This easy berry cobbler has a buttery crust and is the perfect summer dessert. Make this recipe and serve with a scoop of ice cream!
If you’re looking for a great, old fashioned dessert, then my Gramma’s fruit dessert is one for you. A tasty, buttery batter gets poured over fresh seasonal berries of choice. It’s baked to a golden brown and is served warm and ready for a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream!
Gramma’s Easy Berry Cobbler
Digging into my mom’s recipe box for this one that my gramma used to make instead of her Apple Crisp, this triple berry cobbler always hits the spot and is SUPER easy to make, too.
What’s in a cobbler?
The usual suspects are all here. Sugar, flour, butter and fresh berries like raspberries, blackberries and blueberries, too. I love the fresh varieties and of course strawberries can be used as well, just none at the moment looked as good as these berries I used.
This isn’t a heavy dessert with a thick crust or streusel topping either. The topping is light and flaky, and you’ll love that it comes together in ONE bowl!
Is it a crumb or batter topping?
It’s definitely a batter! The batter that is poured over the berries is a light one. After scattering more berries on top, I sprinkle some finishing sugar on too, for a little sweet crunch appeal.
As is or with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream on top. That seals the deal for a simple, fresh and light dessert that’s great for the family, an office party, church gathering or group potluck.
Other Easy Fruit Dessert Recipes
For other fresh fruit or ice cream ideas, try these. Enjoy!
- Old Fashioned Cherry Crisp
Bing cherries covered in a simple flour, sugar, oat and egg crumble that gets melted butter poured on top and baked to a golden brown. - Sweet Apple Empanadas
Delicious Mexican dessert! Little hand pies filled with cinnamon apples are covered in homemade empanada dough and baked to golden flaky goodness.
- No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake CupsÂ
No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Cups are made with crushed graham crackers, cream cheese and Greek yogurt and fresh fruit. They’re perfect for kid’s parties, the next office potluck or when that sweet tooth impulse strikes.
This post, first published on Kevin is Cooking April 2, 2018, was last updated with new content on July 19, 2019.
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Gramma’s Easy Berry Cobbler + Video
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups berries (See Note 1)
- 1 lemon zest only
- 1/4 cup finishing sugar (See Note 2)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 11×7″ pan with cooking spray.
- In a mixing bowl add the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and milk. Whisk to combine. Add the melted butter and vanilla and whisk until combined and a smooth batter.
- Scatter 2 cups of berries on bottom of pan and pour batter evenly over top. Sprinkle remaining cup of berries on top, zest from half the lemon and finishing sugar.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes, until golden brown. Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream.
Notes
- I use fresh berries, if using frozen, then thaw and drain excess liquid (drink it)!
- Finishing sugar is crystalized sugar that is used in baked goods as a topping. It’s crunchy, but feel free to substitute sugar if you can’t find it.
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This was perfect!
I am so glad Patti! Thank you for sharing!
Kevin, I love berries, and this is a delightful way to enjoy them. Not only is Gramma’s recipe easy it also looks delicious. Cannot wait to have it with some ice cream.
Thank you! I love berry recipes too! I hope you enjoyed it!
Can I make this a day before and then bake it or, should I par bake it and finish it the day of?
You can if you like! I like to do it all on the same day! Let me know how it turns out!
Have you tried this with almond or oat milk?
No, but see no reason why not Ellen. Let me know how it turns out! Happy Thanksgiving, too. 🙂
I just tried this with almond milk (unsweetened vanilla). I suspect it wasn’t as creamy as it could have been, but it was pretty good still. My oven took 60 minutes with this recipe.
I am glad you enjoyed it. I need to make it again!
I made this on a whim with a Costco bag of frozen berries that thawed in a freezer mishap. It was DELICIOUS!!!! Definitely saving the recipe. I use a program to save all my recipes, which also will recalculate the serving size of any recipe. Because I was using a giant bag of berries, and needed to use them all up at once, I adjusted the serving size for this recipe to 10, then followed all the measurements accordingly. Because my berries had become more like slushy mush, I wasn’t successful in draining the juice. So I just added 3… Read more »
I am so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for sharing this!
I was buying a fancy frozen berry cobbler from whole foods that was made in Oregon. I don’t bake but one day I thought “how hard can this be to make”. I googled your recipe and made the cobbler from a combination of fresh and frozen berries I had on hand. Wow, if wasn’t every bit as good as the whole foods one if not better because its freshly baked! It only took a few minutes to whisk the ingredients together, no need for a food processor or even a hand mixer. Just a large wire whisk. This is so… Read more »
I am so glad you tried this! Always great to step out and bake something up! Thank you for sharing!
I have made this twice now. This time with blackberries and rassberry. Yummy 😋 Happy family for sure. Thanks for sharing.
I am so glad you enjoyed it enough to make it again! Thank you!
I used fresh strawberries,blackberries and blueberries. It was wonderful. Will be using this recipe from now own.
So glad to read this Roxanne. I love this one!
Never made cobbler before but this recipe looks easy and delicious! Wish me luck! WA
You got this Kristine!
The fruit came out perfect, nice and thick. The batter was a quarter inch high on top, but tasty. It also didn’t cook for me in 45 mins, I probably had it in the oven for a good hour maybe a few mins more. I wonder if I had too much liquid in the dish causing it to take longer to cook (I used some frozen berries and some fresh and I juiced the fresh ones prior to adding the batter.
Thanks for the update Kristal. I use fresh berries in this. If using frozen, I would thaw and drain as yes, the excess water crystals and juices will take this a little longer to bake. Feel free to drink the liquid or discard.
I’m using frozen berries, should I add some cornstarch for thickening?
I don’t think it’s necessary Charlie, but feel free to do so. I wash my berries and right into the pan they goes with a bit of excess water. Comes out fine.
Thanks Kevin!
You bet!
Kevin, can you use Sugar in the Raw for the finishing sugar?
No problem, yes Christina.