Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday of the year, is just two days away! Our grandchildren will be here this evening, our daughter is driving down tomorrow and everyone else comes in on Thursday morning. This year, we’re having all of BeeBop’s family, minus only his youngest sister, with us for Thanksgiving. They rarely all get together in one place at the same time, so I’m hoping it will be a special treat for them. I just know it’s going to be a great day.
I have the menu all planned, the groceries all purchased, the tables all set and the camera battery charged! The only thing I can’t decide on is one last dessert. I’m making a classic pumpkin pie and my Pecan Cheesecake Pie, which are both delicious, but I need just one more thing. And I think this Gingerbread-Apple Cobbler might just be perfect. It’s quick and easy to make and is really scrumptious. It has three luscious layers – apple pie on the bottom, soft gingerbread in the middle and a crunchy pecan streusel on top. Yum!
Let me warn you, though, that this recipe uses pre-packaged ingredients (gasp!). Yes, a boxed mix and canned pie filling (double-gasp!). I’ll probably have my official food blogger card revoked and get kicked out of a couple of food blogger groups for this, but you know what? I don’t see a thing wrong with it. So what if the ingredients are already measured and boxed for me and the pie filling is cooked and canned. That saves me loads of time that I could spend with my family instead. But, if you want to make up your own gingerbread and peel apples for hours and cook up your own pie filling, please do.
This recipe really couldn’t be simpler to put together. Start by measuring out two cups of the gingerbread mix.
Stir that together with 3/4 cup of water until you have a smooth mixture. Set it aside for now.
Next, mix together the remaining gingerbread mix and the brown sugar. Cut in 1/4 cup of butter until you have a crumbly mixture. Stir in the pecans. Also set that aside for now.
Combine the two cans of apple pie filling and the remaining 1/4 cup butter in a large heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the butter is melted and the filling is thoroughly heated.
Now, assemble the cobbler in a greased 11×7 baking dish. Simply pour the hot pie filling mixture into the dish.
Top the filling evenly with the gingerbread.
Sprinkle the pecan mixture evenly on the top.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until set. Serve warm with ice cream.
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Gingerbread-Apple Cobbler
Ingredients
Instructions
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Other gingerbread recipes you might enjoy from around the internet:
- Pumpkin Gingerbread from Simply Recipes
- Gingerbread Waffles from A Bloggable Life
- Nigella Lawson’s Guinness Gingerbread
- Gingerbread Biscotti from Joy of Baking
What I was cooking…
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- Two Years Ago: Cinnamon Pumpkin Seed Brittle
Oh my this looks fabulous. You seem all prepared and ready to go i think this addition to the desserts you already have sounds fabulous. I am sure nobody will notice it is prepackaged :)
Have a fabulous Thanksgiving!
Thanks! And a very Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Just yummy!!! I love gingerbread, but baked with apples? amazing!
The combination of the gingerbread with the apples was really amazing. Plus the crunchy pecan streusel on top just really took it to another level. We completely enjoyed this recipe!
I love the idea of gingerbread in the cobbler!
I wasn’t sure at first, Curt, but it really turned out to be a fantastic combination.
I trust your judgement; adding some convenience to dishes that still taste fantastic is no reason for you to lose your card carrying membership anywhere. Just no canned cranberry sauce please???
I make a holiday cake using a cake mix and pudding; it’s far too good to not put on my blog and believe me, many readers have been most happy it’s there, cake mix and all.
Thanks for the vote of confidence, Barb. I know that there are those who would never, ever use a boxed mix, but I have no problem at all taking a little help from the grocery store. I’d’ love to see the recipe for your holiday cake. I’ll just bet it’s delicious.
Oh my goodness, why didn’t I think of this??? I love gingerbread and I love apples so I KNOW that I am going to love this as well!! Oh, and just so you know one of the pastry chefs I studied under said “boxed mixes are just fine for baking cakes” – so there!!!!
Really, Nancy?? I am so glad to know that. I have so many “convenience” recipes but rarely post of them because people seem to label them as not being “real cooking.” Thanks for our very kind comment.
Gingerbread is one thing I always make from a boxed mix. I kick it up with powdered ginger and sometimes crystallized ginger, too, but for some reason I always start with the box. It works!
It can really be fun to take a boxed mix and jazz it up to make something really special! Good for you, Lydia.
looks great I love cobblers and the gingerbread sounds delicious!!
This cobbler is lovely! I definitely don’t mind using boxed mixes…and this is just about the most clever way to use a boxed mix that I’ve ever seen! Wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Official food blogger card…cute! I have on problem with pre-packaged ingredients. It’s what Sandra Lee calls “semi homemade,” right? Have a great Thanksgiving, Lana!
You’d never know this was last minute! Love the flavors…I’m drooling
Made this for Thanksgiving. Was so very easy and delicious. Will have to add this to my staples.
This looks so wonderful, what a great combination.
I’ve been known to use boxed mixes and canned fillings! This sounds really warming and wonderful!
Gingerbread on a cobbler, I adore this idea!