Last weekend, we had a small family party for Laith and since it was Memorial Day weekend here in the US, a cookout seemed the obvious choice. Most Bank holidays/ Federal holidays that fall in the summer are immediately classified as “cook out” holidays. There is nothing better than breaking out the BBQ grill and throwing on some meat and vegetables to enjoy al fresco. The supermarkets have grand sales on meat, meat and more meat. Along with the meat, there is the stuff that goes well with meat: corn, potatoes, baked beans and so on.
I, too, love eating off the grill and keeping the kitchen cool by doing as much as I can on the hot coals. We have both a gas and charcoal grill and on Saturday, both grills were aflame. As much as I didn’t want to cook indoors and to turn on the oven, I had to make dessert and those potatoes that go so well with…meat.
There are sweet things you can make on the grill: grilled peaches with ice cream, grilled bananas with Nutella (very yummy) but I didn’t want just fruit; something a little bit more festive was in order and it did have to double as a birthday dessert. Besides, a BBQ and cobbler are synonymous with each other. I tried very hard to think of how I could make a cobbler on the grill. I have watched those programs on Food Network that show the chuck wagon cookout challenges…yes, I was seriously thinking about burying my cobbler in coals. However, just turning on the oven seemed an easier and less messy route.
Cobblers scream summertime to me. That’s probably because cobblers do so well with summer fruit: Peaches, nectarines, and all kinds of berries. A generous dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream and dessert is done. This cobbler is so easy, you will find yourself making it throughout summer with all kinds of summer fruit. It’s definitely worth turning on the oven for.
I did have big plans for an Avengers cake for Laith but after I decorated all those cakelets, I didn’t want to see any icing, cake or Avengers! However, I wanted dessert and in my family, whatever delicious things we may have to eat for dinner, everyone is always waiting for the pudding!
Memorial Day and July 4th weekends always see a massive sale on berries (along with the meat)….the whole red, white and blue thing. Works for me, the Union Jack is also red, white and blue and I get to have delicious berries for cheap. The strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries made for a beautifully, patriotic cobbler.
I made a 9 by 13 tray and there should be 12 servings (not in my house though)
THREE BERRY COBBLER
BISCUIT TOPPING:
1 cup/ 137g all purpose (plain) flour
2 teaspoons/10ml baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 stick/57g butter
1/4 cup/57g granulated sugar
3/4 cup/177ml milk
FRUIT:
1 lb/454g strawberries, quartered
12oz/340g blackberries
6oz/170g blueberries
3/4 cup/169g granulated sugar
2/3 cups water
raw sugar for sprinkling
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 C)
Place the butter in a 9″ x 13″ (23 x 33cm) pan and let melt in the oven
Meanwhile, mix the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt together in a bowl and put aside.
Mix the berries with the sugar and water and let macerate.
Once the butter has melted, take out the hot pan from the oven.
Add the milk to the flour mixture and mix into a batter.
Pour the batter over the hot butter and then pour the berries, sugar and water over the batter.
Place in the oven and bake for 35-45 minutes, or until juices are bubbling and the top is golden.
Sprinkle the raw sugar over the top.
Serve warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream.
Summer is just beginning and so is our imagination. This is the start of the another season, bringing us Earth’s delicious bounty and we are waiting patiently to create. Here’s to a great, productive, creative summer! I shall leave you with a picture of my little cherry tomato plant. I am slowly getting back into gardening after moving to Colorado. I think it’s time. What’s growing in your garden this year?
I can think of no better way to trick my brain into thinking its lovely summer than berry cobbler 🙂
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I think my brain is plain confused because when I want dessert, summer or winter, we have it!
Another fabulous post Nazneen!! This wouldn’t give 12 serving in my house either, hahaha!
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Thanks Minnie. These kind of desserts are gone in a flash at my house!
Hi Nazneen,
Great to see your blog too! Love your Cobbler! You are right they have been around for a long time in the UK. Delia Smith often featured them and I remember years ago making her version of a Gooseberry Cobbler which was delicious. Jamie Oliver is also featuring Fruit cobblers too in his recipe books. I think people just need reminding now and again just how easy they are to make but look and taste fantastic!
Thank you! I think certain dishes and recipes just get forgotten and then eventually there’s some revival and they are popular again. Thank goodness for revivals…we would be missing out otherwise!
This looks scrumptious! Sign me up of a piece (or two).
Thank you! You are welcome to as many as you like!
Hello Nazneen, thank you so much for visiting my blog, it’s good to be here at your lovely blog!
Believe it or not I’ve never made a fruit cobbler before but your version is so interesting and it looks like it’s easy. I have to try it!
Eri, cobblers are so easy, you must give them a try. Your recipe was so beautiful and light, you should do a cobbler with some pretty fruit. Thank you for visiting my site, I am happy to find yours.
Cobbler with ice cream is such a dreamy dessert! And I love how you sprinkled sugar on top, I’m going to do that next time to add a nice crunch to it!
I hope I didn’t confuse you with a Cobbler 2 title! I have been trying to change my hosting company and needed a reference…my nephew stuck a 2 to keep track. Thank you commenting again!!
I am so happy to have discovered your blog! Your creative desserts blow me away. My son is now 22, but if he were to see the Marvel Superhero Cakelets, I would have to try to duplicate them. And I fear my talents are lacking…
Thank you Victoria. I do enjoys yours too, there is always something spicy and colourful posted. I think 22 is not too old for Marvel cakelets! My husband is in his 40’s and he was more excited than Laith! Thanks for visiting!
I’ve never had cobblers here in Australia, but they do sound and look fantastic! Summer is half a year away for me which is very sad…
I never had one growing up in England either. It’s when I got to the States when I was introduced to them…back when my parents purchased a restaurant. I happened to find a cobbler recipe in my mums old English book though, so maybe we did have them back in the day. I like them because they are easier than rolling out pie dough! There are different cobbler versions too, but I like this one because you don’t have to rub butter into flour. I can be so lazy…
I adore cobbler! Your three berry version sounds heavenly too 🙂 The first time I tried it was at a Southern restaurant and I ended up making their desserts for them and the cobbler was one of my favourites.
me too! I think what I like about cobblers is that you don’t have to roll out pastry etc. You can still get that baked tasty goodness and just have to mix the ingredients in a bowl. Much simpler! That’s pretty cool that you made those desserts for the restaurant. My first experience with a cobbler was at a restaurant my parents purchased in Houston. I started working there to help out and made the peach cobbler on many occasions.
What a gorgeous cobbler! I also start making more and more dishes with summer berries. Don’t they make everything taste better?
I wish I had a garden and could grill outside instead of suffering in the kitchen when it’s really hot. I would also plant some tomatoes in my garden, like you! They already look gorgeous and I can imagine how great they will soon taste.
Thank you! I am looking forward to my tomatoes, they taste so good right of the plant. I had quite a garden in Texas and enjoyed eating the fruits of my labour. I just haven’t summoned up the energy to grow one in Colorado yet. We also have so many farmers markets here that there is almost no need to!
This cobbler looks really fab. Do we have cobbler in the UK? I’m not sure I’ve ever seen it just read about it inAmerican books. This is one for a British summer, warm for our often chilly summer days and full of those summer Barries. We’ve not had the grill on yet so this jubilee weekend will be the first. GG
Growing up, I never had cobbler and was introduced to it here in the US. However, in my mums old English cookbooks, there are recipes for cobbler so I am thinking at one time we did. The cobbler name comes from the look of the biscuit topping that is supposed to resemble cobbled streets….which we have plenty of in England…not so many here in the US. I wish I was in London for the Jubilee…60 years is quite an achievement. I remember her 25th, we had just moved to England and it was all about the Silver Jubilee. Time flies! Have a great Jubilee Weekend!