Southern EASY Blackberry Cobbler (Crock Pot!)

My daddy’s fave dessert growing up was blackberry cobbler, and this twist on the classic blackberry cobbler recipe makes it easier and super no-fuss. The whole thing is made in a slow cooker keeping making the whole thing no lift. The berries end up super sweet with a little citrus flavor plus there’s a hearty biscuit dough topping that seals the whole thing.

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How to Make Slow Cooker Blackberry Cobbler

• Mix together blackberry filling ingredients in a medium sized bowl until blackberries are completely coated. Mixture will clump around berries and become a uniform dark purple color. Set aside.
• For the biscuit topping, add dry ingredients for biscuit topping to a separate bowl and whisk together.
• Add in cubes of butter and press into dry mixture with your fingers until a coarse meal forms and no big chunks of butter remain. Pour in milk and vanilla and stir until just combined.
• Pour blackberry filling into crock of slow cooker. Drop biscuit mixture over top in large spoonfuls.
• Lay a kitchen towel or paper towel across top of crock to catch condensation that will gather inside lid. Place lid on top then turn slow cooker to high setting.
• Cook for two hours or until filling is bubbly and thickened and biscuit topping is cooked through and golden brown.

Recipe Tips

• Picking The Best Blackberries: I love pretty much every type of berry but, as Tupac and Wallace Thurman said, the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice. The best blackberries are darker colored with no wrinkling in the skin and no mold in the container.
• Adjust if needed: Taste a couple of blackberries. If they seem a bit tart and a little unsweet, add more sugar.
• Don’t Overwork: When you fold the biscuit dough together, don’t keep working it too much or it will get dense and tough. We want a soft light biscuit topping.

Best Cobbler and Pie Recipes

• Southern Peach Cobbler
• Peach Cobbler Bread Pudding
• Sweet Potato Cobbler
• Strawberry Crumble
• Perfect Pie Crust
• Soul Food Sweet Potato Pie
• Strawberry Tart

Thank you Jazz from Dash of Jazz Blog for providing this wonderful summer recipe!!