Easy Berry Cobbler for one, two or twenty
Cobbler is so versatile, and I love that you can get amazing results using fresh or frozen fruit. Today I’m going to show you how you can make as much or as little as you want with this Berry Cobbler Recipe…Make it for one, two, or twenty… Easy Peasy! For another easy and no-fuss berry dessert, try this Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe.
Cobbler is such a simple and delicious dessert. It’s the perfect go-to dessert for when you have company or when you just want something yummy and fruity.
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We had some blackberries that were about to go bad in our fridge this week. It wasn’t enough to make a whole cobbler, but it was enough to make a couple of single-serving cobblers. I pulled out some frozen blueberries and raspberries to make a few more so everyone could have one for dessert.
I also wanted to keep the sugar low, so I grated an apple and used it mixed in with the berries to sweeten up the filling without adding more sugar. For the topping, I made my favorite oatmeal, brown sugar, and butter crumb topping.
It was so fun for everyone to have their own dessert and to pick the type of berries they wanted in theirs.
How to make Berry Cobbler Recipe…Make it for one, two, or twenty….
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place berries/fruit in a ramekin or other small baking dish.
- In a separate bowl, mix all other ingredients….oatmeal, flour, sugar, butter, salt, baking soda, and vanilla. Use your hand or a fork to make sure all ingredients are well incorporated.
- Sprinkle oatmeal mixture evenly over berries/fruit.
- Place ramekin on a baking dish just in case it boils over a little bit.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until topping is beginning to lightly brown.
- Don’t forget the ice cream!
Tips for Making Berry Cobbler Recipe
- The ingredients and directions are for making one single-serve cobbler. Just increase it according to how many you are planning to make.
- If you want to make it in an 8×8 baking dish instead of in single servings, multiply the recipe by six and use 1/4 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt (or a little less if using salted butter), and 1 tsp vanilla.
- When baking the cobbler, place the ramekins on a cookie sheet just in case the filling boils over a little bit.
- Any canned fruit pie filling can be used in place of fresh/frozen berries.
CHEF’S TOOLS for Berry Cobbler:
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- NOTE: These directions are per each serving, so multiply it by how many servings you plan to make.
- ½ cup berries or fruit of choice
- 2 tbsp oatmeal, quick or old-fashioned
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp brown sugar, slightly packed
- 1½ tbsp softened butter
- pinch of salt
- pinch of baking soda
- a couple of drops of vanilla
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place berries/fruit in a ramekin or another small baking dish.
- In a separate bowl, mix all other ingredients....oatmeal, flour, sugar, butter, salt, baking soda, and vanilla. Use your hand or a fork to make sure all ingredients are well incorporated.
- Sprinkle oatmeal mixture evenly over berries/fruit.
- Place ramekin on a baking dish just in case it boils over a little bit.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until topping is beginning to brown lightly.
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One of my fav desserts, with vanilla ice cream 🙂
YUM!! I love a good cobbler 😀
This looks delicious! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
These are perfect! I adore cobbler in any form, but love these individual portions for entertaining.
These look awesome, and surely taste good too! Perfect dessert, indeed!
I LOVE that you can make just a few or a lot. Perfect for unexpected guests or family! 🙂
Made this tonight for myself and my husband. Amazing! I love that we don’t have a ton of dessert leftover and it’s just the right amount of sweetness. I used frozen wild blueberries, and I plan on using other fruits next time! Thanks so much!
You’re welcome. I love it too, and I love that I can adapt the recipe to how ever many people will be eating.
Can you make this in the microwave?
I’ve never tried it. I think it would work you just wouldn’t get the nice crispness that comes from baking it in the oven.
Hello so glad I found your blog I really want to try baking cobbler Most recipe comes in a big batch Just one question to ask what the oatmeal do you mean in the recipe? It means cooked roll oas ? Thanks
Just regular or quick oatmeal (not cooked) either will be fine.
Hi! This looks delicious and I can’t wait to try it. Quick question- if making a larger batch in an 8×8 dish how much does 6 pinches of baking soda and salt roughly translate to? Also, the last bullet just says “coup”… is that another ingredient that got cut off?
Thanks!
Hi Jessica, thank you! This recipe is one of my favorites and I make it ALL.THE.TIME. If making a 8×8 dish just use 1/4 baking soda and 1/4 tsp salt or a little less if using salted butter. That “coup” shouldn’t have been there at the bottom. I have removed it. Thanks for pointing it out to me.
Hope you like the cobbler!
Maria
This is a great and easy recipe to make for a single gal when she’s craving a little something sweet. Thanks for sharing! Used frozen Blackberries and it turned out great. I will say though it’s actually a “crisp” and not a “cobbler” as the recipe name implies.
So glad you liked it! I love that this recipe can be so versatile. You are right that this is a crisp and not a cobbler. My mom always called it cobbler growing up and I guess I have a hard time breaking the habit. 🙂
Do the berries need to be cooked or could i add them after cooking? I am making this for a large group of people and I want them to choose whatever berries they want. Thanks!
Hi Patrick, that is a great idea for a dessert at a party. Just have fresh or frozen fruit and then once you add the topping you will need to cook the individual desserts so you will need a way to label everyone’s so they can tell which one is theirs.
two words: AMAZING and YUM!!!!!!!
This is one of my favorites! So glad you like the cobbler as much as I do Sophia! Thank you!
So good! I made it with peaches and raspberries. Unfortunately the peaches didn’t keep too well, but I loved it so much I made a single one later in the week. Tried doing it in the microwave and it wasn’t quite the same but still good. I would recommend just heating up the fruit and not the topping, because the butter will just melt.
Audrey, I love seeing you trying so many of my recipes! If you have a toaster oven that might be a good option for cooking a single serving and still getting the crisp on top.
I have some leftover cherry pie filling, would this work in place of the fruit??
This cobbler is extra yummy with fresh and frozen fruit but in a pinch the cherry will work. You could grate an apple and put it in with the cherry filling.
This is so versatile. I made 2 this evening, one blueberry for myself, one blackberry for the hubby. Everyone’s happy! I coated the blueberries with flour to keep them from being too juicy. It is a perfect end to a really beautiful day here in Indy. Thanks for this great way to enjoy a dessert.
I love hearing this Emily, This is definitely one of my Favorite summer desserts, especially because of how versatile it is and how quickly it can be thrown together. So glad you both enjoyed it!
These look incredibly easy and delicious! I have a couple bags of mixed berries and some vanilla ice cream in our freezer so think I’m going to try this out for our Sunday dessert tomorrow. They look so cute in the individual ramekins! #marchgiveaway
These are super fun and I love using up the bits and pieces of weird fruit leftover from smoothies that are always hiding in the freezer. Hope you like them!
What about adding some lemon juice or zest to the recipe. Would that add something good to the recipe and if so How should I incorporate it?
absolutely! You can add a little zest or juice into the berry mixture.
Tastes good, but my topping did not want to brown. I kept in in the oven about 15-20 min longer and finally just took it out. I did double it, so maybe that was why?
That’s interesting Alyssa, Occassionally mine doesn’t brown super well when I make a large batch. How did it taste?
Amazing recipe! They always come out perfectly, whether I do just one or a batch of 10. Our favorite filling is frozen strawberries!
Yum! I am so glad you like the recipe Alycia!
This is my favorite go to quicky (and tasty) treat.
I have made it several times.
Love this!
Yay! I love hearing that Deb!
Every time I need something effortless adjacent but not a mug cake I come back to this recipe and have for the past 7 years and counting. This recipe got me through high school and all years of college. I will probably get it tattooed all over my body so I never forget it. I hope when I die someone cremates me and swirls my ashes into a glass charm shaped like a berry crumble in a white ramekin so nobody ever forgets the importance of an emergency berry crumble in the wee hours of the morning. The least I can do to show my appreciation is rate it 5 stars and give a melo-overdramatized comment regarding my experience in the berry crumble arts.
I can’e even begin to tell you how much this comment means to me. I think I might need to get it tattooed all over my body! Thank you so much for your comment, you just earned yourself “the favorite comment ever” award!
So delicious and so simple to make. I made this last summer – 2023 with fresh blackberries picked on Oregon. I will definitely make again and again and again!! 😍
Awesome, I’m so glad you like it Tanya!
That’s a crisp, not a cobbler
Can I use steel cut oats on the top? They are the only oats I have in my kitchen.
Yes, that should be fine.
Oh my goodness! So happy I found this recipe! I have a bed and breakfast in Northern California, and this is such a wonderful, cozy dish to make for my guests all year long!
I love hearing this! I am so glad you found it too!