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blueberry cobbler in a bowl with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a spoon
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Blueberry Cobbler

Blueberry Cobbler is an easy, quick dessert that requires minimal preparation. This recipe can be made with fresh or frozen blueberries.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 295kcal
Author Meghan

Ingredients

Blueberry Filling:

  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice approximately 1 medium lemon
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest from a medium lemon
  • 1 dash salt
  • 4 cups blueberries rinsed and dried if fresh, or use frozen

Cobbler Dough:

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 ½ tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoon firm butter diced into smaller pieces
  • ½ cup milk

Topping:

  • 2 tablespoons sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.

Make the Filling:

  • Combine sugar, lemon juice and zest, cornstarch and salt in a large bowl.
    a bowl with lemon juice and sugar and a silicone spatula
  • Toss with blueberries until evenly coated. Transfer the filling to a 9x13-inch baking dish.
    frozen blueberries mixed in a bowl with sugar and lemon

Make the Dough:

  • In a medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
    dry ingredients in a small metal bowl with a wire whisk
  • Cut in butter using a pastry blender or two knives pulled in opposite directions until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
    a metal pastry blender cutting in butter to dry ingredients in a metal bowl
  • Stir in milk.
    cobbler dough in a metal bowl with an orange small silicone spatula

Assemble and Bake:

  • Drop dough by 6 spoonfuls onto the filling.
    cobbler dough dropped into piles on top of blueberry filling in a glass baking dish
  • Sprinkle the sugar on the dough.
    a close up of cobbler batter on top of blueberry filling to show sugar sprinkled on top
  • Bake 25 to 30 minutes until topping is golden brown.
    a baking dish of blueberry cobbler after baking
  • Serve warm with ice cream, if desired.
    a bowl of blueberry cobbler with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

Notes

Source: Filling adapted from Pie and Pastry Bible, dough adapted from Betty Crocker
You're Gonna Bake It After All
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Nutrition

Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 573mg | Potassium: 138mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 262IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 214mg | Iron: 2mg