Fresh Blackberry Cobbler Baked On The Grill

 Is there anything better than a freshly picked, ripe blackberry? Maybe...but not many things can rival the flavor. Blackberries have always been a particular favorite of mine. I'd even get out there and pick them if I weren't dragging around an oxygen tank and I wasn't terrified of snakes. We do have snakes here and where they hang I out, I don't. I don't even care if they aren't venomous and all that. I. Don't. Do. Snakes. At. All.

We had some friends come up who wanted to pick. They used to be neighbors of ours in the old RV park that we lived in. She had a place to pick but I guess they either told her that she couldn't access the property any longer or they sprayed the area. I don't really know. I just know that ours are spray-free and all organic and we have plenty.

Even Rose, our Australian kelpie dog, hung out with us. This was down in our lower field along the fence line by our second gate.



So, now onto my utterly delicious and easy cobbler recipe.

First, go pick a few pints of blackberries.

They grow all over the place around here. They can actually get quite invasive.

Spray an 8x8-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Add in 2 pints of fresh blackberries.

Mix up the cobbler batter. This comes together in a snap.

Pour the batter over the berries. Sprinkle a few tablespoons of sugar over the top and put it on a metal baking sheet and put it out on a gas grill, indirect heat, holding at around 350 degrees for about 20-25 minutes. If it starts to brown too much on one side, spin it around. When a toothpick inserted in the middle pulls out clean, the cobbler is done.

Laurrie's Fresh Blackberry Cobbler Baked On The Grill

1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup milk
1 cup + 2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 pints fresh blackberries

Spray an 8x8-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Spread 2 pints of fresh blackberries in the bottom. Mix together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix in milk until most of the lumps are removed. Beat in the melted butter until batter is really smooth. Add vanilla and beat until combined.
Pour over the berries evenly. Put baking dish onto a metal sheet pan and put on a grill, upper rack preferably, over indirect heat. Start checking to see if it is done after 20-25 minutes using the toothpick test.
Serve alone or with either whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.


We plan on putting several gallons into the freezers for our birds this winter. They will enjoy the treats and we will, too. You are also able to use frozen berries to make this cobbler, as well. You can switch up the berries to include your favorites, like blueberries or even cherries.

Fresh blackberries are truly one of the treasures of summer! Enjoy!

Marionberry Cobbler Baked On The Grill

 It's marionberry season here in the Pacific Northwest. Marionberries were created at Oregon State University and they are a cross between two blackberry varieties. They have notes of raspberry in the taste and I look forward to getting them every summer. I make jam, BBQ sauce and, one of our favorites, cobbler.

I do not use my propane oven in the summer. Even with 2 air conditioners going, it would just get too hot. Years ago, I figured out how to bake using the upper rack of a gas BBQ grill.

The batter is sweet. The berries are tart. This just hits the spot when you want something sweet.

I start out by spraying my glass 8x8-inch with non-stick spray.

Then I mix up the batter. The batter is super simple. It only has 6 ingredients.

Then I sprinkle the marionberries over the top of the batter and I sprinkle sugar on the top of those. Not too much sugar over the top, just 1/4-1/3 cup is all you need. The majority of the sugar goes into the batter.

Then we put the baking dish on top of a baking sheet and we put that on the top rack of the gas grill. I can't give you a definite baking time because it's all subjective. I start checking mine around 45 minutes in.

Delicious!

Marionberry Cobbler

4 cups fresh marionberries (or blackberries)
1 cup flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup melted unsalted butter
1 cup milk (or half & half)

Mix the flour, baking powder and salt with 1 cup of the sugar. Reserve the rest of the sugar.
Mix in the milk and the melted butter and whisk until no lumps remain in the batter and the butter is incorporated into the batter.

Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle marionberries evenly over the top of the batter. Top the berries with the reserved sugar.
**NOTE! Before you put the berries on the batter, taste one. If you think they will need more than 1/4 cup of sugar, add it in. This is purely to taste.

You can either slide this onto the top rack of your gas grill and bake it until it's gold and bubbly (that reminds me of that movie Steel Magnolias where Truvy is giving Clairie that fruit cocktail recipe) or you could put it into a 350 degree oven for about 30-40 minutes.

Enjoy!