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New England Blackberry Cobbler

Friends and family will love this super simple and subtly sweet classic New England dessert featuring fresh blackberries, plenty of cinnamon, and a light and fluffy cobbler batter. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Fresh Berries, Fruity Dessert, New England
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

FRUIT MIXTURE INGREDIENTS

  • 4 cups fresh blackberries
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

COBBLER BATTER INGREDIENTS

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 cup milk

Instructions

PREP INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat your oven to 350F.
  • Place butter in a 8x8 baking dish and stick it in the oven as it preheats. Keep an eye on it, making sure the butter melts completely but does not begin to sizzle or brown. As soon as the butter is melted, remove the baking dish from the oven and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 cup sugar, the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon until combined. Add in the milk and whisk lightly until cobbler batter is mostly smooth (some small lumps will remain). Set aside.

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

  • Combine blackberries, water, and ¾ cup granulated sugar in a medium saucepan. Heat berry mixture over medium-high heat, stirring often, until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is hot (about 5 minutes).
  • Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in the lemon juice and vanilla extract. Set aside.
  • Pour the prepared cobbler batter directly over the melted butter in the 8x8 baking dish. Do NOT stir the batter into the butter; just let it pool on top. Yes, it will look a little weird.
  • Use a slotted spoon to spoon ONLY the blackberries (no juice**) over the cobbler batter. Again, do NOT stir the blackberries into the cobbler batter. The batter will rise up around the berries as the cobbler bakes.
  • Bake cobbler at 350F for about 40 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and pulling away from the sides of the baking dish.
  • Let Blackberry Cobbler cool 5-10 minutes, then serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Notes

**You can toss out the blackberry juice when you’re done, but you can also simmer it for 10-15 minutes, stirring regularly, to make a (very sweet!) simple syrup out of it. It’s delicious added to club soda, water, lemonade, or iced tea.
New England Blackberry Cobbler is an adapted version of this recipe.