Best Blueberry Cobbler Recipe

What do you envision when you think of the best blueberry cobbler recipe?  Since I’m from Charleston, my mind immediately conjured up the image of uneven cobblestone streets.  But the phrase “blueberry cobbler” carries a wide range of variations. 

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Strictly speaking a cobbler is a fruit based dessert that is “cobbled” together.  The regional variations are so fascinating.  In some parts of the US “cobbler” involves a base of fruit filling that is covered with a cake-like batter.   In other parts of the country a cobbler really means a fruit pie with only a top pie crust, instead of the traditional double crust.  And finally, there are cobblers where the fruit is covered by dropped or even rolled biscuits. This recipe follows the drop biscuit approach.  

Who is the target audience for this recipe? 

 I’d say it’s for the people who love a lot of jam with their biscuits. The biscuits expand in the oven to create a beautiful design, like the cobblestone streets.  The tops of the biscuits are crunchy, and underneath the warm blueberry jam is incredibly good. 

 In terms of baking level, this recipe is beginner friendly because the recipe uses store bought pie filling and the drop biscuit topping is a breeze to make. 

Ingredients

• Blueberry pie filling
• All purpose flour
• Granulated sugar
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Ground cinnamon
• Unsalted butter
• Heavy cream 

 A note about the blueberry pie filling

For this recipe I’m using Lucky Leaf Blueberry Pie Filling. This was my first time using a premade pie filling and I am impressed.  I loved that the filling isn’t over the top sweet, the filling has a very thick consistency and best of all it somehow just tasted like fresh blueberries.   I wasn’t even tempted to add anything to the filling.  If you wanted to jazz things up you could add a sprinkle of cinnamon.  

Kitchen Equipment

• 8x11 or 9x13 casserole dish
• Medium mixing bowl
• Measuring cups/ spoons
• Flexible spatula 
• Large cookie scoop

How to Make the Best Blueberry Cobbler

1. Prep the Filling.   Store bought pie filling makes this blueberry cobbler a breeze to pull together.  All you have to do is pour the filling into a casserole dish.  Like I said, easy. 
2. Make the Biscuit Dough.  This recipe uses a lightly sweetened drop biscuit dough to achieve that perfect cobble stone top. 
3. Drop the Biscuit Dough on Top of the Filling.  If you don’t have a cookie scoop,you can use a large spoon or a small measuring cup to put the dough on top. Just spray the spoon or measuring cup with cooking spray to get the dough out easier. 
4. Bake it.  You will bake the cobbler at a higher temperature for the first 10 minutes. After the 10 minutes are up, reduce the oven temperature to 350ºF and bake for 30 minutes more.   The cobbler is done when the biscuit topping is golden brown and the blueberry filling is bubbling. 
5. Serve it.  But wait a minute.  More specifically at least 30 minutes.  It’s going to be tempting to serve the blueberry cobbler right away, but the filling is going to be as hot as the surface of the sun.  Letting the blueberry cobbler cool will give the filling a chance to gel and will prevent impatient people from burning themselves. 

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