Description
Ina Garten’s blackberry cobbler delivers pure summer comfort with juicy berries nestled beneath a golden, buttery crust. Each spoonful offers a delightful balance of sweet fruit and tender biscuit-like topping that promises to transport guests straight to a charming country kitchen.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 2 ½ cups blackberries
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, plus 2 tablespoons, divided
Sweeteners and Seasonings:
- ⅔ cup sugar, divided
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
Garnish:
- Whipped sweetened cream, for serving
Instructions
- Prepare the oven and baking dish by heating to 350°F (175°C) and generously coating a shallow ceramic or glass baking dish with unsalted butter to prevent sticking.
- Arrange fresh, ripe blackberries evenly across the buttered dish, creating a uniform layer of deep purple fruit. Delicately scatter of granulated sugar over the berries, ensuring even distribution.
- Create the cobbler dough by combining flour, baking powder, and salt in a food processor. Cut of cold butter into small cubes and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse, uneven crumbs.
- Slowly pour heavy cream into the flour mixture, pulsing gently until a soft, slightly sticky dough forms that holds together without overmixing.
- Gently drop generous spoonfuls of the dough over the sugared blackberries, allowing some fruit to peek through the rustic topping. These mounds should be irregular and free-form.
- Melt the remaining of butter and drizzle it carefully across the dough surface. Sprinkle the final of sugar over the top to create a golden, crisp crust.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes, watching for a golden-brown dough and bubbling fruit juices. The cobbler is ready when the top turns a rich, amber color and the berries are tender and slightly collapsed.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes. Serve warm with a dollop of lightly sweetened whipped cream, allowing the cream to melt slightly into the warm cobbler.
Notes
- Select Perfectly Ripe Blackberries: Summer’s sweetest berries create the most delicious cobbler, so choose plump, deep purple fruits that are soft but not mushy.
- Prep Cold Butter Strategically: Cut butter into small cubes and freeze for 10 minutes before mixing to ensure an incredibly flaky, tender cobbler topping.
- Balance Fruit Sweetness Carefully: Taste berries first and adjust sugar levels – underripe fruits might need extra sweetness while super-ripe ones require less.
- Mix Dough Gently: Use a light touch when combining ingredients, stopping immediately when dough barely comes together to prevent tough, dense results.
- Watch Baking Process Closely: Golden-brown topping and bubbling fruit filling indicate the cobbler is perfectly cooked, typically around 35-40 minutes in the oven.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 410 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 44 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg