Rex Trulove
My mother made the most fantastic blackberry or huckleberry cobbler imaginable. Unfortunately, she passed away before I could get the recipe from her, so I came up with a recipe that as was close to hers that I could get it.
This cobbler is superb when served warm, with ice cream, especially homemade ice cream. The recipe can be made with either blackberries, huckleberries or blueberries.
Blackberry cobbler Ingredients:
1 quart ripe blackberries, fresh or thawed2 cups flour2 1/2 cups sugar2 cups water3/4 cups milk1 cup butter or margarine (butter preferred)2 tablespoons cornstarch1 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon salt
Blackberry cobbler instructions:
1. Put the blackberries, water, 1 3/4 cup sugar, and cornstarch in a pot. Stir well and heat over medium, stirring constantly to prevent the sugar from burning, until the blackberries are thickened. This usually only takes a few minutes after the blackberry mixture is boiling. Remove from heat.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix together the flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt together, then add the butter. The butter should be cut in using a pastry cutter or stout fork until the mixture is somewhat crumbly. Add the milk and stir it in until you have a dough. A little more flour can be added if the dough isn’t thick enough.
3. Pour the blackberry mixture into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Drop the dough mixture on top of the berries, using a spoon. Lightly sprinkle sugar over the top of everything.
4. Bake at 425 F until the dough is browning and the berries are bubbly. This usually takes about a half hour.
Note that during baking, you may want to place the baking pan on top of a cookie sheet to catch any of the berry mixture that bubbles over. This can save oven cleaning later on.
This is a wonderful sweet dessert that is fantastic after a nice meal. It is rich, though, so be warned before you make it.
very rich
That is the great thing…it doesn’t need to be.
As you know I am not a fruit person, but great recipe. I’ll have to share it though, I know someone that might enjoy it!
We do eat a great deal of fruit, especially local fruit. Blackberries grow wild here, though not in profusion. Still, quite a few people have blackberry patches, so that qualifies as a local fruit. lol I really like this recipe. It is easy, flavorful, healthy, and sweet, yet not so full of processed sugar that it goes overboard.
for the first time I am hearing that we can do prepare cobbler, good recipe, thank you for sharing.
You are very welcome. I’m glad you like the recipe. :))
I like the tips and hints that you put into the receipe. I don’t know that I can get blueberries fresh in Israel. Most of the time I have to buy frozen ones and they just don’t taste the same.
Blueberries are crops that require a cold season, so they can become dormant. The ‘cold season’ in Israel would equate to a mild and warm spring or fall day here, so I can understand only getting them frozen. Blackberries/bramble berries should be easier to get. Still, this cobbler tastes good, even when using the frozen ones.
Uh.. Now I’m hungry. Hehehe. Good post.
It is really tasty. I really have to make one of these within the next few days.
I don’t bake much but think I could master this one!
It really isn’t hard at all and far easier than baking a pie (my opinion). :))
Looks absolutely delicious!
You should try it. It tastes even better than it looks.
That looks so good Rex! I would eat that for dessert at least once a week.
It tastes so good that I probably could, too. Then again, I simply love cobbler. :))
I would like it to try, looks tasty
It is delicious, with a blend of sweetness and tartness that is fantastic.
Nice.
Thank you.
nice
Thank you.
I have a similar Grandmother recipe I use. Good stuff!
It certainly is. It has me thinking about making some cobbler for dessert tonight. We were just given a bunch of green tomatoes, so we’ll have fried green tomatoes with dinner and a nice cobbler would be really fitting for dessert.
I’m of the opinion that whatever a mom makes, she makes is by heart and thus; it is meant to be delicious! So it should definitely be tasty and delicious, I’m sure…
I sure can’t argue with you on that point. My mother was an excellent cook, as was my grandmother, and Mom taught and encouraged my siblings and me to learn to cook.
My mom is still with us, but has forgotten how she used to make it, and of course never wrote it down. I have been searching for years for something similar. This looks like it. The ingredients are what they wouldve used or been handy back then too. Hum.. So it really tastes like mom used to make? Another thought, which leads to a question. Have you ever thought about writing a cook book?
Oh, I’ve thought about writing a cookbook, but I’m not sure how many people would be all that interested. lol But yes, this cobbler tastes, looks, and smells like what my Mom used to make. I remember lazy days as a kid, picking tiny huckleberries for hours, just to have enough for us to talk Mom into baking a huckleberry cobbler. (The recipe is the same, just with huckleberries instead of blackberries.)
Wow! that looks yummy , pretty delicious!
It is definitely delicious. It also isn’t all that hard to make. To me, it is easier to make than a pie.
So many things we don’t think to ask until we can’t! This sounds delicious, and I love a good cobbler, especially in these shortening autumn days 🙂
I agree, Norman. I really miss the wonderful cobbler’s that Mom used to make. I have fond memories of looking out the window and watching the snow falling while eating a piece of warm cobbler and drinking a cup of hot cocoa.
That’s a lovely picture you’ve drawn, and I totally relate 😀