Food and Recipes Desserts Cobblers Old-Fashioned Blackberry Cobbler Tastes Like Home 5.0 (2) 2 Reviews If you're looking for an old-fashioned "do not stir" style of blackberry cobbler, you've come to the right place. The batter magically rises up through the berry mixture to become the topping, with its crispy, chewy, buttery edges. As it makes its way up through the berry mixture, it also slightly thickens the fruit for outstanding texture. The no-stirring instructions are important: You want the butter to be pushed to the outer edges when you top it with the batter so the crust bakes perfectly. By Ann Taylor Pittman Ann Taylor Pittman For 20 years, Ann Taylor Pittman built a career of creating healthy recipes at Cooking Light magazine, where she most recently served as Executive Editor. She is the recipient of two James Beard Foundation Awards: a feature writing award and a cookbook award. She is now a freelancer specializing in recipe development, writing, and video. Follow her on Instagram. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on August 15, 2024 Rate PRINT Share Close Photo: Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Active Time: 12 mins Total Time: 52 mins Servings: 8 Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Ingredients 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter, cut into 8 pieces 5 cups fresh blackberries 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, divided 1/2 tsp. table salt, divided 1 cup all-purpose flour (about 4 1/4 oz.) 2 tsp. baking powder 1 cup whole milk 1 tsp. vanilla extract Vanilla ice cream Directions Prepare oven and warm baking dish: Preheat oven to 375°F. Place butter in a 13 x 9–inch baking dish, and place dish in oven as it heats. Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Make blackberry mixture: While oven heats, combine blackberries, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl, tossing well to coat. Let stand for 10 minutes. Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Make batter: Whisk together flour, remaining 1 cup sugar, baking powder, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Add milk and vanilla; whisk until smooth. Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Add batter and berries to baking dish: Carefully remove baking dish from oven, making sure butter is completely melted. Pour batter evenly over butter in baking dish; do not stir mixture together. Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Scatter blackberries and any juices over batter in baking dish; do not stir mixtures together. Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Bake cobbler: Bake at 375°F until topping is golden brown and fruit mixture is bubbly, 40 to 45 minutes. Serve cobbler warm with ice cream. Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Rate It Print