How to Make Cranberry Cobbler: Cranberry Cobbler Recipe
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Last updated: Sep 22, 2022 • 2 min read
Cranberry cobbler is a sweet, tart, crumbly dessert that pairs well with many summer meals. This simple recipe makes a tasty cranberry cobbler that comes together in minutes.
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What Is a Cranberry Cobbler?
Cranberry cobbler is a rustic, simple dessert consisting of tart, macerated cranberries topped with a semi-sweet biscuit dough that makes a golden-brown crust. Despite being composed of similar ingredients, there are distinct differences between a cobbler and a pie. While pie requires a more precise and practiced hand, cobbler is a more rustic dessert with a less rigid baking process.
Similar to cherry cobbler, peach cobbler, and apple cobbler, cherry cobbler dessert is a quick and easy dish that can be prepped in minutes. This cranberry cobbler recipe pairs the tartness of fresh cranberries with a sweet cobbler topping to create a yummy dessert that can be enjoyed in all seasons.
5 Tips for Making Cranberry Cobbler
Cranberry cobbler is a simple dessert that can be prepped in a matter of minutes, but there are a few rules of thumb to follow to yield a perfectly crumbly cobbler.
- 1. Use high-quality fresh fruit. Only use fresh fruit when you’re making a cobbler. Using canned fruit or pie filling can result in a soggy topping.
- 2. Always add a starch. Mixing a starch like cornstarch or baking powder into your fruit mixture safeguards against a soppy cobbler by coagulating the juices of the ripe fruit.
- 3. Leave room while you’re scattering the topping. Leaving space between the portions of cobbler topping will prevent the fruit from steaming the underside of the topping, which could result in mushy, undercooked dough.
- 4. Use a food thermometer. As your cobbler cooks, the top of it will turn golden brown, which means that it is nearing doneness, but is not necessarily done. Use a food thermometer to check the temperature when you think your cobbler is almost done. Take it out of the oven when the thermometer shows a temperature of 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 5. Play around with additions. Experiment with adding various herbs, extracts, and ingredients to the fruit layer of the cobbler to achieve different flavor profiles. Potential additions include orange zest, brown sugar, cinnamon, and thyme.
Cranberry Cobbler Recipe
makes
prep time
10 mintotal time
1 hr 15 mincook time
65 minIngredients
For the filling:
For the topping:
- 1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 2
Combine the cranberries, sugar, orange juice, and cornstarch in a medium mixing bowl, and set aside.
- 3
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. This will become your cobbler topping.
- 4
Add 4 tablespoons of the butter to the flour mixture until it reaches the texture of coarse bread crumbs.
- 5
In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, vanilla extract, and buttermilk until combined.
- 6
Slowly add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture and stir together until just combined.
- 7
Add the cranberry mixture to a large baking dish, and spread out in a single layer.
- 8
Using your hands, create ½-cup portions of dough and sprinkle over the surface of the cranberries, leaving room between each portion.
- 9
Slice the remaining butter into thin slices and lay over top the portions of dough.
- 10
Bake the cobbler in the oven until the topping is golden brown and the fruit layer is thick and tender, which should take 60–70 minutes.
- 11
Let the cobbler cool slightly, to just warmer than room temperature, before serving it. Adda dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for a cool, sweet contrast.
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