Blueberry cobbler recipe
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Blueberry cobbler is a classic late-summer dessert. Loaded with antioxidants, fiber, and FLAVOR, this blueberry cobbler recipe with become a family favorite.
What is blueberry cobbler?
The fruit dessert called a cobbler gets its name from the cobbled look of the biscuits on top.
The story goes that new British colonists in America could not find the ingredients to make traditional European desserts. Instead, they stewed fruit and topped it with dough in the form of biscuits, dumplings, or scones—and fruit cobbler was born.
Apparently, the Southern United States is the region most associated with cobbler because of their love of peach cobbler. The earliest cobbler recipe had a pastry crust and is believed to be in a book called What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking, published in 1881.
Nutrition in blueberries
Blueberries are a good source of vitamin C (15% of the recommended daily intake), manganese (20%), and vitamin K (25%), with no cholesterol and no sodium.
The dark blue of these berries comes from anthocyanin. A randomized clinical trial published in 2021 reported positive heart effects from consuming blueberries, rich in anthocyanin.
The study enrolled 45 participants with metabolic syndrome and gave them an energy-rich drink. Some also ate a cup of fresh blueberries.
The participants who ate blueberries saw a decrease in total cholesterol and increase in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, the “bad” one.
Fiber in blueberries
Blueberries are low in calories, at only 80 calories a cup but pack 14% of the recommended daily intake of fiber.
This benefit cannot be underestimated. The combination of zero sugar and high fiber helps to keep blood sugar levels steady, aiding in glucose management and helping to keep a healthy digestive system.
Everyone has heard about probiotics, but have you heard of prebiotics? These are the “food” of probiotics—the good bacteria in our gut. Blueberries, high in dietary fiber, serve as prebiotics.
Eating blueberries is an easy way to promote gut health, which is super important to our overall health.
Blueberries are high in antioxidants
Exposure to stressors, like ionizing radiation, chemicals, and the byproducts of normal cellular metabolism, causes oxidative damage in our body.
This process can damage cells, proteins, and DNA and contribute to aging. Thus, it’s important to balance this damage with antioxidants. That’s where blueberries come in.
As one of nature’s superfoods, blueberries are full of antioxidants called flavonoids. Blueberries also contain vitamins, minerals, and other components that regulate the immune system.
Blueberry cobbler
Ingredients
Berry mixture
- 4 1/2-5 cups blueberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- pinch cinnamon
- pinch nutmeg
Dough
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tbsps sugar
- 6 tbsps cold butter, cut into pieces
- 3/4 cups buttermilk (might not use it all)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 º
- Place berries in a bowl and mix with sugar, flour, and spices
- Dough
- Mix flour,salt, sugar, and baking powder in a bowl.
- Cut in the butter until the mixture looks like coarse meal.
- Add the buttermilk a little at a time, just until the dry ingredients are moistened
Assemble
- Butter a 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
- Add berry mixture to the dish.
- Flour your hands!
- Make 6 rough patties about 3’ in diameter from the dough and place on top of the berries.
- Bake until the top is brown, and the cobbler is bubbling, about 35-40 minutes.
Notes
- You can use any berries you like, and readers say that frozen berries work just fine.
- Putting a cookie sheet on the shelf under the cobbler will help to catch gooey drips of blueberries.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
- Instead of cinnamon and nutmeg, try adding the juice from half a lemon to the berry mixture.
Enjoy this blueberry cobbler guilt-free! You’re getting a healthy dose of antioxidants. Try it warm with cold homemade vanilla ice cream.
Be sure to try peach cobbler and learn why it’s a Southern favorite.
