Best Blueberry Cobbler Recipe
Best Blueberry Cobbler Recipe is a juicy blueberry dessert that comes together in 10 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream!
No gathering is ever a one person show. My friend Kristy and I hosted a dinner together, because it’s just easier when you don’t have to do it all yourself. And friends, I want to tell you about my new book out this year, Big Boards for Families! You can preorder it now!
Best Blueberry Cobbler Recipe
We made a few salads, toasted bread in the oven, and served a summer-fresh Best Blueberry Cobbler Recipe. Perfect for a hot night with vanilla ice cream. [If you really want to serve it right, make my mom’s Old-Fashioned Vanilla Ice Cream recipe.]
Blueberry Cobbler
Truly, sharing the load for a dinner party makes it a lot more fun. When Kristy said, I’ll bring dessert, I knew she was bringing Grandma Roth’s Blueberry Cobbler.
Everyone has a “family” cobbler recipe, right? The church that Kristy and I grew up in has a church cookbook and it’s full of cobbler recipes. Many my mom made, too.
This blueberry cobbler just screams summer!! You can make ahead or serve it warm out of the oven with vanilla ice cream.
Whipped cream is also delish on top!
Ingredients for making blueberry cobbler
- Blueberries (you can use fresh or frozen)
- Lemon
- Butter
- Milk
- Sugar
- Salt + baking powder
- Flour
- Vanilla extract
- Cornstarch
The secret is the 2 cups of boiling hot water that you pour over the mixture right before baking.
So moist and delish!
It’s also “peach” season so if you love a yummy-almond crust, then try my Peach Blueberry Cobbler!
Our Crossfit ladies came, our common interest being that we all work out together in the same Crossfit gym. These ladies are so dear to my heart.
And everyone loved the dessert.
How do you make a blueberry cobber?
- Spray a 9×13 cake pan. On the bottom, lay the blueberries and juice of 1 lemon.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the melted butter, milk, 1 cup sugar, salt, baking powder, flour, and vanilla. Spread the mixture over the fruit.
- In the same bowl, add the remaining 1 cup of sugar and cornstarch. Mix together and sprinkle on top of the cobbler mixture.
- Over the entire cobbler pour 2 cups of boiling water.
- Bake and serve warm with vanilla ice cream or fresh whipped cream.
The beauty of food
But here’s the beauty of food. It connects and binds and makes us laugh and tell our stories. [Table details below: MacKenzie-Childs Enamelware Courtly Check Dinner Plates (affiliate link), orange glasses from Ginger’s Kitchenware (downtown Bend, OR), tablecloth from Target, my husband made me the bench!]
As a hostess, I love to look around the table and see those rich connections made between people we love.
Honestly, friends, why do I host so much?
The people who come into our homes are important. They count. They matter.
Hosting is not what we do, but how we love.
So set out some good food and start inviting and making new friends, or invite some friends who’ve been in your life for years!
Happy hosting!
More blueberry dessert ideas:
Lemon Blueberry Icebox Cake and Easy Summer Tiramisu.
Best Blueberry Galette or Strawberry Blueberry Chocolate Pavlova.
Get the Recipe:
Best Blueberry Cobbler Recipe
Ingredients
- 5 cups blueberries
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 6 Tbsp butter, melted
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups sugar, divided
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups flour
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 2 cups boiling water
Equipment
- 9x13 baking dish (I like to use a ceramic baking dish)
- Medium bowl (I like that this set includes several sizes)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a 9x13 pan, spray with cooking spray. On the bottom, lay the blueberries and juice of 1 lemon.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the melted butter, milk, 1 cup sugar, salt, baking powder, flour, and vanilla. Spread the mixture over the fruit.
- In the same bowl, add the remaining 1 cup of sugar and 2 Tbsp cornstarch. Mix together and sprinkle on top of the cobbler mixture.
- Over the entire cobbler pour 2 cups of boiling water.
- Bake for 1 hour. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or fresh whipped cream.
Notes
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I’m afraid I can’t recommend this recipe… I was intrigued by the simplicity and the boiling water aspect but it came out more like a blueberry jello mold. I assume there was too much cornstarch (I followed the recipe) but very disappointed to have used 5 cups of fresh-picked blueberries with such a poor outcome. I will return to my old standby which has much less sugar and the topping comes out crisp… not like this one which was browned nicely but more cake-like.
How much cornstarch did you use Kurt? We’ve made this recipe DOZENS of times over the years, and it has amazing reviews. I am afraid you may have added too much? Anyway, we hope you will try it again. IT’S OUR TRIED AND TRUE recipe and we can’t recommend it enough. In fact, we have this recipe with many different types of fruit on the blog. Everyone’s favorite! Thanks!
Can this be made with gluten free flour like Bobs Red Mill 1 to 1?
I have not tried it Alison, but I would think you’d be fine. Let me know if you make it that way, and come back and tell me how it was! Sandy
Made one for my neighbor ( a friend and great mechanic) who is recovering from knee surgery. Came out of the oven at 10:30 and it’s a little late for him to enjoy it with the container of Haagen-Dazs I have for him.,…….. So I will deliver it in the morning and he can enjoy it with a cup of coffee
Omg!!! So so very good!!!! I will be making this again soon. Thank you!!
Do I need to defrost frozen blueberries before using?
No, you do not need to defrost them first.
Boy did I mess this up! Just for the record, I hate to bake……mainly because I don’t like to follow instructions 😂 However, it tasted great!!! I mixed the berries in with the mixture along with the lemon juice 🥺 next time I will do it the right way 😁
This was the best Cobbler recipe I’ve ever made! Hands down! Everyone loved it! What a hit! Thank you!
Thanks for the great recipe. May I ask if I can use vegan butter and any non dairy milk? Thanks again
I have never tried that, Claire! Let me know if it works! I’ll add those notes in here!
This is the only blueberry cobbler recipe I use now, best I’ve ever had! Always the hit at every party. Thank you for sharing 😍
This is really a wonderful recipe…not too tart or too sweet! The flavor of the blueberries is the star of this splendid dessert! Love it❤️
I made this but was confused on the amount of sugar – is the 1 1/2 cups sugar divided?
in step 3 you just say add the sugar, do you mean 1/2 cup or the whole amount and then add another cup later with the cornstarch?
Yes, it’s divided. I made it more clear. thanks! ENJOY!
Best. Cobbler. Ever. Make it immediately.
Hi! thanks for the delicious looking recipe..can I bake this a few days in advance?
Yes!
Do you need to cut the time if you use a foil heavy duty pan
Janice, I have not tried the recipe in a foil pan. Let me know, I’ll add the info!
Which flour do I us, self rising or all purpose? Which one do you prefer for this recipe?
All purpose!
How long do I bake this if cutting recipe in half?
I’d try for about 5 minutes less.
Would it be okay to do half frozen and half fresh blueberries?
Yes!
I made this today. It’s delicious! Very easy to make.
It really is the best, halved the recipe without any problem. And it is delicious.
This crust looks so interesting. Will it work with other types of fruit?
YES!
Why in the world are you supposed to pour water over the top?
It’s part of the recipe, Kiana!
Can you make this with frozen blueberries?
YES!
Also baking for 2: Using an 8×8 and half of recipe. Cobbler in the oven. Can’t wait. Icecream ready.
YAY! HOPE IT WAS HEAVENLY! :)
Couldn’t wait to try this recipe last weekend with fresh Michigan blueberries. Made enough to share. It did not disappoint…so delicious & easy!
WHOA this blueberry cobbler turned out incredible!!!! Since I was cooking for 2, I halved the recipe and made it in an 8×8 pan. Wow it was absolutely fantastic—loved the slight crunch yet doughy delight of the crusty top!! Sending my thanks all the way from Alaska!
Awesome, thanks for letting us know, Julie! Halving it is a great idea!