Strawberry (and other fruit) Cobbler
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Baking, Comfort Food, Fruit
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 360kcal
Author: Chef Bill Collins

Ingredients

  • 6 cups fresh fruit (any combination of strawberries, blueberries, rhubarb, peaches, etc.)
  • 2 tbsp tapioca
  • ½ cup sugar (use less if you’re just making a blueberry cobbler)
  • ¼ tsp salt

The Topping

  • 3 tbsp cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup dried oats, ground in a food processor
  • ¼ tsp salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a 9” round pie plate with butter or Pam spray
  • Combine the first four ingredients, and let it rest in a bowl for 10-15 minutes.
  • With your fingers, or a pastry cutter, combine the butter, sugar, oats and salt until the butter is broken into the size of peas.  Sprinkle this over the fruit mixture.
  • Bake for 30-45 minutes, or until the fruit is cooked through, and the mixture is bubbling.

Notes

Makes 4-6 servings
Fresh fruit cobbler notes for success:
NOTES:
  • If you are making a strawberry/rhubarb cobbler, you can use equal amounts of strawberries and rhubarb
  • To get 4 cups, one seasonal combination is one large container of strawberries (1 ½ pts, or one pound) and 1 pint of blueberries
  • Tapioca is used as a thickener for the fruit mixture.  Arrowroot or cornstarch will work well too.
  • The oatmeal is ground in a food processor because it combines better with the flour, sugar, and butter.  When it’s not ground, the oats can make the topping taste dry
  • You can use only two tablespoons of butter in the topping, to make this a bit lighter.
  • If you use salted butter instead of unsalted butter, then remove the added salt from the topping
  • This cobbler works well with almost all fruit except apples.  The seasoning with apples is different from other cobblers and pies.
Nutrition Facts
Strawberry (and other fruit) Cobbler
Amount per Serving
Calories
360
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
6
g
9
%
Saturated Fat
 
4
g
25
%
Trans Fat
 
0.2
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
0.4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Cholesterol
 
15
mg
5
%
Sodium
 
256
mg
11
%
Potassium
 
262
mg
7
%
Carbohydrates
 
78
g
26
%
Fiber
 
5
g
21
%
Sugar
 
61
g
68
%
Protein
 
2
g
4
%
Vitamin A
 
891
IU
18
%
Vitamin C
 
5
mg
6
%
Calcium
 
33
mg
3
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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