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An easy blackberry cobbler recipe mixed with a traditional crumble. It’s not too sweet, very easy to make and perfect for a summer evening dessert.
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Pin ItMy favorite cobbler is one with a buttery taste, more of a crumble texture to it and that’s not too sweet.
This is an easy recipe that is a mix between a traditional cobbler and a berry crumble. It’s perfect for serving during the summer with large scoops of vanilla ice and even a glass of wine!
Blackberry Cobbler Crumble Ingredients
Self-Rising Flour: The base of the crumble – already has leavening for a light, tender texture
Sugar: Adds just the right amount of sweetness to balance the tart berries
Salt: Enhances all the flavors and keeps the sweetness in check
Cold Butter: Cut into the flour to create that buttery, crumbly topping we all love
Large Eggs: Add richness and help bind the crumble together
Vanilla Extract: Brings warmth and depth to the flavor
Blackberries: Juicy, tart, and bursting with summer flavor—these are the star of the show
Lemon Zest: Brightens the filling and complements the berries beautifully
How to Make
- Using a pie plate or a large tart dish (we used a 13” round, 2” high displace thoroughly washed berries on the bottom.
- In a small bowl combine 1 cup of the sugar and 2 teaspoons lemon zest and mix with your hands to infuse the sugar with lemon. Add in the 3 tablespoons self-rising flour and lightly mix.
- Add this mixture to the blackberries. Set aside.
- To make the crumble combine flour, remaining 1 cup sugar, and salt and lightly mix.
- Add in chunks of cold butter and use a pastry cutter or fork to blend into a pea-sized crumble.
- Whisk the eggs and vanilla together and add to the flour, continue mixing until the dough holds together, but still crumbles.
- Evenly sprinkle the crumble on top of the blackberries until they’re all covered.
- Bake in a 375-degree oven for 40 minutes until golden brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream and a glass of White Merlot.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you love to go blackberry picking or even blueberry picking in the summer, a cobbler is one of the best desserts to make with picked blackberries!
You can also make a delicious blackberry simple syrup to use for cocktails, a blackberry bramble or even blackberry cupcakes! Toss them in a salad or use them on a cheeseboard. There are so many wonderful options!
Put the blackberries in a strainer and run cool water over them to wash. This will clean dirt and anything else that is hanging around on the berries! It is important to wash them before baking with them.
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Let us know if you make this blackberry cobbler crumble by leaving a comment and review below!
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Blackberry Cobbler Crumble
Ingredients
- 5 cups fresh blackberries
- 3 tbsp self rising flour
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- 2 cups sugar, divided 1 cup
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2½ cups self rising flour
- 12 tbsp butter, cubed
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Blackberry Filling
- Using a pie plate or a large tart dish (we used a 13” round, 2” high) place thoroughly washed berries on the bottom.
- In a small bowl combine 1 cup of the sugar sugar (you'll have 1 cup remaining to use later) and lemon zest and mix with your hands to infuse the sugar with lemon. Add in 3 tablespoons self rising flour and lightly mix.
- Add the mixturw to the blackberries and lightly mix. Set aside to make the crumble for the top.
Crumble
- To make the crumble combine flour, the remaining sugar and salt and lightly mix.
- Add in chunks of cold butter and use a pastry cutter or fork to blend into pea size crumble.
- Whisk the eggs and vanilla together and add to the flour, continue mixing until the dough holds together, but still crumbles.
- Evenly sprinkle the crumble on top of the blackberries until they’re all covered.
- Bake in a 375 degree oven for 40 minutes until golden brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream and a glass of White Merlot.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Loved this recipe and so did the group I made it for
My question :can I make the 2 components ahead and put together the next day?
Thanks, Judith
Worst instructions ever. Ingredients call for 1 cup of sugar. First step calls for the one cup of sugar. Then in separate step calls for the sugar again.
I modified this and my cobbler was delicious. Thank goodness this wasn’t my first attempt at a cobbler.
The recipe calls for 2 cups sugar and different times. 1 cup goes into the filling and 1 cup goes into the crumble. Sorry if that was confusing to you!
An ingredients list is so that you can gather ALL of your ingredients prior to starting.
Once you start and the ingredients list was not given correctly, it definitely slows things down, while you are sorting out the mistake.
Again even though the ingredients list was not listed properly, I was able to figure out what needed to be done, and my cobbler turned fabulous.
I am very happy to see that the ingredients list has been updated to the correct amounts. Now others will be able to bake their cobblers without wasting time rereading and figuring out mistakes.
This sounds delicious! Can’t wait to make this for my family.