Food and Recipes Fruits Berries Blackberry 18 Dessert Recipes To Make the Most of Fresh Blackberries By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna Sims is a Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and ideates content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on June 24, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall While fresh blackberries are delicious on their own, we think they can be made even more delicious when used to make a sweet and fruity dessert recipe. These blackberry dessert recipes will allow you to savor the bursting fruit flavor of blackberries in a wide range of desserts from traditional cobblers to layer cakes to slab pies and more. So next time you have fresh blackberries on hand, you'll want to make at least one of these sweet recipes. Plus, desserts made with blackberries are always pretty thanks to the rich color of the berry. While fresh blackberries are great for making summer desserts, these blackberry recipes can also be enjoyed year-round. You can easily substitute frozen blackberries for fresh ones (just make sure to use the equal amount) for any of these blackberry dessert recipes. So, whether you have fresh blackberries to use up or have a frozen batch in the freezer, read on for delicious dessert recipes to use up your bounty of blackberries. 01 of 18 Blackberry-Peach Cobbler with Praline-Pecan Streusel Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Lydia Degaris Pursell Recipe: Blackberry-Peach Cobbler with Praline-Pecan Streusel Is there anything better than a fresh berry cobbler topped with ice cream? Best make that call after you taste this one with our Mascarpone Cream. 02 of 18 Blackberry Jam Cake Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Cindy Barr; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Blackberry Jam Cake A sweet homemade cream cheese frosting balances out the savory cake layers. 03 of 18 Easy Blackberry Cobbler John O'Hagan Recipe: Easy Blackberry Cobbler Make the easiest blackberry cobbler ever using fresh berries plus five more ingredients. To make it special, top with whipped cream and a mint garnish. 04 of 18 Triple Berry Sonker with Dip Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones Recipe: Triple Berry Sonker with Dip Not only does this triple berry dessert call for 7 cups of fresh blackberries, but it also includes 9 cups of fresh blueberries and 5 cups of fresh raspberries. 05 of 18 Winter Blackberry Cobbler Iain Bagwell Recipe: Winter Blackberry Cobbler Take advantage of the abundance of packaged frozen blackberries in the winter months and whip up this special treat. 06 of 18 Berry Chantilly Cake Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Melissa Gray Prop Stylist: Heather Chadduck Hillegas Recipe: Berry Chantilly Cake You can use 2 cups of whatever mix of berries you prefer to pull this cake together. 07 of 18 Blackberry Floats Greg Dupree; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner Recipe: Blackberry Floats You can be enjoying this sweet treat in just 5 minutes. 08 of 18 Blackberry-Apple Butter Pie Bars Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Blackberry-Apple Butter Pie Bars We lean on refrigerated pie crusts to help pull these pie bars together a little more easily. 09 of 18 Black-and-Blue Buttermilk Tart Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Black-and-Blue Buttermilk Tart Since this pretty tart needs to chill for at least 8 hours before serving, it's a great make-ahead option for any summer gathering. 10 of 18 Mixed Berry Slab Pie Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen Recipe: Mixed Berry Slab Pie This slab pie is an easy (and pretty!) way to make sure you have enough dessert for a larger crowd. 11 of 18 Charlotte Russe Cake Micah Leal Recipe: Charlotte Russe Cake This impressive cake actually doesn't require any baking. Just make sure you allow it to set in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours before serving. 12 of 18 Mini Berry Cobblers Jennifer Davick Recipe: Mini Berry Cobblers Use whatever mixture of fresh berries you'd like for these miniature desserts, just make sure you have 4 cups to work with. 13 of 18 Blackberry-Oat Crumble Bars Photo: Helen Norman; Prop Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller; Food Styling: Marian Cooper Cairns Recipe: Blackberry-Oat Crumble Bars The not-so-secret ingredient in this recipe—lots of butter. 14 of 18 Peach-and-Blackberry Crisp Hector Manuel Sanchez; Prop Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller; Food Styling: Katelyn Hardwick Recipe: Peach-and-Blackberry Crisp Make use of 3 cups of fresh blackberries in this crisp version of a cobbler. 15 of 18 Deep-Dish Berry Cobbler Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Deep-Dish Berry Cobbler Don't remove this cobbler from the oven until the filling is bubbling. 16 of 18 Red Velvet-Berry Cobbler Jennifer Davick Recipe: Red Velvet-Berry Cobbler We turned the classic layer cake into a summer-ready treat by layering it with cream cheese ice cream. 17 of 18 Easy Blackberry Turnovers Greg Dupree; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner Recipe: Easy Blackberry Turnovers If you have leftover turnovers once dessert is over, they'll make a great breakfast treat for the next morning, You can re-crisp them in the oven if desired. 18 of 18 Sallie Ann Robinson's Blackberry Dumplings Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn Recipe: Sallie Ann Robinson's Blackberry Dumplings You'll know these sweet dumplings are ready to eat when the dough is the consistency of a doughnut. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit