This sweet and tart Raspberry Lemonade is the best way to beat the summer heat! Use fresh or frozen raspberries to make this easy homemade lemonade. Last week, I had an Instacart delivery that left me with an excessive amount of lemons. The shopper mistakingly confused the lemons in my order for pounds instead of […]
This sweet and tart Raspberry Lemonade is the best way to beat the summer heat! Use fresh or frozen raspberries to make this easy homemade lemonade.
Last week, I had an Instacart delivery that left me with an excessive amount of lemons. The shopper mistakingly confused the lemons in my order for pounds instead of the actual number of lemons.
But hey, when life gives you lemons…
You make lemonade, right? Or in this case, Raspberry Lemonade.
This classic blueberry cobbler recipe is an easy family favorite! The golden sweet topping layered over juicy berries is pure bliss.
Here’s a dessert that spells summer for us: blueberry cobbler. This one is everything you need in a sweet treat: the fruit layer bursts forth with pure berry juiciness. The topping is cakey and fluffy, just sweet enough and baked to golden perfection. This is the blueberry cobbler recipe you need! It’s seeped in tradition for us, with loads of barbecues and cookouts and 4th of July celebrations under its belt. Every time we serve it, people ask for the recipe!
Ingredients in this blueberry cobbler recipe
There are a few common ways to make a blueberry cobbler. Traditionally a cobbler is a fruit filling topped with dollops of biscuit-like dough (which often is only lightly sweetened). However, the most popular way to make a blueberry cobbler in America is with a cake-like biscuit topping that is a solid sheet of batter.
This blueberry cobbler recipe is a spin on the latter version, an adaptation of my mom’s favorite recipe that she makes every summer. She got her recipe from her church’s cookbook, which you know has to be good! Our version uses similar ingredients: flour, butter, sugar and milk make the cobbler topping, and the blueberries are lightly sweetened and mixed with lemon juice and zest to accentuate their zippy flavor. Here are the blueberry cobber ingredients:
Blueberries, fresh or frozen
Granulated sugar
Lemon juice and zest
Cinnamon
All-purpose flour
Baking powder
Salt
Butter
Milk
Vanilla extract
This recipe is a spin on this Old Fashioned Blueberry Cobbler, if you’re looking our “magic” recipe where the berries sink until the batter while baking. This one has been updated to error-proof a few things and bring out the flavor to make it even better.
Can you use frozen blueberries in cobbler?
Frozen berries are a great substitute for fresh berries in blueberry cobbler. Cobblers, pies, crumbles, and bars are a great place to use frozen berries because they break down to make a jammy filling in the same way fresh berries do (similar to in a blueberry sauce).
Where frozen berries don’t work well? Baked goods like blueberry muffins and scones. Frozen berries can sometimes bleed into the batter and turn it a purple color! So it’s much safer in a cobbler. Let us know if you try this with frozen berries in the comments below.
Ways to serve blueberry cobbler
Blueberry cobbler warm from the oven is the ideal treat! But to us, the texture and flavor need one more thing: a creamy topping. This contrasts the sweet cake of the cobbler and rounds out the overall experience of the dish. Here are a few ways to serve it:
Vanilla ice cream. Classic! Warm cobbler with cold ice cream is perfection.
Whipped cream. Try our homemade whipped cream, which makes just the right rich and creamy counterpoint.
Creme fraiche. This thick cream is perfect over fruit desserts. Use purchased or homemade creme fraiche.
Storage and make ahead info
This blueberry cobbler recipe is best the day it is made. For best results, allow it to cool for 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving. This lets the texture set and brings it to a warm temperature.
Blueberry cobbler also works made in advance! It’s best prepared the night before, but it stores up to 3 days refrigerated. Reheat in a 350°F oven until room temperature or warm before serving.
More blueberry desserts
If you’ve got fresh blueberries on hand, we’ve got lots of blueberry recipes for you to choose from! Here are a few favorites:
Stir together the blueberries with ½ cup granulated sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest and cinnamon in a 9 x 9 or 7 x 11 medium baking dish.
In a medium bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, ¾ cup sugar, baking powder and kosher salt. Stir in the melted butter, milk, and vanilla and mix until a smooth batter forms.
Pour the batter over the blueberry filling, smoothing it to the edges. (If desired, you can sprinkle a bit more sugar on the top.)
Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, until golden brown and set. Cool for at least 30 minutes before serving. Scoop into individual servings and serve with vanilla ice cream or homemade whipped cream. Stores up to 3 days refrigerated; reheat in a 350°F oven until room temperature or warm before serving.
This beautiful Berry Caprese Salad is a great simple salad for summertime! It only takes 10 minutes to make and Is the perfect side dish for Memorial Day, the 4th of July, Labory Day, or any day! During the hot summer months, I only want to eat salads,…
This beautiful Berry Caprese Salad is a great simple salad for summertime! It only takes 10 minutes to make and Is the perfect side dish for Memorial Day, the 4th of July, Labory Day, or any day! During the hot summer months, I only want to eat salads, watermelon, and ice cream. Ok, let’s go…
I have another recipe on the site for Strawberry Margaritas that uses fresh strawberries, but this recipe uses strawberry-infused vermouth, which I had on hand after making a Strawberry Spritz. I like it so much, I decided to give it a go in a Margarita. It worked so well, even better than expected, that I just had to share. I think you’ll like it, too….
I have another recipe on the site for Strawberry Margaritas that uses fresh strawberries, but this recipe uses strawberry-infused vermouth, which I had on hand after making a Strawberry Spritz. I like it so much, I decided to give it a go in a Margarita. It worked so well, even better than expected, that I just had to share. I think you’ll like it, too.
Recently I started reaching for my bottle of Vermouth Blanc more and more. I had opened it to make an El Presidente cocktail, but during an interview on my IG Live channel with Pierre-Olivier Rousseaux, owner of Dolin distillery in France, he remarked that their Chambéryzette apéritif, made in the French alps, could be made at home, anywhere, with fresh strawberries and white vermouth. So…
Recently I started reaching for my bottle of Vermouth Blanc more and more. I had opened it to make an El Presidente cocktail, but during an interview on my IG Live channel with Pierre-Olivier Rousseaux, owner of Dolin distillery in France, he remarked that their Chambéryzette apéritif, made in the French alps, could be made at home, anywhere, with fresh strawberries and white vermouth. So I took the plunge and made a batch myself.
No-Bake Strawberry Lemonade Cheesecakes are a burst of summer in one sweet bite. Delectable berry and citrus flavors make these individual desserts impossible to resist!
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I’ve officially reached the point during this strange time in our lives that not only do I have no idea what day it is, I’m also now losing track of what month it is. Yesterday, I wrote two checks dated March 2nd. It wasn’t the 2nd of the month and definitely was not March.
Between working and homeschooling from home, every single day just jumbles together into a big blob of days. I’ve actually resorted to setting reminders on our Alexa because I can’t seem to even follow a calendar anymore.
One thing we are really good at right now is making desserts. From chocolate cake and brownies to more loaves of banana bread than I can count, Elle and I have been busy in the kitchen.
And with a slight taste of summer weather this past weekend, it was time to whip up one of our favorite sweet treats – No Bake Cheesecake!
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Having a great pound cake recipe in your baking back pocket is a real time saver when you need a cake to bake. This 7Up pound cake recipe is about as classic and delicious a cake as you’ll ever find. It’s an old-fashioned recipe that I’ve updated with a couple of tweaks to amplify its lemony flavor, making it completely irresistible!
Years ago I was given a recipe for 7Up pound cake from a woman I used to work with named Connie. It was sweet, lemony, and had an incredible crunchy bottom to it. Sometimes she’d serve it plain, and other times, she finished it off with a zesty 7Up lemon glaze.
Seriously, it was to die for!
Connie was a from-scratch cook and rarely had exact measurements for her creations.
You know the kind of recipes I’m talking about here. The ones passed down through the generations, where you literally have to guess how much flour, sugar, butter, etc. each recipe needs.
Needless to say, I was never able to recreate her incredible food based on her vague directions. She’d give basic details then throw in phrases like, Oh, a handful of this and Just a pinch of that.
But one day, she called me down to her office and had an actual recipe for her 7Up pound cake written in her pristine, cursive handwriting on a yellow sticky note. I was floored!
After receiving the recipe, I made it countless times, always playing with the toppings and trying to perfect that 7Up glaze (which I never did). For whatever reason, my cakes never tasted as good as Connie’s. At some point, I forgot about this cake and even lost the recipe.
Recently, I wanted to make a pound cake and Connie’s 7Up version immediately popped into my head. I became a little obsessed with finding the recipe and after a valiant effort of digging through countless cookbooks and recipe binders, I came up empty handed.
I turned to the internet and happened upon a recipe that I thought was pretty darn close, so I went with it, adding a couple of tweaks along the way.
It turned out fantastic and it even had that perfect crunchy bottom that was always my favorite part of Connie’s recipe.
It was still missing a little something that I remember from Connie’s cake way back when, but I’m starting to think that she may have a little secret ingredient that she decided to keep to herself.
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If you have been wondering what to do with those leftover strawberries in the fridge, this delicious homemade strawberry puree recipe is an excellent option. It requires just one main ingredient and 15 minutes of your time and is a quick and easy way t…
If you have been wondering what to do with those leftover strawberries in the fridge, this delicious homemade strawberry puree recipe is an excellent option. It requires just one main ingredient and 15 minutes of your time and is a quick and easy way to dress up your favorite dishes and desserts. For more sweet,...