In this post: Easy Apple Buckle recipe that’s made with your favorite apple variety. Can easily be doubled for a party or family gathering!
I’m back today with a super easy Apple Buckle recipe. If you’re thinking to yourself, “What the heck is a buckle?” I have the answer. Just think crisp or cobbler. They are all basically the same thing with slight ingredient differences. Buckles usually have an egg in the topping where a crisp does not. Then again…somewhere out there I’m sure there’s a buckle recipe that doesn’t call for an egg in the topping. You just never know.
The variety of apples you use is totally a personal choice. Tart apples are not my favorite so for this recipe I used the variety “Gala.” They baked easily yet were not mushy. There’s nothing worse than a mushy fruit dessert (in my opinion!) Another really good choice would be Honeycrisp. I can eat a Honeycrisp apple every day. They are so good and the perfect balance of tart and sweet. I did not peel my apples either…but that’s a personal choice. If you like peeled apples in your buckle, go for it!
This easy apple buckle recipe fits nicely in an 8 inch or 9 inch square pan. It also fills my ruffled baking dish perfectly!
| Prep Time | 20-30 minutes |
| Cook Time | 40 minutes |
| Passive Time | 15 minutes |
| Servings | 6-8 servings |
- 1 cup Flour
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 stick butter melted (1/2 cup) if using salted butter you can use 1/4 t. salt
- 3 large apples
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Wash, core, and slice apples.
- Spread apples in an 8 x 8 baking dish. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl or bowl of a standing mixer, add flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Begin mixing on the lowest speed. Slowly add the beaten egg.
- Mix until the dough resembles very course sand.
- Spread topping over apples.
- Pour melted butter over top.
- Bake for 40 minutes. Serve warm.
This is the perfect dessert for a family dinner or gathering. With an adjusted baking time, this recipe could easily be doubled to feed a crowd. Of course, if you time it right and serve it warm, adding ice cream would be truly amazing!
Fall has arrived and it’s time to embrace the season. One of the ways to do that is to start making all your “comfort food” favorites, including this easy apple buckle recipe. So head to the kitchen…make a pot of soup, pair it with some crusty bread, and bake an apple buckle. Your family will think you are wonderful!
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Kathryn Hemstead says
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 1:36 pmI’m going to serve the Apple Buckle Recipe for company next week. I’m not a fan of very tart apples either. I was wondering if you received my email from last week? It may have gone into your SPAM. I hope to hear back from you.
Ann Drake says
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 8:28 amHi Kathryn…I did answer you. Did you get it?
Alice says
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 7:58 amThanks for the yummy dessert recipe. With Thanksgiving coming up, this will be a nice addition.
Jenni says
Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 2:30 pmThe blue dish used in this blog post: does it have a colonial scene in the middle? My mom has plates just like these, and we used them all the time growing up. I’ve got sentimental vibes going now!
Ann Drake says
Friday, October 26, 2018 at 6:28 amThe dishes are called Liberty Blue. I bought my set in bits and pieces over several years on eBay. I think they were fired in 1976 in honor of the Bicentennial. Which, believe it or not, makes them vintage!
Betty Lou says
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 8:43 pmFall, the best time for baking, think apples will be on my grocery list this weekend. Made your lemon pound cake with 7Up, it was a big hit. Thank you for sharing you recipe box.
Mary Anne Mulroy says
Friday, October 25, 2013 at 7:15 amAm going to make it this weekend!! Will get back to you.
Nana Diana says
Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 10:33 pmOh, Ann! That sounds just delicious. My Mom always made something she called blueberry buckle. Love this and am saving the recipe- xo Diana
Shirley@housepitality designs says
Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 8:15 pmWow…looks so wonderful Ann!…I have never made the “buckle” just the crisp…glad I found your recipe!
Jane @ Cottage at the Crossroads says
Friday, October 4, 2013 at 8:32 pmHey Ann, I never knew the difference between a crisp and a buckle so thanks for explaining that! Right this moment I am making an apple cake for our church’s bazaar tomorrow. It’s a recipe I’ve never tried but a picture of it was on the cover of a fall baking magazine that I bought. It looked so pretty that I had to try it! Your photos of your buckle look just as tantalizing!
Mary @athomeonthebay says
Friday, October 4, 2013 at 7:32 amThis is my favorite type of recipe … Easy … And delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe, Ann.
Doreen@househoneys says
Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 11:47 pmThank you Ann! I’m having friends for dinner Saturday and have some apples (galas) that we picked so now I know what to make for dessert. Pinning :)
Grace @ sense and simplicity says
Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 10:33 pmI always wondered what the difference was between an apple buckle and a crisp – and now I know.
Glenda Childers says
Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 8:30 pmIt is great that you didn’t peel the apples. Super easy then.
Fondly,
Glenda
Cindy says
Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 7:47 pmMMmm!! Your buckle looks wonderful! I have a fabulous pumpkin buckle recipe that I use every Thanksgiving, I love buckles!
Irene says
Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 7:19 pmAnn, can you tell me the maker of those blue & white plates? I want those dishes! And the buckle is on my list this weekend!
Ann Drake says
Friday, October 4, 2013 at 10:13 pmThe dishes are called Liberty Blue. They are Staffordshire Ironstone and considered vintage. I bought my set in bits and pieces over several years on eBay. I love them more today then when I started collecting them!
Amy says
Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 5:16 pmBuckle, crisp or cobbler, I love them all! My favorite apples are Honeycrisps, also. I don’t know about where you live, but they are so expensive here compared to other apples, but I think they are worth it!