Zucchini Cobbler
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THIS IS my surprise dessert! No one ever guesses that the "secret ingredient" is zucchini. Everyone says it tastes like apples.
This cobbler is a great dessert to make for a potluck supper or to serve a crowd. It's been requested time and again in my house, and I'm always happy to make it.
-Joanne Fazio, Carbondale, Pennsylvania
SERVINGS: 16-20
CATEGORY: Dessert
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 35 min. Bake: 35 min.
Ingredients:
- 8 cups chopped seeded peeled zucchini (about 3 pounds)
- 2/3 cup lemon juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- CRUST:
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1-1/2 cups cold butter or margarine
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions:
In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, cook and stir zucchini and lemon juice for 15-20 minutes or until zucchini is tender. Add sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; simmer 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat; set aside. For crust, combine the flour and sugar in a bowl; cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir 1/2 cup into zucchini mixture. Press half of remaining crust mixture. Press half of remaining crust mixture into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Spread zucchini over top; crumble remaining crust mixture over zucchini. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Yield: 16-20 servings.