Berry Cobbler
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This easy old-fashioned berry cobbler recipe includes juicy berries of your choice bursting with flavor, underneath a decadently crisp yet crumbly topping. When served with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream, it’s the perfect cozy fall dessert.
Now, I’m not shy about my love of cobblers on Southern Plate. In fact, I think there’s a cobbler recipe for every mood, whether you want a decadent chocolate cobbler, juicy peach cobbler, or a cream cheese strawberry cobbler. Today, we’re turning our attention toward easy old-fashioned berry cobblers.
One of my favorite parts of this recipe is that you can use any berries you like. They can also be frozen or fresh berries. Today, I’m using frozen blackberries. Now, this is one of those super simple recipes from the old days. Most of the recipes from the old days were simple. The only other ingredients you need are kitchen essentials: sugar, milk, self-rising flour, and butter.
The steps to make my berry cobbler recipe are very simple. We microwave the berries to make them nice and tender and juicy. Then we mix together the cobbler batter before adding that to a baking dish, along with the berries and melted butter. The only thing left to do is bake the cobbler. Now, don’t forget that a berry cobbler isn’t complete without a serving of vanilla ice cream or . I don’t make the rules!
Whether it’s a in your house or a cozy comfort food dish in fall, the combination of the juicy berry filling with the buttery crust is a match made in dessert heaven. Seriously.
I hope you pick someone you love and make them this blackberry cobbler. Because I’m a firm believer that the best dishes aren’t made out of a necessity to eat, they’re made out of love for the person who is going to be eating them.
Ingredients
Ingredients- Self-rising flour
- Sugar
- Milk
- Unsalted butter
- Fresh or erries
How to Make Berry Cobbler
Place your fresh or frozen berries in a bowl. Add about a tablespoon of butter and sprinkle 1/2 cup of sugar over them.
Heat these in the microwave for about a minute or two, until the butter is melted and the berries are warm.
It will look like this.
Give them a taste and make sure they are sweet enough for you.
If they’re still too tart for your taste, you can easily mix in some more sugar to your taste.
In a medium casserole dish, place a stick of butter.
If you don’t have a dish like this, you can just use an 8×8 baking dish instead.
Place that in the microwave for a minute or so until the butter is completely melted.
In a separate bowl, place your sugar and flour.
Stir to combine.
Add in milk.
Then stir that up a bit.
Pour flour mixture over melted butter.
DO NOT STIR.
It’ll look like this, with butter floating on the top.
Pour in your berry mixture.
Again, do not stir.
Sprinkle just a little sugar over the top of it.
Bake at 350 for 50 to 55 minutes.
Add a scoop of ice cream if you like and enjoy your blackberry cobbler!
Storage
- Store leftover cobbler in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. I recommend reheating in the oven briefly to make the top crispy and crumbly again.
- Most cobblers and pies are also okay to freeze for up to 3 months. Just make sure they are cooled and well sealed in cling wrap and then aluminum foil to keep it even more tightly secured. And for convenience, it’s a good idea to store it in the freezer in what you baked it in so you can warm it up easily.
Recipe Notes
- If you like, substitute the granulated sugar for dark or light brown sugar.
- For added sweetness, add a teaspoon of vanilla extract when you mix the milk into the cobbler batter.
- Here’s my guide to making self-rising flour, but you’ll also need salt, baking powder, and all-purpose flour if you make your own.
- For added flavor, mix a teaspoon of ground cinnamon into the cobbler batter.
- Adapt this to make any kind of you like with 2 cups of fresh or of your choice.
- Now, some recipes mix the with a teaspoon of and/or or , but I find the blackberries are tart enough. If you want to add an extra zing though, go right ahead!
Recipe FAQs
What type of berries should I use for this recipe?
You can use any type of berries you like, fresh or frozen. I’m using frozen blackberries for my . YUM!
You can also do a mixed berry cobbler or a and combine blackberries and raspberries, or strawberries and blueberries. Whatever you desire!
What’s the difference between a cobbler and a pie?
I have been asked this question a whole bunch. So here’s the answer. A pie has a bottom crust and a cobbler doesn’t. Now how’s that for an easy answer? Thought you would like that!
How do you serve berry cobbler?
Besides serving it with ice cream, it also tastes great on its own or with whipped cream (here’s my homemade recipe).
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Easy Crescent Cherry Cream Cheese Cobbler
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen or fresh berries
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup self-rising flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 stick butter or margarine
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Melt the stick of butter in an ovenproof casserole dish in the oven while mixing the other ingredients.1 stick butter or margarine
- Place 1 tablespoon of margarine on top of the berries in a small bowl. Pour 1/2 cup of sugar over the berries and stir. Heat in the microwave for 1 minute so that sugar begins to melt.2 cups frozen or fresh berries, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1 stick butter or margarine
- Mix together flour and sugar until blended. Pour in milk and mix until blended.1 cup milk, 1 cup self-rising flour, 1 cup granulated sugar
- After the butter has melted, take the casserole dish out of the oven and pour the flour mixture on top of the melted butter. Pour the berry mixture on top of the batter. DO NOT STIR! Sprinkle a tablespoon of sugar over the cobbler.
- Place in the oven and cook for 50 to 55 minutes or until golden brown.
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I’m going to make this for my Greek inlaws. They are all great cooks and I think they’ll love this! I won’t tell them how easy it is….it’ll be our little secret.
I’m thankful for my family – husband, son, brother, parents, and my inlaws. I just love my family.
My husband always says that “any day above ground is a good day.”
I always say that I thank God for dirty dishes – shows that we have plenty of food to eat – some folks aren’t that fortunate. Thank you Lord for my dirty dishes.
I just made this tonight for my family, with red raspberries picked straight off the vine. It was delicious Thankyou, this was just like my Grandma Hazel used to make when I was little.
This is such an easy cobbler recipe, and I love cobbler. I will have to buy some frozen berries tomorrow.
I am grateful for so much. I am grateful for my wonderful husband who loves me and is always taking care of me. I am also grateful for my good health. I’m a 7 year Ovarian Cancer survivor. We are also grateful that we were able to move to Alabama from New York and for our wonderful neighbors and friends here.
This looks wonderful, and I have all the ingredients, so I will be making this tomorrow!
I’m thrilled to have another cobbler type recipe. They are my favorite! I am grateful for your lovely site here. You are always so cheerful and optimistic. It is one of the main reasons I visit, and the yummy recipes of course! I am also grateful to have the opportunity to be a mommy. I also gave my daughter the junior bake kit last Christmas. It was definitely her favorite present. She was so excited to get to cook with me. Thanks again!
Thank you so much, Susan. People like you are what make this site home for me!
Christy, You and my oldest daughter share the same name..I don’t think there is enough space to list everything I’m blessed with and thankful for..top of my list is a husband that is one-of-a-kind…God broke the mold after creating him !! After suffering a serious injury in an auto wreck my husband took family medical leave and took care of me for eight months..I was in hospital and rehab for 5 weeks before coming home and he was by my side every inch of the way. I have been left on crutches forever and he does all the floors, helps me change sheets, washes dishes often and much, much more. It has been 11 years since the accident and he is still helping me daily. I told you he was one-of-a-kind!!
This is one of the first things my mom taught me to bake as a kid. I’ll always remember it as “Butter, Batter, Berries” as that is what she told me when making it. I recently made one of these with blueberries, one with peaches and one with blackberries – can you tell this is my favorite go-to quicky dessert to make? I think I’ll need to stop at the farmer’s market tomorrow and see what kind of good fruit I can find for this again tomorrow night. Yumm!
And as for grateful, I am so grateful that my husband insisted we pay our house off years ago (after 12 years of living in it) so we don’t have to worry about that these days. He is facing a possible layoff but with his wisdom and God’s help, we can easily get by on my salary. And I have my mom close by now and we are all healthy. What more can you ask for? Well, maybe some of this cobbler!
What a great name — BUTTER, BATTER, AND BERRIES.
I LOVE IT! Gotta call mama on that one…
This looks so good that my 5 year old son and I just had to make one! It is in the oven right now. Yum!! We used some frozen cherries. I can’t wait to taste it. Thanks for another great, easy recipe Christy!!
Thank YOU Alisha!