This Easy Crockpot Blackberry Cobbler recipe is a winner for sure! It comes together with just 10 minutes prep and cooks in the slow cooker, keeping your house cool and your oven free! Loaded with fresh blackberries and a crisp, cakey topping. Just begging for a scoop of vanilla ice cream! Includes step by step RECIPE VIDEO
If you know me at all, you know this Blackberry Cobbler ticks a lot of my boxes for the perfect dessert.
I know there are people who don’t like ooey, gooey, hot desserts, but I just can’t get behind that way of thinking. For me? The gooier, the better. And with vanilla ice cream melting all over the top?
Somebody hold me back.
I might just dive face first into that pan.
I thought about making this cobbler in a pan, in the oven, like most people would do. But turning the oven on in the summer? When it’s already about 1 million degrees?
Why? When we really don’t have to.
This Slow Cooker Berry Cobbler is getting a sister (a brother?) today — this Easy Crockpot Blackberry Cobbler. (And since then, we’ve added this Cherry Cobbler to the family!)
Last fall, I also added this Slow Cooker Cranberry Apple Cobbler to the family, and it’s a perfect way to use up those extra bags of frozen cranberries you have in the freezer because Thanksgiving is over!
Blackberries are one of my favorite berries. I think they usually take a back seat to strawberries, raspberries and blueberries but I don’t think that needs to be the case.
They are rich, dark and sweet and they make the most luscious sauce in this crockpot cobbler. They’re not tangy like raspberries, and there’s no chopping or hulling like with strawberries. They make this slow cooker dessert incredibly easy, and super, ridiculously delicious.
The older I get, the more I enjoy lighter flavours, and less indulgent desserts. Often, I’ll pass on the chocolate and caramel and peanut butter in favor of a warm, fruit dessert or something bright and citrusy. I can’t resist!
If you’re looking for an even lighter fruit dessert, try my Creamy Fruit Salad with Homemade Vanilla Dressing!
How to make Blackberry Cobbler:
- Choose the best blackberries. If you can’t find ripe, sweet, fresh berries, choose frozen instead as they were picked and frozen at their peak and will often have better flavor than off season fresh berries.
- Stir up the batter. No need for any fancy tools! A bowl and a sturdy mixing spoon is enough to make your batter.
- Don’t overcook! This recipe cooks pretty quickly in the slow cooker, only about 2-2.5 hours on high. You don’t really want to let it go much longer than that because the top will become dry and hard around the edges.
- Don’t forget the ice cream. This is not optional! I mean, it is, in reality, but you’re not going to want to. The way a scoop of vanilla ice cream melts over this easy blackberry cobbler when it’s warm? UN-REAL.
What makes a cobbler a cobbler?
A cobbler is all about two things: the fruit filling and the topping.
The Kitchen says that unlike a crisp, the cobbler topping is more like a biscuit and not a streusel.
However, there are several different regional variations of cobbler topping that we’ve already mentioned above — some use a cream biscuit and drop it over top, some use pie crust, and some recipes — like this one — use a batter that bakes up into an almost cakey topping.
How to make this Blackberry Cobbler in the oven:
You can definitely make this crockpot cobbler in the oven if you want (or if you’re impatient and don’t mind turning on your oven!).
You will mix your batter and your berries just the same way. Lightly grease a 2-3 quart baking dish, spread the fruit into the bottom of the pan, then drop spoonfuls of batter all over the top, covering as much as possible (but it won’t cover all!).
Bake at 350 degrees for about 45-55 minutes, until the top is dry and completely cooked through and the fruit sauce is thickened and bubbly.
Crockpot Blackberry Cobbler
written by Ashley Fehr
Ingredients
- 4 cups blackberries fresh or frozen
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar 150g
- 1 tablespoon flour
Batter
- 1 cup all purpose flour 130g
- 1/4 cup sugar 50g
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir together the blackberries, sugar and flour. Spread into a lightly greased 2.5-4 quart crockpot.
- Make the batter. In another large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon.
- Add the milk, egg and oil and stir until combined. The batter will be thick.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls over the berries in the crockpot.
- Put the lid on and cook on high for 2 hours, or low for 3-4 hours, until the topping is dry and turning golden at the edges, and the filling has thickened.
- Let sit for 10 minutes before serving with ice cream as desired.
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Pat Pumphrey says
Does this turn brown on top
The Recipe Rebel says
It will not be brown like you normally see when a cobbler is baked in the oven.
Diane Ward says
I would love to make this recipe, but am a bit confused. Is it possible to make this in a slow cooker instead og a crackpot seeing as how they are different?
Ashley Fehr says
Yes either will work just fine
Jackie says
This was so delicious! Tried it last night in the crock pot! I was wondering if it could be made with other fruits, like peaches or raspberries and would there be any change in ingredients?
Ashley Fehr says
Yes definitely! You don’t need to change anything else
Andrea L Wurm says
Does this work with almond flour? My daughter is gluten-free. Suggestions?
Ashley Fehr says
Hi Andrea! I think it would. My favorite gluten free flour swap is oat flour — I find I can substitute it 1:1 in recipes like this with no problems at all
Lindsey says
I’m making this for Thanksgiving next week, do the frozen blackberries need to be thawed first, or can they be cooked frozen?
Ashley Fehr says
You don’t need to thaw first, but it may take longer to cook with frozen than fresh
rebecca says
i want to make this for my coworkers. i’ll need to make enough for 20 ppl. is this possible in a slowcooker? If so, how would i increase each of the ingredients?
Ashley Fehr says
I would probably do 3 or 4 times the recipe and use two crockpots
Linda Nortje says
Oh I love blackberries ! And to make this cobbler is a breeze in my crockpot !
Ashley Fehr says
THanks Linda!
Renee Goerger says
I don’t use blackberries enough in desserts. I don’t know why because I love them. Your easy crockpot blackberry cobbler looks incredible. I can’t wait to make this!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Renee!
Carol Records says
Thank you but could you please leave a picture with your print-offs? They are beautiful and help so much.
Ashley Fehr says
Hi Carol! I’m glad they are helpful to you! Unfortunately that is a matter of the recipe plugin and not my particular doing, so I can’t change it much.
Danielle says
This is such a great idea to make cobbler in the slow cooker. I’m totally doing this! And really, I can’t imagine that there are people who don’t like an ooey, gooey, hot dessert…that’s crazy. It’s my favorite. I wish I was actually eating it now LOL! I def have to give this a try!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Danielle!