This mouthwatering Blackberry Cobbler combines lightly sweetened blackberries with a hint of cinnamon and a flaky, buttery biscuit topping. It is one of our family’s favorite summer recipes. We can not get enough of this scrumptious dessert. Pure heaven!!
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Southern Style Blackberry Cobbler
This southern-style blackberry cobber is at the top of our scrumptious list and is much easier than a pie. There isn’t any rolling, trimming, and fluting of a pie crust. Yahoo! Just simple, honest-to-goodness, luscious blackberry flavor packed in one easy, family-friendly recipe. Sometimes, we enjoy it a la mode, and other times, we just savor the pure taste of nature’s bounty unadulterated.
For us, summer means scrumptious berry recipes. Strawberry Bread with Whipped Strawberry Butter, Raspberry Ice Cream, and Berry Baked Oatmeal are just a few of our favorites. The season is short, so enjoy those delicious berries while you can.
Ingredients Needed
- Blackberries: fresh or frozen
- Granulated sugar
- Ground cinnamon: adds flavor to the filling and the dough
- Cornstarch: for thickening the filling
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder: for a little rise in the dough
- Salt: just a touch to enhance flavor
- Butter: salted or unsalted. If using salted butter, omit the additional salt.
- Buttermilk: Save money and make your own buttermilk. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of lemon juice or white vinegar to the half cup of milk. Let it sit for 5 minutes before mixing it with the flour/butter mixture.
Recipe Tips
- I prefer fresh blackberries for this recipe; however, you can use frozen blackberries, fresh or frozen cherries, or fresh or frozen blueberries.
- Use a pastry blender or two knives to cut the butter into the flour mixture. I always start by cutting my chilled butter into small cubes.
- Mix the dough just until moistened, as over-mixing can make it tough.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, just the blackberries frozen. They will bleed less and have plenty of time to cook in the cobbler.
Store blackberry cobbler on the countertop at room temperature for up to a day. Cover it tightly after it has fully cooled. After 24 hours, store it covered in the refrigerator for up to 2 additional days.
More Delicious Cobblers, Crisps, and Crumbles
Easy Blackberry Cobbler Recipe
Ingredients
Blackberry Filling
- 7 cups fresh or frozen blackberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Cobbler Topping
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup buttermilk warmed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 8 x 8-inch square baking dish.
- Combine the blackberries, 1 cup sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon together in a saucepan over low heat. Whisk together water and cornstarch; stir gently into the blackberry mixture. Cook over low heat until thickened, stirring gently several times.
- Whisk together the flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Using a pastry cutter, cut in butter until the mixture is crumbly. Stir in the buttermilk mixture just until moistened.
- Pour the warm blackberry mixture into the prepared baking dish. Drop the dough by rounded tablespoons onto the blackberry mixture. Bake for 30 minutes or until the topping is browned and the mixture is bubbly.
Notes
- Storage – store leftover cobbler on the countertop at room temperature for up to a day, then store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 additional days.
- To freeze, first cool completely. Then wrap with 2 layers of plastic wrap followed by a layer of aluminum foil. Place on a level surface in the freezer and freeze it for up to 2 months.
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Angela
The perfect summer dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Thanks for the great recipe!
Toni
This is such a delightful dessert! Everyone at my house really enjoyed it!
Beth
I have blackberries coming out my ears in July and August. This is the perfect recipe to use up a bunch!
Claudia
This was a huge hit and I have blackberry bushes so this recipe is spot on fabulous for us
susan welch
all looks so good
Beth Pierce
Thank you Susan!!
Tara
This quickly became a favorite at my house! So amazing!
Allyson Zea
My whole family loved this recipe! Thanks for the easy directions!
Wilhelmina
Cobbler is my favorite! It is so easy to toss together and is always a hit! I love to use whatever mix of berries I have on hand.
Catalina
My favorite summer dessert! Looks incredibly delicious!
Sara
Such a great way to enjoy blackberries! Easily, a new favorite dessert in our home; so flavorful and was perfect with ice cream!
katerina
YUM!! This is such a fantastic dessert!!
Beti
Such a delicious dessert! I can’t wait to make it again!
Tammy
My kids loved it!! So good and delish!
Kerri
We just picked a ton of blackberries a couple of weeks ago! This was the perfect recipe for us to use it in! Delicious! Thank you!
Cathy
We’ve been obsessed with cobblers this summer! Love this recipe!
Erin
This mouthwatering good Blackberry Cobbler needs to happen at my house very soon!!