The Best Cozy & Easy Pear and Apple Cobbler
A classic fruit cobbler featuring a sweet and spiced filling of fresh Granny Smith apples and Bosc pears. The fruit is tossed with brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and allspice and placed in a baking dish. The dessert is covered with a simple, drop-biscuit style topping made from self-rising flour and egg. The cobbler is baked until the fruit is tender and the crust is golden brown, then served with ice cream and a homemade spiced whipped cream.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 43 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 8 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- For the Filling:
- 2 1/2 cups peeled, cored and sliced Granny Smith apples
- 2 1/2 cups peeled, cored and sliced Bosc pears
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, divided
- For the Topping:
- 1/2 cup self-rising flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- For Serving:
- Ice cream
- For the Whipped Cream:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter or spray a 9 by 9-inch baking dish.
- Make the Filling: In a large bowl, toss together the sliced apples, pears, brown sugar, flour, vanilla, cinnamon, allspice, salt, and 2 tablespoons of the softened butter.
- Add the fruit mixture to the prepared baking dish and dot the top with the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter.
- Make the Topping: In another bowl, combine the self-rising flour, sugar, salt, and beaten egg.
- With a spoon, drop the topping mixture in dollops over the fruit filling. Top the dollops with small pats of the 2 tablespoons of softened butter for the topping.
- Bake: Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until the crust is golden and the fruit is tender and bubbly.
- Make the Whipped Cream: While the cobbler bakes, add the heavy cream to a large bowl and beat with a hand mixer for 1 minute. Add the confectioners’ sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and whip until the cream holds soft peaks.
- Serve the warm cobbler with a scoop of ice cream and a dollop of the spiced whipped cream.
Notes
- This recipe uses self-rising flour as a convenient shortcut for the drop-biscuit topping.
- The topping is a thick batter that is dropped by the spoonful over the fruit, not a crumbly streusel.
- A mix of both apples and pears provides a more complex flavor and texture to the filling.
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