It tastes great when served warm with ice cream and reminds me fondly of harvesting berries and eating dinner with my family. works best with fruit that is fresh or frozen. A new favorite is 2 cups of fresh peaches and 2 cups of fresh blackberries, but you can also use black raspberries, peaches, and cherries.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 1 9×13-inch cobbler |
Ingredients
- 4 cups blackberries
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ⅔ cup white sugar
- 1 cup margarine
- ⅔ cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Place the blackberries into a large saucepan; add the cornstarch and 1 1/2 cup of sugar. Pour in the water, and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly until the berries have thickened, about 5 minutes. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, and 2/3 cup of sugar together in a mixing bowl. Cut in the margarine until it is the size of peas. Stir in the milk until a soft dough forms, then drop by spoonfuls onto the hot blackberry topping.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 30 to 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 382 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 59 g |
| Cholesterol | 1 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 417 mg |
| Sugars | 39 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
It was great. Tasted oh so close to my grandmother’s. I’ve made it twice already. Blackberry cobbler is my very favorite dessert. Thanks for posting this.
I would love to hug the person that submitted this recipe. I haven’t had decent blackberry cobbler since my grandma passed away about 26 years ago and this was the closest thing to it! I wouldn’t change a thing and for those saying that it’s too runny just let it rest a little bit and it will thicken up and the topping will absorb it, just be patient
It had good flavor, but it was a very runny filling and I even cut the water to 1 cup.
I used my own crust recipe but followed directions for blackberry part!
Just like my Granny used to make. Awesome! Thank you so much!!
I agree, the water is too much. It would have come out really runny but I almost doubled the topping and it came out really good. I also added a squeeze of lemon and orange juice to the fruit.
I made this with black raspberries and it turned out really well. I got scared because when it came out of the oven it looked runny and I had seen other reviews saying theirs was runny. But when I cut into it, it was perfectly fine. Black raspberries aren’t very sweet at all and have a lot of seeds but it turned out great, it wasn’t seedy and it wasn’t too sweet. I boiled the berries a little longer because I thought it looked a little runny when I was making it.
It turned out great I did make a few changes instead of using all purpose flour I used the sled rising one and it had a very fluffy top the only thing I recommend with this variation is to add a cup too 2 cups of more blackberries and I used a 24in pan.
Easy Peasy to make and it’s beautiful too! Just sweet enough with my rather tart blackberries. I feel quite sure that I will be making this again!
completely amazing. tastes like what my grandmaw used to make.
Delicious and easy. I do mix the cornstarch with the sugar and water first to insure it dissolves and I put dry ingredients in food processor and blend then add butter and blend again then add the milk and it forms a nice dough ball. Great stuff!
Wouldn’t change a thing. Very good. Thanks for a keeper recipe. Was quick to mix up and came out perfect. ??
This was my first attempt at making a homemade cobbler with a homemade crust. I found this recipe to be exceptional. I followed it as written – it made sense to me, it was quick and easy, and it turned out exactly as I anticipated. I was just a little concerned about it setting up once it was baked, but the final result was spectacular. I will definitely keep this recipe in my regulars, and would definitely substitute other fruits.
Almost exactly the cobbler my grandmother made and I’ve been looking for since I started cooking myself. Loved it.
It was good but needed more blackberries for me.
I did add way more cornstarch than the recipe called for like 5 tablespoons before I quit counting, good thing I did too because it was still pretty runny. I also added cinnamon, I just sprinkled it on the top to taste. Very very good
Love this recipe! I tweaked it a little and did two cuts of blackberries and 2 cups of raspberries. It changes the flavor up a bit, which I like.
I used confectioners sugar, which made the it light and sweet. I also put a little butter in the baking dish and put in the oven while it was preheating. I reduced the butter by 1/2 cup. It was delicious. I will definitely make it again.
I added a little sugar and fresh berries for decoration. It’s a hit!
I cooked the berries on the stove longer it wasn’t as watery. My husband and i really enjoyed this!!
This was very good. I followed the directions exactly as written, other than accidentally boiling the berries a little to long because I got busy!!! I think they were boiling for 11 minutes instead of the 5… It was perfect!! I don’t see why anyone would say different.. 🙂 Thank you!!!