Gluten-free apple cobbler is the best and everyone's favorite fall dessert every year. Made with delicious fried apples with cinnamon, and a fluffy cake-like topping that is simply irresistible. I highly recommend serving this apple cobbler with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce.
If you like cozy fall dessert recipes be sure not to miss these too: Pumpkin Caramel Sauce, Cranberry Mini Loaves, Almond Cranberry Tart.
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Ingredients
- Flour - use my Gluten Free Flour Blend, 1:1 Bob's Red Mill or Schar gluten free flour which I love to use in baking and is available in Europe too. (Schar Mix B or Universal have worked well on multiple crumble baking recipes). Note: This apple cobbler can be made with regular all purpose flour too.
- Baking powder (with gluten free label) - this is also used as an extra thickening and rising agent. I can't stress enough that for any kind of recipe to work please check your baking powder expiration date and that it is kept in a dry place and tightly sealed at all times. It is also recommended to sift the baking powder as well as the flour.
- Oats - old fashioned oats are best but quick oats will work too (not steel oats).
- Fried apples with cinnamon
Step by step photos can be found below the recipe card.
Tips
- Lemon juice - if you are afraid this recipe may be too sweet for you, add a few spoonfuls of freshly squeezed lemon juice to the apples that will balance the sweet fried apples with cinnamon, and add a lovely tartness to the dish.
- Fried apples with cinnamon - if you are going to make my fried apples recipe for this cobbler, I suggest using Granny Smith apples for this particular recipe because they are tart and crisp, complementing the cobbler topping flavor.
- Top the crumbly topping with demerara brown sugar and not the raw cane sugar, it will be more crispy this way.
Make ahead, freezing instructions
- To store. You can keep it at room temperature for up to 2 days or refrigerate for 5 days.
- To make ahead. It requires a few steps but is easy, I promise! You can make the fried apples and whisk the batter (without the butter) a day or two before. Keep them both separated, sealed, and in an airtight container, refrigerated. When ready to bake, add and press the cold butter cubes into the flour mix and proceed as per the recipe.
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Recipe Card
Gluten Free Apple Cobbler With Oats
Ingredients
Method
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, salt.
- Add butter (cut into cubes) into the flour mixture and gently stir (either with a spoon, pastry cutter or your hands) until you have crumbs. But honestly, mixing everything with hands is the easiest and fastest way in my opinion!
- Slowly stir half of the cream until incorporated and add little by little more until you get an almost wet texture. It should not be smooth though. It is important to add the cream in batches otherwise you may lose the texture and the top will not bake as it should. Set aside.
- In a cast-iron skillet add fried apples with cinnamon or any homemade apple filling or a store-bought can.
- Pour the flour mixture on top, spread it out evenly with a spatula. Tip: it is not so important to cover the apples entirely, you can leave few empty spots here and there for the apples to peek through and become bubbly through the crumble.
- Bake at 375 F for 30-40 minutes or until the top is golden brown and crisp.
Nutrition
Notes
- Nutrition - provided here is without the fried apples with the cinnamon recipe.
- Fried apples with cinnamon - if you are going to make my fried apple recipe for this cobbler, I suggest using Granny Smith apples for this particular recipe because they are the most tart which pairs very well with the sweet cobbler.
- Do I need to peel apples for pie, crumble, crisp and etc?
There are no strict rules on if you need to peel apples for a pie, cobbler, or crumble. It all comes down to personal preference. If sliced not evenly into thicker half-moons, after baking the cobbler yes, some apple slices will have the skin broken down but it is normal. If you don't like it, or say, serving for children then I'd recommend either removing the skin entirely or skin-on, slicing the frying apples into smaller cubes before cooking. The time in my fried apples with the cinnamon recipe will need to be adjusted for less. Use your best judgment. - Should you refrigerate an apple cobbler? If you really need to refrigerate the leftovers, then sure you can, however according to USDA it is technically not required because this dish contains plenty of sugar and is safe to be stored at room temperature. You can keep it at room temperature for up to 2 days.
If you can't consume it within this time then it is better to refrigerate for up to 5-7 days. The Gluten-free apple crumble should be baked and cooled completely before refrigerating to ensure it will remain fresh for longer. - Make ahead instructions. It requires a few steps but is easy, I promise!
You can make the fried apples and whisk the batter (without the butter) a day or two before. Keep them both separated, sealed, and in an airtight container, refrigerated. When ready to bake, add and press the cold butter cubes into the flour mix and proceed as per the recipe.
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Instructions
In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, oats (if using), brown sugar, baking powder, salt.
Add butter (cut into cubes) into the flour mixture and gently stir (either with a spoon, pastry cutter or your hands) until you have crumbs. But honestly, mixing everything with hands is the easiest and fastest way in my opinion!
Slowly stir half of the cream until incorporated and add little by little more until you get an almost wet texture.
Gently stir. The dough should not be smooth though.
It is important to add the cream in batches otherwise you may lose the texture and the top will not bake as it should. Set aside.
In a cast-iron skillet add fried apples with cinnamon or any homemade apple filling or a store-bought can.
Pour the flour mixture on top, spread it out evenly with a spatula.
Tip: it is not so important to cover the apples entirely, you can leave few empty spots here and there for the apples to peek through and become bubbly through the crumble.
Bake at 375 F for 30-40 minutes or until the top is golden brown and crisp.
Take out of the oven and let sit for 5-10 minutes and serve with a scoop or two of your favorite ice cream.
This is one of my favorite recipes and I hope you enjoy it too!
FAQs
Easy Gluten Free Dessert Recipes
I hardly bake with regular flour, finding different alternatives is easier than you think and tastes incredible. Try these next:
Donna Fulmer
Gluten free cobbler recipe and This one is delicious! I followed the recipe as written except that I used only 1/2 cup butter total, (5 Tbsp in the fried apples and 3Tbsp in the crust) Thank you so much for sharing. Three of us ate the entire cobbler the day I made it. So yummy!
Julia
It is so yummy! Glad you liked it Donna and thank you for your comment!
dave_b
gluten free seriously? never tastes as good as the real deal, but guess this recipe is worth a shot. anyone got tips to make sure it doesn’t turn out bland?
Julia
this recipe shouldn't be bland at all, I think you could start with good tart apples 🙂
Kathy_S
Just made this cobbler and oh wow, it’s so good! Who knew gluten-free could taste this awesome? Def making it again. Btw, I threw in a dash of cinnamon to the apples, perfection!
Laura G
Cinnamon sounds like a great add! Gotta try that next time. Did you use regular brown sugar or is there a healthier alternative?
Kathy_S
I used coconut sugar, works great and a bit healthier I think!
Julia
thank you for the tip!
Julia
thank you Kathy!
Trent J.
hey, quick q - is there a way to reduce the sugar in this but keep it tasting good? trying to watch my intake but this recipe sounds too good to pass up. cheers!
Julia
you could, but I haven't tested it with less sugar yet.
Maggie T
I absolutely love the sound of this gluten-free apple cobbler recipe, Julia! It’s always a challenge to find tasty, healthy treats that the whole family can enjoy. Can't wait to try it out this weekend. Do you think I could add some pecans or walnuts to the topping for a bit of crunch?
Julia
Hi Maggie! Absolutely, adding pecans or walnuts would bring a lovely crunch and extra flavor to the cobbler topping. Let me know how it turns out!
Julia
I love that idea Maggie!
Julia
This gluten free apple cobbler is the best and easiest fall dessert recipe so far!