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Fresh Blackberry Cobbler

Fresh Blackberry Cobbler
“I love this recipe because I’m not super-confident about making pies," says Tonda Powell of McGehee, Arkansas, "but anyone can make a cobbler—and this one is truly delicious! It can be baking in the oven while you finish dinner…also great with blueberries or raspberries.”
6 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 4 cups fresh blackberries
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons shortening
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • Vanilla ice cream, optional

Directions

  • In a large saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch. Stir in
  • blackberries and lemon juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2
  • minutes or until thickened. Pour into a 1-1/2-qt. baking dish coated
  • with cooking spray.
  • In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and remaining
  • sugar; cut in shortening until crumbly. Add milk; stir into flour
  • mixture just until moistened. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto hot fruit.
  • Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until topping is golden brown.
  • Serve warm with ice cream if desired. Yield: 6 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (calculated without ice cream) equals 262 calories,
© Taste of Home 2013

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Fresh Blackberry Cobbler (continued)

Nutrition Facts: 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 306 mg sodium, 46 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 4 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013