Something Special Fruit Cobbler

taradelyce85's Note:

A simple fruit cobbler that features the best of organic peaches, cherries, and blackberries with a little something special. Almond extract in the cobbler crust is (er, was) my secret ingredient. Recipe calls for frozen peaches and blackberries but you can use fresh if you like. The frozen fruit usually has better texture though in the end. I kind of made this up when I had a ton of cherries, baking mix, and a potluck all at the same time.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 1.0 Cobbler

• 3 cups frozen peaches (no sugar added, 1 bag)
• 3 cups frozen blackberries (no sugar added, 1 bag)
• ½ cup Splenda sugar substitute
• cinnamon
• 1 lb fresh cherries (1 pound before pitting)
• ¾ cup low-fat milk
• ¼ teaspoon almond extract
• ½ cup Splenda sugar substitute
• cinnamon
• 2 cups baking mix (I use Pioneer Brand Biscuit and Baking Mix from Texas)

Directions:

1. Use a large mixing bowl to combine STILL FROZEN peaches and blackberries.
2. Toss with Splenda and a little dash of cinnamon.
3. Spread into a large rectangular baking dish (I used a 7 x 11 disposable cake pan- perfect size).
4. Pit cherries and evenly distribute cherry halves across peaches and blackberries.
5. In a large mixing bowl, stir together milk and almond extract.
6. Add 1/2 cup Splenda, a little cinnamon, and the 2 cups baking mix.
7. Mix with a hand mixer until just combined.
8. Drop batter all over the fruit mixture.
9. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 45 minutes (Start watching it after 35 minutes).
10. As soon as you take it out of the oven, brush a mixture of milk, splenda, and cinnamon across the cobbler crust.
11. Serve with Blue Bell Ice Cream (optional -- sorta :)!

Reviews

[Baker Chris]

We used this recipe for our school lunch program... The kids loved it! My assistant and I experimented with different varieties of fruits, both canned and frozen- still came out great.