This delicious dessert is made with simple ingredients and big summer flavors!
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❤️ Why you'll love it
- Homemade blackberry cobbler is so easy! Just pour the batter in and top with berries. The batter rises to the top to form the crust.
- The flavor of the blackberries really comes through in this recipe.
- Plenty of big, juicy berries under a cake-like topping make this classic dessert extra special.
🧾 Ingredients
This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the green recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.
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🔪 Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions. Full instructions are in the green recipe card at the bottom of the page.
- Mix sugar and blackberries and simmer.
- Combine flour and remaining topping ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- Melt the butter in the baking dish and pour the topping mixture in.
- Spoon the blackberries over the top of the batter and gently pour in the juice that's left in the pan.
🥄 Equipment
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🥫 Storage
Leftover blackberry cobbler should be covered with plastic wrap or placed in an airtight container and stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
I don't like to freeze it because the fruit loses texture.
📖 Variations
You can vary this easy blackberry cobbler recipe with different fruit fillings.
- half raspberries and half blackberries
- strawberries
- blueberries
- peaches
- raspberries
- a mixture of all of it!
💭 Things to know
Expert Tip: If your berries are very sweet and ripe you'll want to cut back on the amount of sugar you add to them. Instead of 1 cup try ¾ cup.
- You can use 1 ½ cups of bisquick instead of flour, salt, and baking powder if you wish.
- Use frozen blackberries if you can't find fresh.
- I like my blackberry cobbler thick so I use a smaller baking dish (9x9-inch square or similar). For a thinner top crust use a 13x9-inch pan as directed in the recipe.
- Don't over mix the batter or it will be tough.
- If you have a lot of fresh blackberries you can double the amount for more berry-to-topping ratio. Add more sugar to taste.
👩🍳 FAQs
The batter of this fruit cobbler soaks up any extra juice so it won't be runny. Other cobblers may need cornstarch or flour to thicken the juice.
Yes, leftover cobbler should be covered and stored in the refrigerator.
It never lasts long around here but it will be fine in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
📚 Related recipes
- This old fashioned bourbon apple pandowdy is so good and it's way easier than a pie!
- I love to make this peach cobbler dump cake when I'm in a hurry.
- No one can turn down one of these fried pies and when they're this easy you'll make them a lot!
🍽️ Serve with...
This is one of our favorite summertime meals...
- BBQ chicken breast is wrapped in bacon and grilled.
- Cornbread salad is easy to make and absolutely delish!
- Serve this old fashioned blackberry cobbler warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
📞 The last word
Pretty much everyone around here has their own southern blackberry cobbler recipe and they'll swear on a stack of bluebonnets that it's the only way to make it.
Cobbler recipes are one of those things that families in the south will go to war over. I am almost positive the whole Hatfield and McCoy feud was ignited by a vicious cobbler disagreement.
- One crust or two?
- Pie crust dough or biscuit crust...or crumble crust?
- Dumplings IN the filling or no?
- Shortening or butter?
Oh honey, it gets intense!
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Blackberry Cobbler
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Ingredients
- 6 cups blackberries, about 2 pounds - fresh is best
- 1 ½ cups sugar, use up to ½ cup more if blackberries aren't completely ripe and sweet.
- ½ cup butter
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups milk
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the blackberries and 1 cup of sugar and mix well.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Remove from the heat.
- Put butter in a 9 x 13 baking pan and place in the oven to melt.
- Push the butter around to coat the pan thoroughly.
- Mix the remaining 1 cup of sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
- Whisk the milk into the dry ingredients slowly until the batter is smooth.
- Pour the batter evenly over the melted butter in the baking dish, but don't stir it.
- Spoon the cooked blackberries on top and carefully pour in the syrup that's left in the pan.
- The batter rises to the top during baking.
- Once the batter rises to the top I like to sprinkle it with a little sugar and continue baking.
- Bake until the cobbler is golden brown and firm to the touch, 35 to 40 minutes.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- You can use 1 ½ cups of bisquick instead of flour, salt, and baking powder if you wish.
- Use frozen blackberries if you can't find fresh.
- I like my blackberry cobbler thick so I use a smaller baking dish (9x9-inch square or similar). For a thinner top crust use a 13x9-inch pan as directed in the recipe.
- Don't over mix the batter or it will be tough.
- If you have a lot of fresh blackberries you can double the amount for more berry-to-topping ratio. Add more sugar to taste.
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We'll never share your email or send you spam. Pinkie swear.First published April 20, 2018 . Last updated April 21,2022. Recipe was changed to make it quicker and easier.
Cindy
Is there a substitute for the wine? I’m a recovering Alcoholic and refuse to have wine in my home (not to mention, wine was my drink of choice) 😉
Marye
Sure- just use grape juice or an apple blackberry blend. no problem.
Richard
Marry me ! Seriously I can not find anyone to make a cobbler like this. So nostalgic
Marye
LOL! I don't think my husband would approve - but thank you. Why not try making it yourself?
Christina Thomas
I love the addition of the CK Mondavi Red Blend in the cobbler filling. I bet it makes it much richer and added a great depth of flavor. Plus it's then perfect to enjoy with a glass of wine! Cheers.
Marye Audet
It was so yummy!
Carole
What size cooking pan for blackberry cobbler - 9"x13"?
THX -
Marye Audet
It depends. I like mine really thick so I used a 9x9
shelby
What an incredible recipe and I LOVE that next time you will add more wine. 🙂 lol This is really beautiful and puts my mind back to my childhood days of family blackberry picking!
Tracy
That looks AH-MAZING!!! I can't wait to try it!