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Delicious southern blackberry cobbler doesn’t get any easier than with this simple recipe! With plump, juicy berries and an easy crisp, golden crust, this Skillet Blackberry Cobbler recipe uses the magic of cast iron to effortlessly bake up the perfect summer dessert!

Easy southern blackberry cobbler made in a skillet with two scoops of vanilla ice cream in the center.

Why We Love This Recipe

No cake mix, no batter, no drop biscuits.
Just a real crust but without the hassle of rolling out pie crust (meaning absolutely anyone can make it).
Works with a variety of berries or fresh stone fruits (like peaches).
This old-fashioned blackberry cobbler recipe is quick, quick and super straightforward. You’ll be able to throw a cobbler together at a moment’s notice!
You’ll be serving up southern cobbler just the way it was meant to be all summer long!

This is exactly what I was looking for! True cobbler like my southern grandmother and mom made without the cake texture. Perfection. It was delicious and eaten very quickly. My husband says next time to double the recipe! Ha!

-Wendy

A bowl of blackberry cobbler with a crisp crust served with vanilla ice cream and a sprig of mint as an easy serving idea.

Why We Love This Recipe
What To Know Before Getting Started
How To Make This Easy Blackberry Cobbler Recipe
Substitutions/Recipe Tips
How To Serve Easy Blackberry Cobbler
Storing Leftovers & Reheating
More Blackberry Recipes You’ll Love
My Other Favorite Summer Desserts

Summer lingers long here in the South, and that’s ok because it produces thumb-sized blackberries, ripened by the sun and made rich by the warm rain. No southern summer is complete without blackberries and a cobbler or two.

And this recipe fits right in with summer’s plump berries. It’s simple, easy and doesn’t require a lot of time in the kitchen. Maximum results with minimum effort is the name of the game here. No fussing or fiddling with rolling out crust or creating lattice work. Just loads of berries & tender, crisp pastry that doesn’t require any work!

But the best part of this recipe… it doesn’t take long to get to the eating part!

What To Know Before Getting Started

The simple ingredients needed to make southern blackberry cobbler in a cast iron.

I’ll walk through an overview of ingredients & steps in these next sections along with helpful tips!

Look for specifics at the end of the post in the recipe card.

Simple Ingredients List

fresh blackberries (or other summer berries- See notes under the “Substitutions” heading below.)
lemon juice
large egg
white granulated sugar
all-purpose flour
butter
brown sugar
ground cinnamon

How To Make This Easy Blackberry Cobbler Recipe

4 part grid showing the easy steps including the texture of the crumble crust, to making this cobbler

Easy Prep. Preheat oven to 375° and use about 4 tablespoon of butter to heavily coat the bottom and halfway up the sides of a 10 inch cast iron skillet. (If you don’t have a skillet, then a baking dish can be used. )

Add Berries. Arrange the blackberries in a single layer, evenly across the bottom of the skillet and sprinkle them with lemon juice. (You can even add a bit of lemon zest here. It doesn’t add lemon flavor, but enhances the brightness of whatever berry you’re using.)

Simple Crumble Crust. Use a fork to stir together egg, sugar, and flour in a medium bowl until the dough mixture resembles wet sand. Sprinkle your “crumbly crust” evenly over the berries.

Top it Off. Mix together the cinnamon and brown sugar and sprinkle evenly over the top of the crumble. Drizzle melted butter over the top. That’s it. Don’t stir. Just bake for 35 minutes in your preheated oven and let the layers work!

Old fashioned Blackberry Cobbler in a cast iron skillet with a scoop of cobbler in.a serving sppon to show the texture of the cooked berries and crust.

Substitutions/Recipe Tips

When summer ripe berries aren’t in season, try frozen blackberries in this recipe. If you do, just run warm water over them while in a colander in the sink. Pat them dry with a paper towel. This step keeps excess water from frozen berries out of your recipe.

Almost any other frozen or fresh berry is scrumptious in this recipe too! Some of our summer favorites include strawberries and blueberries. On the other hand, an equal mix of blackberries, blueberries and raspberries makes a berry-licious cobbler that’s hard to forget!

Fresh or frozen stone fruits such as cherries and peaches (with stones/pits removed) are also superstars in this easy recipe for skillet cobbler. But… while the options are pretty much endless, canned fruits don’t really work.

Looking down on a bowl of blackberry cobbler with a scoop of ice cream, mint garnish and skillet of cobbler in the background,

How To Serve Easy Blackberry Cobbler

Everybody knows that cobbler is best served warm with a dollop of fresh whipped cream or a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side. Either way, the sweet cream brings out the best in those juicy, plump berries and sweet, tender crust!

Storing Leftovers & Reheating

This easy blackberry cobbler recipe can sit on the counter at room temperature for 4-5 hours, but then should be stored it in an airtight container or tightly covered in the refrigerator to keep the cobbler fresh and prevent spoilage. If refrigerated properly, leftovers will be good for 3-4 days.

Cobbler is excellent when eaten cold, right out of the fridge. But if you like it warm, you can reheat leftovers a portion at a time in the microwave or reheat the whole cobbler by covering and baking at 350°F until warm in the center.

More Blackberry Recipes You’ll Love

My Other Favorite Summer Desserts

I made your recipe with fresh blackberries and again with frozen blueberries and both were delicious. I must confess I ate it cold right out of the fridge the next day for “breakfast.” Impossible to mess up the recipe- thank you so much!

-Celene

If you make this recipe, be sure to let me know! Good food, great friends and summer berries are all something worth celebrating!