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Blackberry cobbler with vanilla ice cream in a white bowl
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Easy Blackberry Cobbler Recipe

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 any time.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Author: Robyn Stone

Equipment

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

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.
    Melted butter in a white baking dish
  • Prep the blackberries. Add blackberries and 1/2 cup sugar to a bowl and toss to combine.
    Sugared blackberries in a glass bowl
  • Make the cobbler batter. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Pour in the milk and whisk until smooth and well combined.
    Flour mixture in a glass bowl
  • Add blackberries. Pour the sugared blackberries over the melted butter, evenly distributing over the melted butter. Do not stir.
    Sugared blackberries in a white baking dish.
  • Add the cobbler batter. Pour the cobbler batter evenly over the blackberries, do not stir.
    Photo of cobbler batter poured over blackberries and butter.
  • Bake. Bake until lightly golden brown on top, about 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to rest about 3 minutes.
    Baked cobbler in a white baking dish.
  • Serve. Serve warm.
    Blackberry cobbler with vanilla ice cream in a white bowl

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

Calories: 354kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 178mg | Potassium: 285mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 558IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 108mg | Iron: 1mg

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