Mixed Berry Cobbler

This 5-ingredient Mixed Berry Cobbler is the easiest summer dessert made with fresh or frozen berries, self rising flour, and heavy cream. It's a simple dessert recipe that's on repeat in our house almost every week in the warm weather months.

We love cobbler. What's not to love?! You're favorite fruit, mine happens to be mixed berries, baked into a warm and pillowy cobbler topping made easy using self rising flour, butter, heavy cream, and sugar. This comforting dessert is assembled in less than 10 minutes, but will taste like you spent hours making it!

It's the easiest of easy desserts with just 5 ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry. Plus, we made sure to make it extra simple by testing the recipe both with fresh or frozen berries or canned fruit.

This mixed berry cobbler recipe is tried and true passed down from my mom to me and I can't wait to share it with you. If you love dessert and are looking for some more easy fruit dessert recipes, try our Cherry Berry on Cloud, Strawberry Tres Leches Cake, and Cherry Crisp.

Why this Recipe Works

• 5 Ingredient Dessert. It's so easy to make, you can assemble it in less than 10 minutes. There's no reason to not have a sweet treat with dinner.
• Use fresh, frozen, or canned fruit. We used berries here but customize this cobbler with your favorite seasonal fruit. Frozen or canned in syrup works well too if you're in a pinch.
• Add spices or extracts. If you want to jazz up this cobbler, add spices like cinnamon or nutmeg to the flour and extracts like almond or vanilla. All are so delicious!
• Easier to make than pie. With similar flavors to a fruit pie, this cobbler is so much quicker and easier to make.

What is the Difference Between a Cobbler and a Crisp?

There is so much confusion always around this topic. So let's clear it up! Cobblers are topped with a cake or biscuit-like topping while crisps have an oat and sugar based topping that becomes a streusel.

Crumbles on the other hand are almost like a combination of a cobbler and crisp. They have a streusel top with no oats that uses butter, flour and sugar.

Our recipe here is definitely a cobbler with a rich and moist cake-like texture on top of the gooey berry filling, yum.

Pro Tip: If you don't have self rising flour at home, you can make it in seconds! For every 1 cup of flour add 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder and ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt.

Ingredients

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• Self-rising flour: This is simply all purpose flour with baking powder and salt. If you want to make your own at home easily, just add 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder and ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt to each cup of all purpose flour.
• Granulated sugar: Sweetens the cobbler topping.
• Heavy whipping cream: Gives that rich and moist cake-like texture to the cobbler.
• Unsalted butter: Adds additional flavor and gooey texture to the cobbler.
• Mixed berries: Use fresh berries especially in the summer or frozen or canned all year round. Both work great!
• Whipped cream or ice cream: A must have garnish for serving.

Tools You'll Need

• Mixing Bowls
• Rubber Spatula
• Whisk
• Measuring Cups and Spoons
• 13”x9” Baking Dish

How to Make Mixed Berry Cobbler

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. 
2. Pour melted butter in a 9x13-inch baking dish. 
3. In a medium bowl whisk together flour and sugar. Once combined, blend heavy whipping cream.

4. Pour the batter into the melted butter. Don't mix.
5. Evenly disperse the fruit on top of the batter.

6. Bake 60-70 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
7. Serve with ice cream and/or fresh whipped cream.

Tips for Recipe Success

• Measure the flour correctly. Be sure to spoon and level the flour in the measuring cup or else your cobbler could be dense.
• No need to defrost frozen fruit. Simply add the frozen fruit to the baking dish and bake until warmed through and jammy. If you defrost prior to baking then your cobbler with be extra runny. The frozen fruit thickens as it cooks but may still be a little thinner in consistency than fresh fruit.
• Use the Syrup. If using canned fruit such as apples, peaches or cherries, dollop the fruit on top of the dough first, then spoon the syrup evenly around the cobbler. You’ll want to use a 20-30 ounce can.
• Use your favorite fruit. We love mixed berries here, but you can use peaches, plums, pineapple, cherries, the options are endless!
• Customize the cobbler with spices and extracts! You can add spices like cinnamon and nutmeg to the flour mixture, plus extracts like almond or vanilla to change up the flavors.

Storage and Make Ahead Instructions

• To store leftovers: Simply cover with foil and set on the counter or in the fridge for up to 2 days before the texture changes. Reheat the cobbler in the microwave or oven for a few minutes until warmed through.
• To Make Ahead: Simply measure out the dry and wet ingredients in advance in containers then mix and bake right before you begin eating dinner so it's piping hot and warm when it's time for dessert!
• Freezing leftovers: The cobbler can be frozen but this may slightly change the texture when it's reheated.

Frequently Asked Questions

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