Old Fashioned Blackberry Cobbler
A simple old-fashioned cobbler made with a buttery pastry filled with fresh blackberries and a hint of lemon. Served with a heaping scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
- 6 cups blackberries washed and drained
- 1/2 cup sugar if berries are tart use 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice fresh-squeezed not bottled
- 1 lemon zest
- 1/4 cup butter cut into small chunks
- 1 pie crust dough refrigerated and unbaked
- 1/4 cup sugar coarse sugar, or regular sugar for dusting
- 1 quart vanilla ice cream
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 425 ℉.
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In a large mixing bowl gently toss the blackberries with sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Set aside.
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Roll out the chilled pie dough into a large circle. Approximately 13-15 inches in diameter. Then roll the circle of dough upon the rolling pin. Unroll the crust over a deep baking dish leaving excess crust to drape over the sides.
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Mound the berry mixture into the center of the pastry-lined dish. Dot the top of the berries with the small chunks of butter. Gently lift the overhanging pastry up and over the berries. Ruffling the pastry around the top and leaving some of the berries exposed in the center. Sprinkle the top of the pastry with coarse sugar.
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Bake for approximately 40 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the berry mixture begins to bubble. If the crust darkens before the berries bubble, lay a sheet of foil over the top to prevent the crust from burning.
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Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Recipe Notes
*Nutritional facts are only an estimate. They depend on the pie crust recipe, and the amount of ice cream served alongside the cobbler.
Because the blackberry filling doesn't contain a thickener such as flour or cornstarch, the sauce will be thin just like grandma used to make. The juices are so delicious drizzled over the top of the ice cream.
Options:
- Replace 1/2 of the blackberries with fresh sliced peaches with the blackberries for an amazing treat.
- Mix a variety of fresh berries (blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries)
- Add spices like cinnamon or nutmeg.
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Best Fruit to Use in a Cobbler
- Toss a berry mixture: such as blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries.
- Combine 1/2 blackberries and 1/2 fresh peaches with a dash of cinnamon.
- Apricots and cherries are amazing.
- Plums, dotted with butter and a hint of almond extract.
- Apples! Sliced tart apples with a bit of brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Go wild! Experiment with local fruit! Create!