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Crazy-Good Fruit Cobbler Recipes You Can Enjoy All Year Long

Crazy-Good Fruit Cobbler Recipes You Can Enjoy All Year Long

By Southern Living Editors

Updated May 13, 2009

Greg DuPree

As any Southerner will tell you, cobblers are simply delicious desserts. These fruit cobbler recipes prove it is always cobbler season. From the warmth of our Winter Blackberry Cobbler to the luscious tastes of summer fruit in a Grilled Peach Cobbler or a Cakey Strawberry Cobbler, these cobbler recipes are sweet and savory, sensational and sophisticated. You’ll also be amazed by how simple it is to enjoy these cobblers. Our Test Kitchen meant it when they named our Easy Peach Cobbler. So select your favorite fruits, from berries to apples and everything in between, and enjoy the flavors of the season with any—or even all—of these amazing fruit cobbler recipes.

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Easy Peach Cobbler

Photo: Iain Bagwell; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Easy Peach Cobbler

You know those go-to recipes that every Southern baker has memorized, and that can be whipped up in a moment's notice? Whether it’s a quick supper or a sweet dessert, every Southern chef keeps a tried-and-true reservoir of readily available recipes on standby. Let this be your go-to peach cobbler.

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Berry Cobbler

Hector Manuel Sanchez

Recipe: Berry Cobbler

We have great news: You can make a fruity, delicious cobbler in your slow cooker with no effort. Four cups of raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries go a long way in this oh-so-easy cobbler.

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Cakey Strawberry Cobbler

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Cakey Strawberry Cobbler

Store-bought pie crust just can't compare to this simple, puffed topping that will turn your strawberry cobbler into a cake-like treat. Have a hull of blueberries or blackberries on hand? Almost any type of berry works wonders in this type of cobbler.

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Deep-Dish Berry Cobbler

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Deep-Dish Berry Cobbler

Salute berry season with a Southern cobbler with a depth of flavor. The only way to pack it all in? A deep-dish of course. Add a lattice woven from store-bought pie dough and guests will never guess how easy this dessert was to pull together.

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TennTucky Blackberry Cobbler Sundaes

Photo: Jennifer Davick / Food Styling Marian Cooper Cairns

Recipe: TennTucky Blackberry Cobbler Sundaes

Savor blackberry season with this home-style family favorite summertime dessert–TennTucky Blackberry Cobbler. In this family recipe, juicy blackberries are held together with cornstarch and sugar to form a crispy, rich filling. The secret to the cobbler’s summertime freshness is a sour-cream infused batter that crisps upon baking. Layer in ice cream, caramel sauce, and the slated pecans for a cobbler upgrade.

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Bluberry-Orange-Ginger Cobbler

Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Blueberry-Orange-Ginger Cobbler

A hint of orange zest and grated ginger combine with one of summer's favorite fruits for a deeply flavorful and aromatic filling. This quick recipe serves a blend of blueberries, a hint of orange zest, and grated ginger for a deeply flavorful and aromatic filling in individual ramekins.

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Strawberry Cobbler

Photographer: Jennifer Causey; Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer

Recipe: Strawberry Cobbler

Dreaming of new ways to put a fridge full of strawberries to work? Look no further. This simple recipes turns two quarts of strawberries into a after-supper star. Like most of our warm summer cobblers, it's best served à la mode.

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Classic Apple Cobbler Recipe

Photo: Stephen DeVries; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Classic Apple Cobbler

Top with ice cream for an indulgent treat you can enjoy year-round. Two types of apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon send this indulgent dessert over the top.

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Blackberry Cobbler

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Recipe: Blackberry Cobbler

For a substantial filling, select blackberries for your next fruit cobbler. Blackberries are a bit firmer than other berries, helping them to hold their shape when baked. Here, we're created the perfect berry-to-biscuit ratio, though it can only get better with a scoop of ice cream.

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Gluten-Free Peach Cobbler

Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

Recipe: Gluten-Free Peach Cobbler

Expecting a guest with food sensitivities? That doesn't mean you can't serve a classic. In this recipe, the traditional blend of cooked peaches and sugar combines is topped with a crust made from gluten-free flour mix that bakes up with almost the same texture as your traditional cobbler.

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Fresh Peach Cobbler

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Recipe: Fresh Peach Cobbler

What could be a more perfect ending to a summertime meal than easy peach cobbler? The topping can made from pantry ingredients you have on hand and peaches can easily be substituted with any fruit you have depending on the time of year.

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Bisquick Topped Blueberry Cobbler

Photo: Kelsey Hansen; Prop Styling: Sarah Elizabeth Cleveland; Food Styling: Robin Bashinsky

Recipe: Bisquick Topped Blueberry Cobbler

You can use Bisquick or a simple homemade drop biscuit, whichever you prefer.

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Mini Berry Cobblers

Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Mini Berry Cobblers

These individual desserts use a mixture of blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries, and they're just the right size for a petite pastry-and-berry bite. Make them in miniature cast-iron skillets for the ultimate Southern spin.

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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 peach cobbler topped with cold ice cream? You’d best make that call after you taste this summertime cobbler with blackberries. And can we brag about the praline-pecan streusel? It takes this fruit cobbler from delicious to absolutely over-the-top. We promise that your guests will go nuts over this crispy, nutty topping. The filling, made by simmering fresh slices of peaches coated in sugar and nutmeg, and stirring in fresh blackberries, carries the flavors of summer right into your oven. Instead of traditional vanilla ice cream, try topping this recipe with rich homemade Mascarpone Cream.

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Grilled Peach Cobbler

Greg DuPree

Recipe: Grilled Peach Cobbler

Once you make this grilled version of our favorite peach cobbler, you will never even consider lighting your grill without throwing a few peaches on it again. Sweetened with sugar and butter and flavored with cinnamon and nutmeg, the peaches caramelize over a hot grill for the perfect crispy, sugary cobbler insides. Topped with dollops of sweet biscuit crust, this summertime peach cobbler does not disappoint. Serve with creamy vanilla ice cream for an extra-sweet touch.

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Blackberry-Peach Cobbler Bars

Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Blackberry-Peach Cobbler Bars

Looking for a party-perfect treat that’s a cut above the classic fruit-filled cobbler? Consider it found. Blackberries add the perfect element of tart to a standard peach cobbler, while toffee-glazed pecan pieces add a streusel-like crunch to the tops of these bakery-level bars. A heavy dash of bourbon keeps these sugary bars from becoming overly sweet, although you can omit it if you’d like. These upgraded summer dessert cobbler bars are a perfect go-to recipe for summer cookouts and gatherings.

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Ginger-Peach Shortbread Cobbler

Alison Miksch

Recipe: Ginger-Peach Shortbread Cobbler

Put down your peeler: This brilliant dish may just be our easiest peach cobbler ever. Easy to make and even easier on the eyes, this peach cobbler is bursting with sweet, sugary peaches, a hint of lemon, and a lingering taste of caramelized ginger. The delicious peach cobbler crust comes together using only three ingredients, and the peach filling is layered with unpeeled peaches in a cast-iron skillet for the quintessential Southern touch.

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Apple-Cherry Cobbler with Pinwheel Biscuits

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Apple-Cherry Cobbler with Pinwheel Biscuits

What could possibly make apple cobbler even tastier? Baking the cobbler dough using one of our all-time favorite sweet pinwheel biscuit recipes. Here, buttery biscuit dough is rolled with almonds and brown sugar and bakes into a pretty pinwheel crust. Top with chopped candied almonds and a dollop of sweetened whipped cream for a summertime dessert that you’ll be licking from the pan.

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Blueberry Cobbler with Sugared Star Shortcakes

Photo: Becky Stayner-Luigart

Recipe: Blueberry Cobbler with Sugared Star Shortcakes

Impress guests with this festive, fruity summer cobbler; they’ll have no idea how easy it was to make. Flaky star pastries, blue raspberries, and whipped cream combine to create a perfectly patriotic Fourth of July cobbler. Simply cut stars out of refrigerated biscuit dough and fill with a four-ingredient warm blueberry mixture, sweetened with sugar and flavored with tart lemon juice and a touch of almond extract. Garnish the patriotic puff pastry with sweetened whipped cream and sparkling sugar for a star spangled dessert that kids and adults will love. To modify this dessert for any occasion, simply use a different cookie cutter shape.

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Berry Cobbler with Pecan Sandie Streusel

Alison Miksch

Recipe: Berry Cobbler with Pecan Sandie Streusel

Pack this cobbler to the brim with any combination of berries you can get your hands on.

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Winter Blackberry Cobbler

Photo: Iain Bagwell

Recipe: Winter Blackberry Cobbler

This delicious blackberry cobbler deserves to be made year-round. If you can’t get your hands on fresh blackberries, frozen berries produce the same juicy and tart taste. The flaky, homemade lattice crust is made so with shortening.

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Pecan-Peach Cobbler

Recipe: Pecan-Peach Cobbler

There's nothing more Southern than a baked summer dessert that puts the spotlight on pecans and peaches. This dessert is complete with several layers of piecrust and peach filling, making it as indulgent as it is scrumptious.

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Patchwork Cobbler

Photo: Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Patchwork Cobbler

Topped with squares of sugar-crusted pastry, this cobbler shows off our favorite summer fruits in a rich, just-sweet-enough-filling. One of our best-ever summer cobbler recipes, this patchwork cobbler is loaded with ripe plums, blueberries, and peaches. The juicy, sweet flavor shines through a delicious homemade butter crust that’s worth the added effort (although if you’re in a pinch, store-bought crust will also deliver tasty results). Make sure that you follow the recipe and use ice-cold milk, as this helps the crust bake into flaky, bite-sized patchwork pieces. Top with sparkling sugar for a rustic and irresistible homemade finish.

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Banana Bread Cobbler

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Recipe: Banana Bread Cobbler

A crunchy, sugary streusel topping finishes off this winning cobbler combination of sweet bread and sliced bananas. This unique banana cobbler is a perfect way to use up your ripe bananas in a crowd-pleasing dessert.

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Red Velvet-Berry Cobbler with Cream Cheese Ice Cream

Photo: Jennifer Davick / Food Styling Marian Cooper Cairns

Recipe: Red Velvet-Berry Cobbler

Bubbling with buttery sweet blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries, this pretty red velvet cobbler is perfect for any summertime party. Top with a heaping scoop of Cream Cheese Ice Cream for a luscious way to cool down on a hot day.

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Easy Blackberry Cobbler

John O'Hagan

Recipe: Easy Blackberry Cobbler

In less than an hour, you can serve up this simply divine dessert that’s bursting with juicy blackberries in a light, buttery crust. All you need are fresh berries and just 5 more ingredients.

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