This hearty make-ahead cobbler is ideal for busy holiday mornings. You can prepare the cardamom-spiced biscuits and the honey caramel apple filling a day in advance, then assemble and bake the cobbler as soon as you wake up for a low-effort, cozy, and satisfying morning treat.
Recipe information
Yield
8 servings
Ingredients
Biscuits
¼
1
1½
1
2
½
1⅓
Filling and Assembly
½
2
1
1
5
2
Preparation
Biscuits
Step 1
Whisk granulated sugar, baking powder, cardamom, salt, and 2 cups flour in a medium bowl to combine. Add butter and toss to coat. Quickly smash butter into flour mixture with your fingers, working until the largest pieces are about the size of a pea. Gradually stream in cream, tossing flour mixture constantly with a fork to distribute. Using a flexible bench scraper or hard plastic spatula, fold dough over and onto itself several times, scraping bottom and sides of bowl, to bring together to a mass (the dough will feel very wet and sticky).
Step 2
Turn out dough onto a generously floured surface. Pat to a ¾"-thick rectangle or square with floured hands, using bench scraper or spatula to lift up dough and dust underneath with more flour as needed to prevent sticking. Dust work surface with more flour, then cut dough into 4 equal pieces and stack on top of each other. Dust with flour and press down on stack. Pat down to a ½"-thick square, dusting with more flour as needed. Using bench scraper or sharp knife, cut dough into 2" squares (don’t worry if they aren’t perfect or even); you should have about 12. Chill until ready to use.
Step 3
Do Ahead: Biscuits can be made 1 day ahead. Place on a floured plate or rimmed baking sheet, wrap tightly, and chill.
Filling and Assembly
Step 4
Heat honey in a heavy 10" ovenproof skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium, stirring occasionally, until caramelized and deeper in color, like maple syrup, 8–10 minutes (if using a cast-iron skillet, test color of caramel by spooning some onto a white plate). Stir in butter, lemon juice, and salt until combined. Add apples and toss to coat. Let cool.
Step 5
Preheat oven to 425°. Brush cold biscuits with cream and sprinkle with raw sugar. Arrange biscuits, cream and sugar side up, over top of filling, leaving some gaps between. Bake cobbler until biscuits are golden brown and filling is bubbling, 25–30 minutes. Serve with yogurt alongside (if using).
Step 6
Do Ahead: Apple filling can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
Leave a Review
Reviews (12)
Back to TopI used white Lilly flour and added Apple Pie seasoning mix to the flour…I also added cinnamon and maple syrup to the skillet. I after reading reviews about biscuits being undercooked, I made them fairly thin and made sure the tops were nice and crispy looking…It appeared to be a cobbler …served them flipped over and topped with vanilla non fat yogurt and ate like taast…great…! I will make this again…nice with scrambled eggs with cheese.
Rose
Morgan hill Ca
10/8/2023
Not sure that the biscuits alone rates this recipe as “breakfast,” but I’d eat it anytime of day just the same.
Anonymous
Las Vegas, NV
10/25/2021
Made this as a dessert instead of as a breakfast. It was delicious without being sickly sweet. I was worried about the apples not cooking enough but they turned out perfect, not mushy with just a bit of bite. I had to cook for closer to 35 minutes to get the biscuits cooked through and did foil them for the last 10 to insure the tops did not burn. We ate with unsweentend whip cream but I think the yogurt would have been a better addition by bringing in a bit of tartness
Anonymous
7/30/2021
i'm not sure what is supposed to make this a breakfast item but it is definitely too sweet and sugary?? maybe an american thing?? in any case, I find this recipe a little blah- there is a punchy flavour to the biscuits and the caramelized honey is tasty but I just don't find that it is particularly exciting or remarkable. technically the biscuits rise nicely and the filling cooks well but it's nothing to write home about. and not a breakfast??? lol
toronto
5/26/2020
This was so easy! I made the elements the night before and just assembled everything and popped it in the oven in the morning. One thing i would say is if you’re not all that keen on honey this does have a very obvious honey taste but that is to be expected. My biscuits cooked all the way through and everything came together beautifully.
Potatosandwichtime
ottawa, canada
5/25/2020
First dish to ever impress my hard to please mum without any criticism. That says everything!
caramelmochi
Vienna, Austria
3/27/2020
Made this for Christmas breakfast and everyone raves about it! It even heated up as leftovers well. Went to make it again today and saw the reviews and needed to comment, I thought it worked perfectly as described. With the cream brushed on the biscuits they did not burn on top, they were crisp and fluffy and the bottom was cooked through and not raw as others said but instead had soaked up the sticky honey-apple goodness. Absolutely delicious. But of course if you don’t like the the syrupy quality to the bottom of the biscuit I can understand, but I did not find them remotely raw or underdone. This is a winner
Anonymous
New York City
1/19/2020