Blackberry-Pear Cobbler
A warm, rustic dessert combining juicy blackberries and tender pears in a wine-infused filling, topped with a buttery almond-scented batter that puffs up beautifully during baking.
Ingredients
- •3 cups frozen blackberries
- •1½ whole pears
- •1.416666667 cups sugar
- •3 tablespoons dry red wine
- •2 teaspoons finely grated tangerine peel
- •½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- •1 cup all purpose flour
- •2 teaspoons baking powder
- •¼ teaspoon salt
- •¾ cup whole milk
- •½ cup unsalted butter
- •½ teaspoon almond extract
- •¼ cup powdered sugar
- •1 pint vanilla ice cream
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 2 1/2- quart baking dish with 2-inch-high sides. Gently toss berries, pears, 2/3 cup sugar, wine, peel, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in medium bowl.
10 min
- 2.
Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and remaining 3/4 cup sugar in another medium bowl. Add milk, melted butter, and almond extract; whisk until blended. Spread batter in prepared dish. Place berry-pear mixture atop batter (do not stir). Sprinkle with additional cinnamon.
15 min
- 3.
Bake cobbler until crust is set in center and brown at edges, about 1 hour. Cool 30 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar; serve warm with ice cream, if desired.
90 min
- 4.
Why not stir the fruit into the batter? Left undisturbed, the batter puffs up around the fruit during baking, forming a crusty edge.
