Strawberry Cobbler is easy to make classic Southern dessert made using fresh strawberries. It takes all of 6 simple ingredients and 15 minutes to put it together and makes for a great party dessert. Here is how to make it.
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About This Recipe
Strawberry Cobbler is a classic Southern dessert that is super easy to make. It is made using 6 pantry staples, fresh or frozen strawberries and the batter comes together in under 15 minutes. Just shove the batter in the oven and get ready for a flavorful treat!
Strawberry Cobbler is a perfect way to end a meal. It is comforting and refreshing, with a slightly tart flavor of the strawberries balancing the sweetness of the batter. The golden crispy crust and the gooey sweet fruit inside, what’s not to love!
Make this easy dessert using fresh or frozen strawberries and serve with vanilla ice cream for the best dessert ever. This is my go-to dessert recipe, whenever I crave something sweet, as this one right here gets ready in no time and is super simple to make.
The crispy golden-brown crust on the outside and the gooey, soft-buttery fruit inside is the perfect dessert for a get-together or the party you are hosting.
This Strawberry Cobbler is,
- Mouth-watering
- Easy + Quick
- A summer favourite
- Loaded with strawberries
Ingredients
For the Filling – To make the Strawberry Filling, you will need strawberries, lime juice, cornflour, and sugar. Select fresh, red, and juicy strawberries for the best taste. You can also go for frozen strawberries. Just thaw them to room temperature before using them in the recipe.
Use only freshly squeezed lime juice to get the best flavour out of it. You can adjust the amount of sugar as per your taste level.
For the Topping – To make the crust on top, you have to make a mixture of all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, and milk.
Use a good quality vanilla extract for the best taste and adjust the sugar as per your taste.
How to make Strawberry Cobbler?
Start by preparing the strawberries. Wash them with water to remove any dirt and then chop off the top part with the green leaves. Now chop the strawberries into small pieces. If using frozen strawberries, thaw them to room temperature. then chop them.
Preheat the oven to 180 Degrees C (350 Degrees F). Grease an 8×8 inch baking tray with butter. Add the chopped strawberries to the prepared baking tray.
Add sugar, lime juice, and cornstarch to the tray and mix them well using a spoon with the chopped berries.
Mix the ingredients for topping like all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, and milk in a medium-size mixing bowl until smooth.
Pour the topping over the strawberries and spread evenly.
Keep the baking tray in the middle rack of the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes until the top is lightly browned and crispy. The ready cobbler will have the dough rising to the top to form a gorgeous crust and gooey strawberries popping through.
Remove the pan from the oven. To serve, scoop out a large spoonful of warm cobbler and transfer it to a serving bowl. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and serve immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Make a sugar free version by replacing granulated sugar with Splenda. You can also use healthier options like unprocessed brown sugar, coconut sugar, jaggery, etc in place of granulated sugar.
To make a vegan strawberry cobbler, replace butter with coconut oil and milk with almond or coconut milk, and follow the rest of the recipe as it is.
Pro Tips By Neha
Use fresh strawberries if you can get. If not, then you can opt for frozen ones.
You can also mix other berries such as blueberries, raspberries along with strawberries to make the cobbler.
You can also make a thick crust on top, by increasing the batter quantity that is poured on top. I sometimes double the quantity of the topping ingredients for a thicker crust.
Make it fresh, because it tastes great when warm. Serve with some vanilla ice cream.
This recipe can be easily doubled or tripled. So if you are making it for a large get-together, this one is for you.
Variations
You can make this cobbler with any kind of fresh fruit, such as peaches, a mix of fresh berries, blueberries, raspberries, nectarine, apples, or cherries.
Make the topping using the Bisquick mix. While making this cobbler with a Bisquick mix, reduce the amount of butter and sugar to 1 tbsp and skip all-purpose flour. Use 1 cup Bisquick mix in place of the flour. You can follow the rest of the recipe as-is.
To make strawberry cobbler from a cake mix, you will need sliced butter instead of melted. Cut the butter into thin slices. First, add strawberries in an 8×8 inch casserole pan. Add sugar and lime juice. Mix well. Top the strawberries with the dry cake mix and keep the butter slices evenly over the top. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the crust is golden brown.
Storage Suggestions
It tastes best fresh, just out of the oven. If you have leftovers, you can store them in an airtight container for up to 2 days in the refrigerator.
Heat the leftovers in a preheated oven for 10-12 minutes until the crust becomes crisp again and then serve. I don’t recommend freezing this dessert.
Serving Suggestions
Serve it fresh with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. It can also be eaten as is without any ice cream.
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Strawberry Cobbler Recipe
Ingredients
For the filling
- 400 g strawberries (chopped)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
For the topping
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 4 tbsp melted unsalted butter
- ¾ cup milk
Instructions
- Start by preparing the strawberries. Wash them with water to remove any dirt and then chop off the top part with the green leaves. Now chop the strawberries into small pieces. If using frozen strawberries, thaw them to room temperature. then chop them.
- Preheat the oven to 180 Degrees C (350 Degrees F). Grease an 8×8 inch baking tray with butter. Add the chopped strawberries to the prepared baking tray.
- Add sugar, lime juice, and cornstarch to the tray and mix them well using a spoon with the chopped berries.
- Mix the ingredients for topping like all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, and milk in a medium-size mixing bowl until smooth.
- Pour the topping over the strawberries and spread evenly.
- Keep the baking tray in the middle rack of the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes until the top is lightly browned and crispy. The ready cobbler will have the dough rising to the top to form a gorgeous crust and gooey strawberries popping through.
- Remove the pan from the oven. To serve, scoop out a large spoonful of warm cobbler and transfer it to a serving bowl. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and serve immediately.
Devon Edgmon
How many cups of strawberries? Not familiar with grams.
Neha Mathur
Approx 2 cups chopped strawberries.
Natalie
When making the strawberry cobbler using cake mix… Do I add the dry cake mix on top of strawberries, or do I make the cake mix as the directions on the box say to make it, and then add it on top of strawberries?
Neha Mathur
Hi Natalie, you can add the cake mix on top of the strawberries.
Alankrita
Hi,
I made this recipe and the filling became too watery! Any idea what went wrong? Otherwise, it tasted great 👌
Neha Mathur
Did you add cornflour to the strawberries?
Alankrita
Yes I did.
Neha Mathur
Not sure what went wrong. It could be oven temperature. Next time, add some more cornflour.