Fresh Plum Cobbler

Submitted by Wildflour

"I haven't made this one yet, I got the recipe from my mom. It sounds heavenly, though!!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 4-8

ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup butter, cold and cut up
• 1 1⁄4 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1⁄2 lbs ripe fresh plums, halved and seeded
• 1⁄2 cup whipping cream
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
• vanilla ice cream

directions

1. In medium bowl, combine sugar and salt.
2. Cut in butter til mixture is crumbly.
3. Add flour, cinnamon and baking powder and mix til coarse crumbs.
4. Remove and reserve 1 cup of this mixture.
5. Combine 1 beaten egg and almond extract.
6. Stir into remaining flour mixture to form a soft dough.
7. Pat dough evenly into a 9" square baking dish.
8. (*Dough may be sticky, flour hands if needed.).
9. Bake at 350º for 10 minutes.
10. Arrange plums over baked mixture.
11. Combine whipping cream, 1/4 cup sugar 1 beaten egg, vanilla and 1/2 teaspoons almond extract, beat well.
12. Pour cream mixture over plums.
13. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
14. Mix sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle over crumb mixture.
15. Bake at 350º for 45 minutes or until browned and bubbly.
16. Serve warm with ice cream!
17. 8 servings, 4 at our house!

Reviews

[mickeymae33]

Best cobbler ever! I cut the sugar to 1/2 cup and increased the cinnamon to 1 tsp. Absolutely delicious! A MUST try! The plum-almond flavor is amazing!

 

[socialgal]

This was a great recipe! I also reduced the sugar by half and it was plenty sweet. I also omitted the almond extract from the topping since I am not a big fan of almond (although it was nice in the crust). I would make this again as it was a big hit with my family!

 

[Kezz4007]

I made this as a change from the fruit crumble I usually make. I had never made a cobbler before and apart from cutting the sugar in half I made it as is. I found the almond extract a bit overwhelming. It swamped the vanilla and cinnamon flavours and if I made it again I would use almond meal instead. The recipe works overall but may require a little tweaking to suit individual tastes.

 

[Calee]

This is amazing! Great taste the balance of cinnamon, sugar and almond extract is wonderful. This is by far the best cobbler I have ever made. Was a little nervous about the plums being just cut in half and not sliced thinner, cutting them in half in a single layer they cooked up just right! Thanks for posting an outstanding recipe!