita

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  8. Pascale says

    July 23, 2010 at 5:29 pm

    That pecan cobbler looks really delicious. I must try it soon. Also, it was great to see you on Weds evening! Pascale

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  9. Heather Davis says

    July 23, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    Mmmmm, sugar, cinnamon, apples and pecans…what a great combo! Looks delicious.

    Reply
  10. deeba says

    July 24, 2010 at 12:45 pm

    Cobblers, crisps, pies, tarts YES PLEASE! Have to make a peach cobbler soon. Am itching to, and now you make my resolve even firmer!
    Have a great time in Germany with Meeta … A-Ha A-Ha! HUGS!

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  11. Johanna GGG says

    August 5, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    now that is very useful to know that cobbler can mean different things – I had though it was more scone like! I often think cobbler is like our sponge pudding in Australia – just to throw another term into the mix!

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  12. Kathryn says

    August 6, 2010 at 6:42 pm

    That cobbler looks amazing! You should submit the recipe to the Recipe4Living Fall Cobbler Recipe Contest here: http://www.recipe4living.com/articles/the_fall_cobbler_recipe_contest.htm

    Reply
  13. Ann Warburton says

    November 23, 2015 at 1:29 pm

    Love your recipes , SA was home to me for 30 years so really do love to keep baking recipes from my home country

    Reply
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