Apple-Blueberry Buckle

This blueberry buckle recipe comes from my grandmother, but we added the apples and it makes this dessert absolutely amazing!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 309 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• ½ cup milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ⅔ cup white sugar
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 2 cups fresh blueberries
• 1 ½ cups white sugar, divided
• ⅓ cup cold butter
• 3 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Prepare fruit filling: Place apples in a large bowl and toss with 3/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, and nutmeg. Cover and place in refrigerator.

Step 3

Beat remaining 3/4 cup sugar and butter in a large bowl until creamy; beat in egg.

Step 4

Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a small bowl. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture, alternating with milk, until fully incorporated. Fold in blueberries.

Step 5

Arrange apples in a single layer in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour blueberry batter over top.

Step 6

Prepare topping: Mix sugar, flour, and cinnamon together in a bowl; cut in cold butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over batter.

Step 7

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the buckle comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.