Community Pick
Best-In-The-West Berry Cobbler
"The name says it all! It has a delicious sugar crackle topping that forms by pouring the boiling water over the top before baking. This is my favorite cobbler recipe. Easy, impressive, and versatile. Can use any combination of berries, frozen or fresh."
photo by Tina C.
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 2 -3 cups berries (blueberries, blackberries, marionberries, or raspberries. I usually use a combo bag of frozen berrie)
- 3 tablespoons shortening
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar, divided
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 cup boiling water
directions
- Spread berries in a greased 8 inch square pan.
- Cream shortening and 3/4 cup sugar well.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together.
- Add alternately with milk to creamed mixture. Batter will be thick.
- Spread batter over berries.
- Combine remaining sugar and cornstarch together then sprinkle evenly over batter. *NOTE* This is a juicy cobbler but if you want the berries and sauce to be thicker add an extra 1/2 to 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to the remaining sugar.
- Pour boiling water over all. Do not mix.
- Bake at 350* for 30-45 minutes, until golden brown and toothpick inserted into middle comes out clean. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or ice cream if desired. (Doubled recipe fits into a 9x13 pan, but must bake 20-30 mins longer than normal).
Questions & Replies
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Can you use peaches with this recipe ? -
If I am doubling the recipe, do I double the boiling water as well? -
I dont have any cornstarch will it ruin it if I dont use it??
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What makes the crust?
Reviews
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Great recipe!! I used fresh raspberries and frozen blueberries. I also used butter instead of shortening and I doubled the cornstarch. I also used a bit of cinnamon and nutmeg mixed with the berries. Will make again for sure!! -
This is the best berry cobbler I have ever made. I did sprinkle the greased 8 inch square pan with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Delicious! -
I have tried several other top rated cobblers and this one is by far the best! The only changes I made were using butter instead of shortening, adding 1tsp of lemon zest and 1tsp vanilla to the batter. Thanks for the great recipe! -
This was great! It was really easy to make and absolutely delicious. the berries I had were very sour so I added a little extra sugar. I didn't have any shortening so I subbed in butter and as per other reviews I added a tbsp of cornstarch to the berries and a tbsp to the sugar mixture. It thickened up the sauce really nicely and it was very sticky and sweet. I will make this again anytime I have some fresh berries because it was fabulous. thanks for the recipe!
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My go to blackberry cobbler recipe served at my restaurant- everyone loves! Thanks for sharing!
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Great recipe!! I used fresh raspberries and frozen blueberries. I also used butter instead of shortening and I doubled the cornstarch. I also used a bit of cinnamon and nutmeg mixed with the berries. Will make again for sure!!
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This is an absolutely fabulous recipe. I made it and I am a novice cook. Fortunately, it was the first cobbler I ever made by myself! It is delicious and wonderful. I use 2 tbsp cornstarch (upper end) and butter instead of shortening, although the first time I made it with shortening. This is the best recipe I have found online. Thank you so much for sharing! -
I was intrigued by this recipe. I had some raspberries to use - and made this. I did use butter instead of shortening - just preference - and I used a full 2 TBS of corn starch in my sugar mixture. It took an hour to bake - and that was with turning up the heat to 375 after 35 minutes...<br/><br/>I was skeptical about the boiling water - but I ended up with a lovely juicey berry filling and a puffy topping with a sugar crisp crust.<br/><br/>We ate it hot from the oven with vanilla bean icecream! -
Because I used frozen blueberries I think there was way too much liquid in this. Next time I'm going to thaw the berries and drain the liquid off them or will use fresh berries instead. The flavor was good but I left about 1/4 cup of the sugar out of the recipe as my DH doesn't like sweet desserts. Other then that this recipe was very tasty and I'm going to make it again with the changes I mentioned above. Thanks for a really good recipe, I'll review it again with the changes.
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I have tried several other top rated cobblers and this one is by far the best! The only changes I made were using butter instead of shortening, adding 1tsp of lemon zest and 1tsp vanilla to the batter. Thanks for the great recipe!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
I am the wife of my wonderful husband John and the mother of 3 boys, Zander 5yrs, Asher 2 1/2yrs, and Tiernan 10 months. We live in and love Alaska. I love to hike and camp and go running in the mountains. I work part time as a hairstylist in a little salon in my home. I also enjoy scrap-booking, photography, and reading a really good book(my latest was Twilight by Stephenie Meyer). And I love to cook, especially bake!
How I rate recipes:
5 Stars - This recipe is perfect. I would recommend it to others and would definitely make again.
4 Stars - This recipe was good but I would change something in it next time.
3 Stars - This is a recipe I would not make again, but it was ok.
2 Stars - I would not make this recipe again and we didn't like it at all.
1 Star - This recipe did not work out or the taste was unappealing and I wouldn't make it again.
