A Berry Cobbler Recipe that is so easy to make! This Mixed Berry Cobbler has a buttery biscuit topping that is so delicious!
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There are some recipes that I just can’t seem to get enough of, cobblers are one of them. They're versatile, so easy to make and so incredibly delicious!
Warm fruit, sweet crispy topping - they're irresistible!
I have tried a lot of different cobbler recipes, and while I love our Apple Cobbler from Scratch and our Easy Blackberry Cobbler I can say that this Mixed Berry Cobbler is the best one for sure.
Why this is the Best Berry Cobbler
- Versatile- You can make this recipe with any fruit you like. Apples, peaches, berries - use whatever you have on hand! Softer fruits are better than harder crunchy fruits.
- Can be made with frozen berries- Fresh berries can be expensive! This recipe is great with fresh or frozen berries (I actually prefer the frozen ones!)
- The Best Biscuit Topping - The topping on this berry cobbler is a cross between a biscuit and a sweet cake.. it's SO good. Buttery, crispy and delicious - you'll love it with the sweet berries!
Mixed Berry Cobbler Ingredients
To make this cobbler you'll need:
- mixed berries
- granulated sugar
- lemon juice
- vanilla extract
- ground cinnamon
- cornstarch
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- salt
- butter
- buttermilk
How to make Berry Cobbler
- Combine the berries with sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Add the cornstarch and stir to incorporate. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Work in the butter until it resembles coarse sand. Pour the buttermilk, and quickly mix until the dough barely holds together.
- Transfer the berry filling to the prepared baking pan and top with chunks of biscuit dough. Brush the biscuits with buttermilk.
- Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
How to make Biscuit Cobbler Topping
Whisk together the dry ingredients. Work in the butter until it resembles coarse sand. Pour the buttermilk, and quickly mix until the dough barely holds together.
Put a baking sheet under the oven rack:
This cobbler can easily bubble over when baking. To prevent a mess in your oven add a rack to the bottom shelf just in case it spills!
Berry Cobbler Substitutions
Use Different Fruit: Feel free to add pears, apples, or peaches to this cobbler. It's very versatile!
Sugar: We don't recommend substituting white sugar unless you have to, but White sugar can be used interchangeably with brown sugar. You can add 1 teaspoon of molasses to white sugar to make brown sugar. Check out this post on Sugar Substitutes for Baking for other ideas.
Vanilla Extract: Helps to add flavor, we don't recommend substituting.
All Purpose Flour: We don't recommend substituting with any flour besides Bob's Red Mill GF 1:1 Baking Flour, but you can check out this article on Cake Flour vs. All-Purpose Flour or Substitutions for All-Purpose Flour
Baking Powder: Baking powder is essential for this recipe. Do NOT substitute with baking soda.
Butter: Butter is essential to this recipe. We haven't tried it with dairy free butter but it might work! You can substitute salted butter, just skip the salt in the recipe.
Buttermilk: If you don't have buttermilk you should be able to substitute it with ½ cup milk and ½ tablespoon lemon juice.
How to serve this Mixed Berry Cobbler Recipe
Cobbler is a dessert traditionally served warm and is best with vanilla ice cream on top!
Berry Cobbler Recipe FAQs
While cobblers, crumbles and crisps are all under the same dessert family they are all not the same. The main difference is the style of the topping:
Cobblers: Have a biscuit topping
Crisps: Have an oat streusel like topping
Crumbles: Have a crumb topping (made without oats)
So the secret for an amazing cobbler? A delicious biscuit topping!
Strawberries, Blackberries, and Blueberries are all delicious in a cobbler.
The great thing about cobblers is that you can use any fruit you like or you have on hand. They are delicious with berries, peaches, apples, pears, and even plums.
However, berry cobblers are my favorite! They are juicy and zesty and slightly tart. Best of all, they pair perfectly well with a big scoop of ice cream on top. Feel free to use either frozen or fresh fruits, the result is going to be just the same.
Cobbler can be enjoyed anywhere, but it is a traditional Southern dish.
Add cornstarch to the fruit before baking to prevent a soggy cobbler.
Adding the cornstarch to the fruit helps to thicken it.
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- Blueberry Coffee Cake
- Personal Sized Peach Cobbler
- Apple Cobbler
- Raspberry Pound Cake
- Apple Crisp
- Easy Blackberry Cobbler
Mixed Berry Cobbler
Ingredients
For the cobbler filling
- 6 cups berries thawed if frozen
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
For the biscuit topping
- 1 ½ cups white flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ cup buttermilk cold + more for brushing
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a baking pan and set aside.
- In a bowl combine the berries with sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Add the cornstarch and stir to incorporate. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl prepare the biscuits. Whisk together the flour with the baking powder, sugar, and salt. Work in the butter until it resembles coarse sand.
- Pour the buttermilk, and working quickly, mix it until the dough barely holds together.
- Transfer the filling to the prepared baking pan and top with chunks of biscuit dough. Brush the biscuits with buttermilk and take them to the oven. Bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
DIANA SIGETY
I've noticed that you have quite a lot of fruit recipes.
This is good 'cause I am allergic to CHOCOLATE!!
I really appreciate this.
PLUS they are so very GREAT 👍... THANKS 👍🙏 for all this.
Diana.