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Fruit Cobbler Recipe

on July 26, 2011 · 6 Comments

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Easy Fruit Cobbler Recipe | Faithful Provisions

This is probably the easiest Fruit Cobbler Recipe I have ever made.  I was introduced to it when my friend Krista came over one night with her family and we were trying to figure out a gluten-free option for dessert that everyone would enjoy.  Everyone did!  We just used a gluten-free vanilla cake mix which tasted exactly the same (except for the price!).

The best part is that you can use any of your favorite fruit.  I use whatever is in season, because not only is it a better price, but it usually tastes much sweeter and juicier than out-of-season options. Some ideas for fruit might be:

  • blackberry (which I made above)
  • apple
  • peach
  • blueberry
  • cherry (fresh would be amazing!)
  • strawberry

If you use the method of stocking ahead to purchase cake mixes when they are on sale with a coupon, you can most likely grab them for $.50 or less at your local store.  I find them on sale most often in the fall right before Thanksgiving when the baking products go on sale. Same goes for ice cream, which is a must for cobbler! I purchase it in the summertime with coupons or when they go on sale Buy One Get One Free for less than $2 per half gallon.

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The beauty of this Fruit Cobbler recipe is that it literally takes about 2 minutes to throw together, but it tastes like you took a lot more time on it. You can use fresh fruit, canned or frozen. I think the key is LOTS of butter.  Yes, I know, I sound like Paula Dean, but it really makes this. If you wonder if you have enough butter, add just a little more! The recipe below is a general rule of thumb to go by when making yours, but I typically just fill the bottom of a pie plate with fresh fruit, sprinkle enough cake mix to generously cover the fruit, then put little butter pats all over it.  Lastly, I melt about a quarter cup of butter to pour over, and top with a generous sprinkling of brown sugar or sucanat (natural brown sugar.)

Use whatever shape pan you have on hand.  As you can see here, I used an odd shaped one that is probably around a 6×9, but a circle pie plate or 8×8 pan will do perfectly.  If you are making for a large group, I would double this recipe and put it into a 9×13 baking dish. However you choose, just know, it is very difficult to mess this one up!

Fruit Cobbler
 
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Ingredients
  • 4-6 cups fresh fruit (blackberries, peaches, cherries or apples)
  • 1 cup vanilla cake mix
  • ¼ stick butter, cubes
  • ¼ stick butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Place fruit in bottom of 8x8 dish and cover with cake mix.
  3. Top with butter cubes, then pour remaining butter evenly over top.
  4. Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar.
  5. Cook for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown as above.
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Find more easy and cost-cutting desserts in my Recipe Box.  A few of my favorites:

  • Peanut Butter Pie
  • Apple Pie
  • Rosemary Chocolate Chip Shortbread
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  1. Patti July 26, 2011 at 3:32 pm

    Looks yummy. How long do you cook it and at what temperature?

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    • MrsPortner July 26, 2011 at 5:12 pm

      It says 350 degrees… but not sure how long. If you attempt this before they reply, I’d try 30 mins and go from there until it’s golden brown 🙂

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      • MrsPortner July 26, 2011 at 5:13 pm

        DRRRR it does say 25-30 mins. Good guess huh? Maybe I’ve cooked too many cakes hahaha.

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  2. MrsPortner July 26, 2011 at 5:09 pm

    Do you prepare the cake mix, or is it still in the powder form?! I would assume that you add eggs etc to the mix, but just making sure! I’ve seen recipes where you only add the jello powder not the water, so once again, just double-checking!! THANKS!

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  3. MrsPortner July 26, 2011 at 5:44 pm

    Anyhow, I used dry mix and added melted blueberry sauce on the top too! 😀

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  4. Mara @ Super Savings July 27, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    I made this tonight and it was delicious! I had a lot of random fruits that were “on the verge” that I thought I’d better use up quick – strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and peaches….I cut them all up (about 8 cups worth) and threw them in the pan.
    I didn’t want to open a cake mix just to use part of it, so instead I used a pouch of Martha White Blueberry Cheesecake muffin mix (about 1.5 cups), then added the butter – oh and I realized last second that we were out of brown sugar, so I used white instead. It all worked out beautifully! I think next time I would add more topping just because it was so yummy 😉
    Thanks Kelly for an easy, versatile, and delish recipe! =)

    Mara @ Super Savings

    p.s. @Mrs. Portner, yes the cake mix is intended to be added dry. =) The blueberry sauce on top sounds really yummy too!

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