Easy Blackberry Cobbler Recipe

This easy blackberry cobbler recipe uses a resource that grows a little too easily (cough invasive) in Western Oregon. You can sub in any other berry, sliced stone fruit, or a mix depending on what’s in season or available to you. Serve it with homemade vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Easy Blackberry Cobbler

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: blackberries, cinnamon, cobbler, easy, summer

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour

Servings: 8 people

A simple sweet and tart blackberry cobbler with crispy caramelized edges and a crunchy sprinkle of demerara sugar on top.

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Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups blackberries see notes
• 1-2 tbsp demerara sugar optional

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut butter into 4 pieces and add to corners of dish. Place dish into oven while preheating.
• Meanwhile, combine granulated sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a mixing bowl and whisk together.
• Remove the dish from the oven when the butter is completely melted. Pour buttermilk into the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
• Pour the cobbler batter into the dish and spread it into the corners with a spoon. Sprinkle blackberries onto the top.
• Bake in the oven for 45 minutes. Remove and sprinkle on the demerara sugar. Return to oven and bake for 15 minutes more.
• Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Notes

You can substitute 2 cups of any berries, cherries, or sliced and peeled stone fruits. A mix of any of these fruits works too.

Equipment & Ingredients to Make This

To make this easy blackberry cobbler recipe, you won’t need any special equipment! I bake mine in a 2.5-quart baking dish (I’d love to get this one!) to maximize the caramelized edges.

The ingredients you’ll need are likely already in your home already if you do any baking. You will also need buttermilk (learn how to culture your own here), demerara sugar for a little sweet crunch, and a quality Ceylon cinnamon.

You can substitute other berries or stone fruits (peaches, nectarines, plums, cherries), or even a mix (cherry berry, anyone?). If you substitute larger stone fruits like peaches, make sure they’re peeled and sliced. You can also cut them into pieces.

How to Make This Easy Blackberry Cobbler

Start by melting the butter in your baking dish by sliding it into the preheated oven.

While the butter melts, mix together the dry cobbler ingredients.

Remove the baking dish from the oven. The butter will be melted.

Pour the buttermilk into the dry ingredients.

Mix until just combined.

And pour the cobbler into the baking dish. Use a spoon to spread the cobbler into the corners.

Sprinkle the blackberries on top.

Bake until golden brown. Fifteen minutes before the bake time is finished, pull out the cobbler and sprinkle with demerara sugar.

Allow the cobbler to cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Top the blackberry cobbler with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

How to Store Blackberry Cobbler

Allow your cobbler to cool completely and then cover with plastic or beeswax wraps. Moisture will build up inside if it’s not cooled completely before covering. The moisture build-up can lead to spoilage, so again, make sure it’s cooled completely.

You can store your cobbler at room temperature for up to 3 days. But surely you’ll have it all eaten long before then, right?