Fruit Cobbler

This is a really easy cobbler that comes together quickly and is very versatile with what fruit you use. I usually do peaches or blueberries, but will work with just about any fruit. I often will use frozen fruit. Depending on how juicy a fruit you choose, you may want to increase the cornstarch a bit.

Ingredients

Fruit Filling:

• Six cups of fruit, washed and ready for use

• 1/4 cup white Sugar

• 1 TB Cornstarch

• 2 TB Butter, divided

• Baking spice of choice (optional). I usually add a few shakes of cinnamon. Could easily swap for apple pie seasoning, citrus zest, etc. All depends what goes well with your chosen fruit.

Cobbler Topping:

• 3/4 cup salted Butter, melted

• 1 cup Sugar

• 1 tsp Vanilla (I do a heaping tsp of vanilla bean paste, but whatever works)

• 1 1/2 cups Flour

• 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder

• Pinch of Salt

• 1/4 cup Turbinado Sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350

2. In a 9x13 baking dish, melt 1 TB butter and spread it around and up the sides

3. Add your fruit, sugar, and cornstarch to the baking dish and combine.

4. In a mixing bowl, combine your melted butter, sugar, and vanilla. Once combined, mix in flour, baking powder, and salt. It should feel like a sugar cookie dough.

5. Spread the dough mixture on top of the fruit. I usually pick up about a golf ball size bit of dough and flatten it out and then patchwork those pieces across the top of the fruit. There will be some gaps, that's absolutely fine.

6. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.

7. Remove the cobbler from the oven and spread little dabs of the remaining TB of butter in the openings where fruit is bubbling up. Then sprinkle the Turbinado Sugar across the top of the cobbler. You may not use it all, just get a uniform coating; it gives the top a great crunch.

8. Return cobbler to the oven and bake and additional 15 minutes. If the top isn't golden at this point, I usually turn on the broiler for a few minutes. Otherwise, keep cooking until it is golden on top.

9. Let it stand for 20 minutes before serving so it has a chance to set up a bit. Great with icecream!

Notes

• If you're using a dryer fruit, you may want to omit the cornstarch.