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What’s great about this apple cobbler is that the topping isn’t just a pale, flavorless biscuit-style breading, often the standard when it comes to a southern-style cobbler. This one uses a box of butter cake mix —lots of rich, sweet buttery vanilla flavor with cans of apple pie filling, so no peeling and dicing. Plus you also get your Vitamin B in there: a whole stick of real butter too. It’s a “dump cake” casserole dessert that’s really a cobbler, and the easiest, tastiest one yet.
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how to make this apple cobbler with apple pie filling
Step 1: Heat the oven to 350°F and grease or spray a 9×13-inch baking pan or casserole dish. Pull out all of your ingredients before getting started.
Step 2: Stir the lemon juice, vanilla, and cinnamon into the apple pie filling.
Step 3: Pour the filling into the greased baking dish and spread it into an even layer.
Step 4: Scatter the dry butter cake mix evenly over the top, then coax some of it down into the filling with a fork. Not stirring, just pressing.
Step 5: Cut the butter into small pieces. Place butter pieces in an even layer as shown.
Step 6: Bake for 30 minutes, then push any dry, powdery areas down into the fruit and bake for 30 minutes more, until the top is golden and the filling bubbles at the edges.
Tools and equipment
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Large mixing bowl
- Silicone spatula
- 9×13-inch baking dish
- Cutting board
- Knife
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Apple Cobbler With Apple Pie Filling
Ingredients
- 2 21 oz cans apple pie filling
- 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 15.25 oz box butter cake mix
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 stick, cut into small pieces
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- In a large bowl, gently stir the lemon juice, vanilla, and cinnamon into the apple pie filling, then scrape the filling into the baking dish.
- Pour the cake mix over the top and spread edge to edge of the pan. Poke some of the cake mix down into the filling with a fork.
- Cut the butter into small pieces and drop them all over the top.
- Bake for 30 minutes, carefully remove from the oven and gently coax the dry areas down into the filling and bake for 30 minutes more.
- Let the pan rest for six minutes before serving, as the filling will be very hot.
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The bottom line
This apple cobbler with apple pie filling for a potluck or a weeknight easy dessert: use a boxed butter cake mix to do the heavy lifting for a flavorful top crust. If you’d like to see other recipes that use apple pie filling, take a look at these:
