As August progresses each year, I always end up with bag upon bag of blackberries in my freezer. This August is no different from years past and I have an abundance of berries both on the bush and frozen. I though a nice cobbler full of clean ingredients would be a great way to use some of them. I combined the blackberries with strawberries because I love the color that cooked strawberries give off, as well as the way they lessen the intensity of the blackberries. I used coconut palm sugar and maple syrup for a refined sugar free way to sweeten this cobbler.
The cornmeal biscuits pair so nicely with the berries and are so easy to whip together – spooning them onto the berry mixture is so much easier than rolling them out and cutting them. Serve this cobbler with vanilla ice cream if you can – I find the rich sweetness of the berries needs a cool, creamy dose of mild vanilla to make it it’s best dessert self 😉
- FOR THE FRUIT BASE:
- 6 cups Blackberries
- 4 cups Strawberries, sliced
- ⅔ cup Coconut Palm Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Cornstarch or Tapioca Starch
- ½ cup Maple Syrup
- Juice of ½ Lemon
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla
- FOR THE BISCUITS:
- 1½ cups Flour
- ⅓ cup Cornmeal
- ½ cup Raw Cane Sugar or Coconut Palm Sugar
- 1½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ⅓ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 8 tablespoons Cold Butter, cubed
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- FOR THE FRUIT BASE:
- Place all ingredients for the fruit base in a mixing bowl and toss until well combined. Spoon into a 9x13" baking dish and spread to fill the pan.
- FOR THE BISCUITS:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- In bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the buttermilk to form soft, sticky dough. With spoon, drop 9-12 evenly spaced mounds over the fruit mixture.
- Bake in preheated oven until topping is light golden brown and cooked through, about 35 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
Lea says
While this cobbler looks to DIE for, I actually wish you’d start listing your clothing sources! Always love the simple beauty in your choice of tops?
Neta Livne says
I just love this post, I don’t have any berries where I live but I think that maybe I can make it with a different kind of fruit.