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. 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. Easy Peasy!
We had some black berries 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 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.
The ingredients and directions are for making one single serve cobbler. Just increase it accordingly for how many you are planning to make and if you want to make it in an 8×8 baking dish instead of in single servings, multiply the recipe by six.
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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
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp brown sugar, slightly packed
- 1½ tbsp softened butter
- pinch of salt
- pinch of baking soda
- a couple drops of vanilla
- 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 incorporated well.
- Sprinkle oatmeal mixture evenly over berries/fruit.
- Place ramekin on a baking dish (just in case it boils over a little bit) and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until topping is beginning to lightly brown.
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Gerry @ Foodness Gracious
September 23, 2015 at 2:32 pmOne of my fav desserts, with vanilla ice cream 🙂
Amanda | The Chunky Chef
September 23, 2015 at 2:47 pmYUM!! I love a good cobbler 😀
Kristyn
September 23, 2015 at 9:16 pmThis looks delicious! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Cookin Canuck
September 24, 2015 at 10:30 amThese are perfect! I adore cobbler in any form, but love these individual portions for entertaining.
Andi @ The Weary Chef
September 24, 2015 at 11:52 amThese look awesome, and surely taste good too! Perfect dessert, indeed!
Des @ Life's Ambrosia
September 24, 2015 at 9:45 pmI LOVE that you can make just a few or a lot. Perfect for unexpected guests or family! 🙂
Melanie
April 16, 2016 at 8:36 pmMade 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!
Maria
April 19, 2016 at 7:46 pmYou’re welcome. I love it too, and I love that I can adapt the recipe to how ever many people will be eating.
Caitlin
April 17, 2016 at 3:16 pmCan you make this in the microwave?
Maria
April 19, 2016 at 7:41 pmI’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.
Katie
July 3, 2016 at 3:36 pmHello 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
Maria
July 21, 2016 at 11:03 pmJust regular or quick oatmeal (not cooked) either will be fine.
Jessica
January 11, 2017 at 1:35 pmHi! 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!
Maria
January 11, 2017 at 9:06 pmHi 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
Rebecca
November 9, 2017 at 5:14 amThis 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.
Maria
November 10, 2017 at 11:18 amSo 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. 🙂
Patrick
December 5, 2017 at 6:30 pmDo 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!
Maria
December 13, 2017 at 10:31 pmHi 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.
Sophia
July 27, 2018 at 8:51 amtwo words: AMAZING and YUM!!!!!!!
Maria
September 6, 2018 at 3:08 pmThis is one of my favorites! So glad you like the cobbler as much as I do Sophia! Thank you!
Audrey Johnson
December 1, 2018 at 3:46 pmSo 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.
Maria
March 1, 2019 at 1:52 pmAudrey, 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.