This easy Blackberry Cobbler recipe requires 5 minutes of prep time for a delicious cobbler recipe! Use fresh or frozen blackberries in this classic dessert at any time.
Cobbler makes a favorite dessert recipe any time of the year! This Easy Blackberry Cobbler is one of our favorites! Like my peach cobbler, it can be made with fresh or frozen blackberries making it a year-round favorite dessert! My family especially loves it topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream!
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How to Make Easy Blackberry Cobbler Recipe
Ingredients
Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full listing of ingredients, instructions, notes, and estimated nutritional information.
- Butter – I use salted butter, but you can use unsalted butter. You can also use your favorite non-dairy butter for a dairy-free version.
- Blackberries – you can use fresh or frozen and thawed blackberries in this recipe.
- Sugar – I like to use granulated sugar. You can also use your favorite sugar replacement for baking.
For the Cobbler Batter
- Flour – I use all-purpose flour. You can also use your favorite gluten-free flour for baking for a gluten-free version. You can also use self-rising flour and omit the baking powder from the cobbler batter ingredients.
- Sugar – see the note above about sugar.
- Baking Powder – helps the cobbler batter to rise and have a tender, cake-like texture when baked.
- Salt – adds flavor to the cobbler batter.
- Milk – I like to use whole milk or half and half. You can use your favorite non-dairy milk if needed for a dairy-free version.
Optional Ingredients:
- Vanilla extract – I find that it enhances the flavor of the cobbler.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Prep. Preheat the oven to 350º F. Add sliced butter to the baking dish and place in the oven while it preheats to allow the butter to melt. Remove the baking dish once the butter has melted.
Prep the blackberries. Add blackberries and ½ cup sugar to a bowl and toss to combine.
blackberry tip
Be gentle with blackberries as they easily “bruise”.
Make the cobbler batter. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Pour in the milk and whisk until smooth and well combined.
Assemble. Pour the sugared blackberries over the melted butter. Pour the batter over the top of the blackberries.
Bake. Place into the preheated oven and bake until golden brown on top, about 35 to 40 minutes.
Rest and serve. Rest the cobbler for about 3 minutes and then serve warm.
Recipe tip
Resting the cobbler allows the fruit and juices to be easier to serve.
Storage Tips
To make ahead. Bake and store covered in the refrigerator. Reheat and serve.
To freeze. Bake in a freezer-safe baking dish and cool completely. Wrap tightly with freezer-safe wrap topped with foil. Freeze for up to 3 months. To serve, allow to thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Reheat and serve.
To reheat. To reheat in the oven, cover with foil and reheat until heated throughout, about 20 minutes. To reheat in the microwave, reheat in 30-second intervals until warm in a microwave-safe container.
Substitutions and Variations
Gluten-Free Blackberry Cobbler. Use your favorite gluten-free flour for baking substitute.
Dairy-Free Blackberry Cobbler. Use your favorite dairy-free milk (such as oat milk) and dairy-free butter substitutes.
Lower Sugar Blackberry Cobbler. Replace the sugar in the recipe with your favorite sugar-free sugar substitute for baking.
Skillet Blackberry Cobbler. Use a medium (12-inch) skillet in place of a baking dish. Follow the recipe instructions as included.
Old Fashioned Southern Blackberry Cobbler. Made with a lattice top and pastry dumplings, this old-fashioned recipe is a family favorite!
Cobbler has a batter-type topping while pie includes a pastry-type crust.
Fill a medium bowl with 2/3 cool water and add 1 tablespoon of baking soda to the water. Stir to combine. Add your blackberries and let stand for about 15 minutes. Gently move the blackberries in the water, pour through a fine mesh strainer or colander, and rinse with cool water until the water runs clean.
Yes! Substitute frozen blackberries for fresh blackberries in this recipe. Allow them to thaw for a few minutes before using.
More Delicious Cobbler Recipes
Here’s my Easy Blackberry Cobbler Recipe. I hope you love it as much as we do!
Easy Blackberry Cobbler Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (113 g) butter, salted
- 4 cups (576 g) blackberries
- 1/2 cup (99 g) sugar
Blackberry Cobbler Batter
- 1 cup (120 g) flour
- 2 teaspoons (8 g) baking powder
- 1 cup (198 g) sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon (1 g) kosher salt
- 1 cup (227 g) milk
Optional Ingredients
- 1/2 teaspoon (2 g) vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat the oven to 350º F. Add sliced butter to the baking dish and place in the oven while it preheats to allow the butter to melt. Remove the baking dish once the butter has melted.
- Prep the blackberries. Add blackberries and 1/2 cup sugar to a bowl and toss to combine.
- Make the cobbler batter. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Pour in the milk and whisk until smooth and well combined.
- Add blackberries. Pour the sugared blackberries over the melted butter, evenly distributing over the melted butter. Do not stir.
- Add the cobbler batter. Pour the cobbler batter evenly over the blackberries, do not stir.
- Bake. Bake until lightly golden brown on top, about 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to rest about 3 minutes.
- Serve. Serve warm.
Notes
Make-Ahead and Freezer Instructions
To make ahead. Bake and store covered in the refrigerator. Reheat and serve. To freeze. Bake in a freezer-safe baking dish and cool completely. Wrap tightly with freezer-safe wrap topped with foil. Freeze for up to 3 months. To serve, allow to thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Reheat and serve. To reheat. To reheat in the oven, cover with foil and reheat until heated throughout, about 20 minutes. To reheat in the microwave, reheat in 30-second intervals until warm in a microwave-safe container.Variations
Gluten-Free Blackberry Cobbler. Use your favorite gluten-free flour for baking substitute. Dairy-Free Blackberry Cobbler. Use your favorite dairy-free milk (such as oat milk) and dairy-free butter substitutes. Lower Sugar Blackberry Cobbler. Replace the sugar in the recipe with your favorite sugar-free sugar substitute for baking. Old Fashioned Southern Blackberry Cobbler. Made with a lattice top and pastry dumplings, this old-fashioned recipe is a family favorite!Substitutions
Self-rising flour – use 1 cup self-rising flour and omit the baking powder and salt called for in the recipe ingredients.Alternate Method
You can reverse the order of the batter and blackberries.Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
Can I use can pie filling the same way?
Jeanette, I haven’t used pie filling in this recipe.
What size of baking dish do you use?
Vickie, I use a 9×13 baking dish for this cobbler. I hope you enjoy!
You have a few typos you may not be aware of in here. At one point in the blackberry recipe you mention the blueberries and one part of the recipe has instructions for your strawberry cobbler crust??? I’m sure they are just cut and paste errors but makes me wonder if the ingredients are just interchangeable or if sugar amounts etc are correct. Minor but something you might want to check.
Kat!
Thank you so much for catching my typos! All should be corrected now. The sugar amounts are correct and I hope you love the recipe! xo