Skillet Apple Pie Dessert Biscuits

An Apple Pie Biscuit on a plate with the skillet in the background.

4.86 from 14 votes

Skillet Apple Pie Dessert Biscuits

I'm here to convince you that Apple Pie Biscuits are THE best alternative to apple pie! We've been making this recipe for over a decade, and it is still one of those recipes that everyone oohs and aahs over when we make it. Using refrigerated biscuits means you can avoid all the rolling, cutting, and hassle of making pie dough. Add my mother-in-law's homemade apple pie filling and bake it all in a skillet for a truly mouthwatering fall dessert.

Prep Time20

Cook Time30

Total Time50

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 448kcal

Author: Danielle

Equipment

12 inch cast iron skillet or other oven-safe skillet

Ingredients

8 jumbo refrigerated biscuits

Apple Pie Filling/Topping

4 apples peeled & cut into ¾ inch pieces **See note
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoon cornstarch

Cinnamon Sugar Mixture

½ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
½ cup butter melted

Icing

½ cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon softened butter
3-4 tablespoon cream or half-n-half

For serving

Vanilla ice cream optional

Instructions

Mix together the granulated sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon in a saucepan. Add apples and lemon juice. Stir until well combined. Cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes. Set aside.
4 apples, ¾ cup granulated sugar, 1 ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, 3 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 tablespoon lemon juice
While the apples are cooking preheat the oven to 375°. Melt the butter in a bowl. Spray your 12-inch cast iron skillet with non-stick spray and add a couple tablespoons (no need to be exact) of the melted butter to the bottom. Make sure to swirl it around to coat the bottom of the skillet.
½ cup butter
In a separate bowl mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. One at a time, dip both sides of the biscuits in the remaining melted butter allowing the excess to drip off. Coat each side of the biscuit in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
½ cup brown sugar, 1 tbsp cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, 8 jumbo refrigerated biscuits
Spread the coated biscuits around the prepared skillet evenly. Add the apples and all the cooking liquid to the top of the biscuits. Try to get as many apples on the top of the biscuits as possible because they like to slide off during the baking time. Pour over the remaining butter and sprinkle with the rest of the cinnamon sugar mix.
Bake for 30-35 minutes. They are done baking when the middle biscuit is cooked through and no longer doughy. It will be moist but not raw in appearance. Once done, allow them to cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
While the dessert biscuits are cooling, stir the icing ingredients together until smooth. Once the apple biscuits have cooled for 10 minutes, drizzle the icing across the top. Serve as is or á la mode.
½ cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon softened butter, 3-4 tablespoon cream, Vanilla ice cream

Notes

*What kind of apples to use: My favorite is Granny Smith, but Gala, Golden Delicious, McIntosh, or any other sturdy baking apple will work great.

Tips & Tricks

Cut the apples into the correct size. Too large and they will be crunchy, too small and they will disintegrate.
Generously coat each biscuit with the cinnamon sugar mix. Now is not the time to get stingy.
Try to pile the apples up on top of the biscuits because they tend to slide off during cooking.

Storage: Once baked these can be stored in an airtight container overnight or in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. I love to pop them in the microwave for 30-45 seconds until warm and eat with a cup of coffee the next morning.

Prep Ahead: The apple filling and the cinnamon sugar mixture can be prepped ahead, but don’t assemble and bake until an hour before serving time.

Substitutions: Frozen biscuits can be used in place of refrigerated. They don't bake up quite a pretty but they are delicious.

Canned apple pie filling can be used, but the homemade filling is extremely delicious and so easy to make. If you must use canned apples be sure to cut them into the correct size pieces before adding to the pan.

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