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{Vegan} Caramel Apple Skillet Cookie!

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While fall in the food world is definitely all about the pumpkin, for me, September is the month of apple deliciousness.

{Vegan} Caramel Apple Skillet Cookie! | Whisk and Shout

I am definitely more of a chocolate fan than I am a candy person, but something about caramel and apples screams autumn.


I didn’t even really like apples until last year when I went apple picking with my friend and I ate them right after picking them.

{Vegan} Caramel Apple Skillet Cookie! | Whisk and Shout

There’s something about a fresh-picked apple that is just incomparable. So if you make this skillet cookie, do it the day after you go apple picking (that way you can check ‘pick apples’ and ‘autumn baking’ off your fall bucket list… And maybe also ‘eat an entire cookie by myself’)

{Vegan} Caramel Apple Skillet Cookie! | Whisk and Shout

This cookie is packed with brown sugar and all that warm richness that you’d find in caramel.

{Vegan} Caramel Apple Skillet Cookie! | Whisk and Shout

Lots of cinnamon and fresh apples make this cookie a true autumn treat. And it’s baked in a skillet- there isn’t anything more rustic and cozy than a skillet, let’s be real.

{Vegan} Caramel Apple Skillet Cookie! | Whisk and Shout

Topped off with easy sugared pecans, this is a September must. Enjoy!!

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{Vegan} Caramel Apple Skillet Cookie!
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Serves: 6-8
 
This warm and delicious caramel apple skillet cookie combines brown sugar, cinnamon, and apple flavors for an amazing fall treat!
Ingredients
Cookie
  • ½ cup vegan butter (= one stick)
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water (= one egg)
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 apple, peeled and diced
  • 1 tsp vanilla
Topping
  • 1 tsp butter
  • 1-2 tsp brown sugar
  • Scant ¼ cup pecans, chopped or crushed
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. Cream together vegan butter and brown sugar using an electric mixer until fluffy, 3-5 minutes. Add in maple syrup and beat for another minute.
  3. Add cornstarch egg, salt, flour, oats, and baking soda and mix till well combined.
  4. Stir in cinnamon, apple, and vanilla. Pour into a 10-inch cast iron skillet and bake for 25-30 minutes.
  5. Cool on a wire rack.
  6. For sugared pecans, microwave butter and brown sugar for 20 seconds. Stir, and return to microwave for 1-2 minutes, until butter is spluttering. Immediately add pecans and stir until coated and sticky.
  7. Top cookie with pecans and sliced apple, if desired.

 

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  1. Mir says

    Caramel apples actually trump chocolate in my book. Every year, I take the family to Butler’s Orchard (have you been?) and they make the BEST caramel apples in the world from freshly picked apples. If you’ve never done it, you have to!
    This skillet cookie looks amazing. Such a great flavor idea!

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  3. annie@ciaochowbambina says

    You are right on! There is nothing more rustic and cozy than to bake using a skillet..and apples with caramel – oh yes – that has autumn written all over it! One of my favorite autumn activities is apple picking so I’m counting the days. Thanks for this delicious share, my friend!

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  4. David @ Spiced says

    I agree!! October is coming soon enough, and then we can embrace pumpkin, people…but let’s not skip out on apple season first! This cookie looks amazing. The only problem is that it only feeds one…me. 🙂

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  8. Julia says

    I’m with Ashley (above)…I’d like to faceplant into this skillet so hard! I’m all about apple/caramel and love a ginormous cookie to get my fall comfort food on! High fives all around, sista!

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  14. Ashley says

    I’m with you! September has always been about apples for me! Come October I’m ready for pumpkin, but right now it’s all about the apples! This skillet cookie sounds fantastic!!

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  20. Rahul says

    Hey., This skillet cookie looks amazing. Such a great flavor idea 🙂 Moreover, beautiful photography and delicious recipe. can’t wait to try it out 🙂

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  23. Ala says

    Yes yes yes! And most definitely an apple = autumn kind of gal just like you. And especially with vegan treats to spice things up 🙂 this makes me supremely happy. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  25. Dori says

    Wow! Your caramel apple skillet cookie has put me in the mood for fall. We have an apple tree, although the apples are small, they are abundant. Looking for something delicious to use them for and this seems like the perfect treat. Gorgeous blog!

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  27. Monica says

    What a fun and tasty idea this is! I have to agree that fresh-picked apples from the orchard are so good! I was never much of a fan of apples growing up but I like them a lot now…the crisper, the better. And always nice in a baked good!

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