Inspired by the most delicious baked goods from a beautiful little farm stand on Martha's Vineyard, this is truly the perfect old fashioned Best Blackberry Cobbler recipe! With about 10 minutes of prep work, it's an easy dessert that you will enjoy all summer long. Just mix and match your favorite berries for a fresh, seasonal treat!
There's nothing better than a comforting, warm and fruity dessert topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, right?
Our babysitter, Rebekah, arrived at our house recently with three pints of mulberries from her family’s farm. She knows that my kids love the berries (which taste and look a lot like blackberries), and her dad had specifically sent over these three pints (labeled A, B, and C) for a taste test.
He was trying to determine which type of bush produced the best berry. This was definitely a job that we were happy to partake in!
So after we completed our mulberry taste test (and deemed Batch B the winner), I still had plenty of leftover berries that were just begging to be baked into a fruity, summery, dessert. That’s when I turned to my all-time favorite best blackberry cobbler recipe, which I could quickly throw together with the ingredients that I had in my pantry.
What Is A Cobbler?
When I think of fruit cobblers, I think of a biscuity, cakey topping over fresh, warm fruit and a cobbler is just that, a fruity base with a buttery biscuit topping! The topping has to be just as special as the produce underneath it, so not just any crust will do.
For my topping I used a mix of sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, and milk and pour it over the fruity base. It creates the most delicious, crispy, buttery topping that takes this blackberry cobbler to the next level!
The cobbler recipe that I always return to is inspired by the “Morning Glory Cobbler” recipe from one of my favorite cookbooks, Morning Glory Farm and the Family that Feeds an Island.
Having grown up spending summers on Martha’s Vineyard, the recipes in this book take me back to the island every time I make them.
Morning Glory Farm is my favorite place to visit on the Vineyard. It’s a short drive (or bike ride) from my parents’ house, and the farm stand is filled with fresh Island produce, flowers, and homemade baked goods.
The berries are delicious during the summer, and don’t even get me started on their scones, muffins, pies, and zucchini bread! They are to die for.
Morning Glory’s cookbook is organized by season, so I can always find a recipe that takes advantage of the fresh produce that I have on hand. Like I said, the cobbler recipe has been a long-time favorite.
I’ve tweaked it slightly over the years, and I’ve made it with just about every kind of berry or stone fruit I’ve had on hand – from Blueberry-Peach Cobbler, to Apple Cobbler, Mulberry Cobbler and now, this Best Blackberry Cobbler.
Tips For Making The Best Blackberry Cobbler:
- Use the best berries you can get your hands on
- If they're not in season and you're dying to make this you can also use frozen berries
- Top with vanilla ice cream...it's the best
- You can also add in different flavors such as lemon, orange zest or cinnamon
- If you can't find blackberries or fancy a change you could use any berries or stone fruits to make this cobbler
I hope that you love the recipe as much as our family does! Oh, and be sure to top your warm cobbler with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. That really does make it the perfect Blackberry Cobbler!
P.S. - The leftovers make a great breakfast!
More easy dessert recipes made with fresh berries:
- Blueberry Buckle
- Healthy Blueberry Peach Cobbler
- Mom's Shortcut Blueberry Muffin Bars
- Almond Berry Donut Trifle
- Raspberry Tiramisu Icebox Cake
Morning Glory Farm's Perfect Blackberry Cobbler
Ingredients
- 4 cups blackberries (or substitute with raspberries, blueberries OR mulberries)
- ¼ cup melted butter
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- 1-2 tablespoons brown sugar (depending on the sweetness of your berries)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup all purpose flour + 2 Tablespoons, divided
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
- In a large bowl, gently toss berries with butter and lemon juice. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and 2 Tablespoons of flour. Gently stir into berry mixture.
- Pour berries into the bottom of a greased 8-inch x 8-inch baking pan.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar, ¾ cup flour, salt, baking powder, and milk. Pour the batter over top of the fruit.
- Bake for approximately 45 minutes, or until golden brown and firm.
Notes
Tips For Making The Best Blackberry Cobbler:
- Use the best berries you can get your hands on
- If they're not in season and you're dying to make this you can also use frozen berries
- Top with vanilla ice cream...it's the best
- You can also add in different flavors such as lemon, orange zest or cinnamon
Nutrition
This recipe for Blackberry Cobbler was originally published in June, 2013. The photos were updated in July, 2018.
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Can this be frozen? If so, would you freeze it before or after baking? Looking to make this for my dad's birthday, but that isn't for a couple of weeks.
Hi, Hope! I've never tried freezing this dish (it just doesn't last that long in our house). 🙂
That said, I think that it would work really well if you freeze it AFTER it has baked and cooled completely. Enjoy!
Would it be best to keep the leftovers in the fridge or in the oven?
Hi, Candy! In the fridge. 🙂
I didn't know you could cook with mulberries!! This recipe is delicious. I can actually get my daughter to pick the mulberries if I promise to make this cobbler!!!
Thank you for sharing!
Isn't it delicious?! I'm so glad that you can try it with the mulberries!
I made this tonight with blueberries, it was delicious!! Thank you for another yummy recipe!
Yay! So glad that you loved it, Brittany! 🙂
Do you need to make modifications if using frozen berries?
Hi, Davis! No, you shouldn't need to make any modifications. I would use the berries straight from the freezer -- without thawing first. It may add a few extra minutes to the baking time, but definitely not much. Enjoy!
The batter was too runny so it didn't stay on top, as should be the case with a cobbler. It sank down into the berries, so it turned out more like a cake. It still tastes very good. It's so sweet, I think I"ll top it with plain vanilla yogurt instead of ice cream.
Hi, Janet! That's fine -- exactly how it is supposed to be. It's not a biscuit cobbler where you're laying biscuits on top of fruit. You're preparing a cake batter, so that's why you end up with the cake-like texture. Glad you liked the flavor!
Janet Mercurio commented that your cobbler recipe "turned out more like a cake" than a cobbler. You replied "That's fine -- exactly how it is supposed to be." If that is the truth, the picture you provided which is representative of your recipe, is deceptive. Does your recipe come out like a cake or with a crusty cake-like top with the berries underneath?
Hi, Iris! There are generally two different types of cobblers -- some that have a biscuit-type crust on top, and others that use a cake-like batter that kind of seeps down into the fruit as it cooks. I just meant that this particular cobbler recipe is more cake-like than its biscuit counterparts, so it's not intended to have a firm biscuit crust that sits up on top of the fruit. The finished product is exactly like the photos: a cake-like top with berries underneath and some of the cake baked in around the fruit. Hope that answers your question more specifically. Hope you enjoy!
If you use frozen berries do you need to thaw them before?
Hi, Brittany! If you're using frozen berries, you do not need to thaw them first. The frozen fruit filling will be more saucy and juicy, but it's still great. You will likely need to increase the baking time by a few minutes.