These Skillet Apple Pie Biscuits are a weekend breakfast treat sure to become a family favorite. The preparation is incredibly simple using apple pie filling, cinnamon sugar and lots of butter dipped fluffy biscuits. They're good enough for company, or even as a dessert for those who may not be inclined to bake from scratch.

Easy Skillet Apple Pie Biscuits Recipe

Apples and cinnamon are a classic combination and these dessert biscuits are sure to become a family favorite. In this recipe, I share two methods. The first method is for those moments when you're in a hurry, using a premium apple pie filling and frozen premade biscuits. It's for those busy morning or low fuss moments in life that we all have.

How to Make the BEST Skillet Apple Pie Biscuits Recipe

Ingredients you'll need to make homemade Apple Pie Biscuits: Frozen buttermilk biscuits i.e. Pillsbury, Mary B's or similar, premium apple pie filling, melted butter, light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, vanilla extract, nutmeg, powdered sugar and heavy cream for the glaze.
To make a homemade Apple Pie filling you'll need: Cubed apples i.e. Granny Smith, Gala or your favorite variety, lemon juice, granulated sugar and salt. Simmer on the stovetop until softened and reduced. This can be made up to one day in advance for a timesaver.
Kitchen gadgets you'll need: A cast iron skillet, small bowls, pastry brush, measuring cups and spoons.
Can I make a homemade pie filling? Absolutely! In fact, during apple season and when time permits, I recommend that you make your own pie filling and I include my recipe for how to do that in the in the Cook's notes with the recipe.
This Southern style apple pie biscuits recipe is meant to be simple using convenience items. That said, I've got many homemade biscuit recipes that you can make to replace the frozen biscuits. Checkout my recipes for Fluffy Southern Buttermilk Biscuits, Easy Cream Biscuits or Easy Drop Biscuits. Either way, these biscuits are a delightful sweet treat when served at any time of day.
When making apple pie biscuits using homemade biscuit dough, the bake time may need adjusting depending on the thickness of the biscuit dough.
You can adapt this recipe using a tube of canned buttermilk biscuits.
To make your own Apple Pie Filling: In a heavy bottomed saucepan, cook 4 cups of cubed apples, with ⅓ cup granulated sugar, 2 tablespoon lemon juice and ¼ teaspoon salt. Cook over medium-low heat until tender. (about 20 minutes.) Remove from the heat and stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Thicken the juices with cornstarch dissolved in cold water, if needed. (This can be done one day in advance and reheated for serving.)
When cooking these biscuits in a cast iron skillet it's best to assemble and bake just before serving. That being said, you can assemble them in another type of deep dish pie pan or baking dish a couple of hours ahead of time, cover and keep chilled in the refrigerator. Allow the biscuits 15 minutes on the counter to warm prior to baking.
If you like lots of glaze, the recipe will easily double. Drizzle to your hearts content.
These biscuits can be baked and served for breakfast, brunch or dessert with a swoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
These biscuits are best made and served. Should you have any leftover, store them chilled in the refrigerator and reheat in single servings in the microwave.

More Southern Biscuit Recipes to Make

Our beloved house bread of the South comes in many forms from classic fluffy butter biscuits to savory cheddar bacon chive biscuits and with other flavor mix-ins such as my homemade sweet potato biscuits recipe. Other Southern biscuit recipes to make:

Three ingredient Easy Cream Biscuits using self-rising flour.
These Skillet Cherry Pie Biscuits are a fusion of two dessert favorites.
Fluffy Southern Buttermilk Biscuits never disappoint.
Ham and Cheese Biscuits will transform leftover holiday ham.
7 Up Drop Biscuits that would work well in this recipe, too.
Cornmeal Buttermilk Biscuits are a cross between cornbread and biscuits.
You may also like these fruity Lemon Blueberry Biscuits from the Taste of Home Test Kitchen.

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Skillet Apple Pie Biscuits

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

Total Time45

Course: Bread, Breakfast, brunch, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: skillet-apple-pie-biscuits

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 289kcal

Author: Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

8 frozen buttermilk biscuits thawed or Easy Cream Biscuits
1 21 oz can premium apple pie filling
½ cup butter melted
½ cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
cup walnut or pecan pieces [optional]
Glaze: [May double if desired]
½ cup powdered sugar
2-3 tablespoon cream or half & half

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Melt the butter, and brush on all sides of a 10-inch cast iron skillet.
In a bowl, mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg until blended.
Dip each biscuit in the butter, and sprinkle all sides with the cinnamon sugar mixture. Arrange side by side in the skillet.
Cut the apples in the pie filling into smaller pieces, and mix in 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla. Arrange over the biscuits.
Pour the remaining butter over all and sprinkle the remaining cinnamon-sugar on top.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, until golden and puffy.
Mix together the powdered sugar and cream until smooth. May double, if desired. Drizzle on top. Serve immediately.

Notes

When apples are in season, or when time permits, I prefer to make my own fresh apple topping.

Ingredients:

4 cups apples, peeled, cored & cut into pieces [use your favorite variety]
⅓ cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoon lemon juice
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
In a heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat cook 4 cups of cubed apples, with granulated sugar, lemon juice and salt. Cook over medium-low heat until tender. (about 20 minutes.) Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Thicken the juices with cornstarch dissolved in cold water, if needed. (This can be done one day in advance and reheated for serving.)

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