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Golden-topped baked blackberry cobbler recipe with juicy berries scooped from a glass baking dish, showing a moist biscuit topping and bubbling berry filling.

Blackberry Cobbler Recipe

4 from 1 vote
Easy blackberry cobbler recipe; Juicy and buttery with sweet-tart berries and a golden biscuit topping. A simple, rustic dessert made with fresh or frozen berries.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Rest Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, southern
Calories: 295
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Filling:
  • 4 cups Blackberries fresh or frozen
  • ¾ cup Sugar granulated
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice fresh
  • 2 tablespoon Cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon Coarse sugar optional for topping
Topping:
  • 1 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 6 tablespoon Butter cold cut into small cubes
  • ½ cup Milk whole or 2%
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon Cinnamon optional

Equipment

  • 1 19x9 inch baking dish or 10-inch cast iron skillet
  • 2 Mixing bowlsone for berries, one for batter
  • 1 set Measuring cups/spoons for dry and wet ingredients
  • 1 Wooden spoon or spatula to mix and spread batter1
  • 1 Pastry cutter (optional) for cutting butter into dry ingredients

Method
 

  1. In a bowl, toss blackberries with sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch, and a pinch of salt. Let sit 10–15 minutes.
    Fresh blackberries tossed with sugar, lemon juice, and cornstarch for juicy filling in a blackberry cobbler recipe.
  2. In another bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together.
    Cut cold butter into dry mix until crumbly using fingers or pastry cutter.
    Stir in milk and vanilla extract until just combined. Do not overmix.
    Moist biscuit batter mixed with flour, butter, and milk, ready to top a blackberry cobbler.
  3. Pour berries into dish. Drop spoonfuls of batter evenly on top. Sprinkle coarse sugar if using.
    Scoops of biscuit batter placed over juicy blackberries in a glass dish to assemble the blackberry cobbler recipe.
  4. Bake for 35–45 minutes until top is golden and filling is bubbling. Cover loosely if browning too fast.
    Finished blackberry cobbler with golden biscuit topping and juicy berries, baked in a round glass dish on a white kitchen counter.

Notes

Nutrition facts are estimated using automated tools and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For the most accurate results, please calculate using your specific ingredients.