QUICK & EASY ONE DISH STRAWBERRY COBBLER


I have been making this cobbler for over twenty years, and it is still one of my favorite easy desserts. The best part—besides the taste—is just how simple it is to make.

I've made this cobbler with all kinds of fruit over the years, but strawberry has always been my favorite. When I started craving it recently, I picked up a can of strawberry pie filling and knew exactly what I was going to make.

This is an old-fashioned, simple cobbler recipe that doesn't require rolling dough or making a complicated topping. You pour everything into the baking dish in layers and don't stir it. As it bakes, the batter rises up around the fruit and turns golden brown.

Serve it warm just as it is, or add a scoop of vanilla ice cream.




This recipe makes a 9 x 13 dish but I usually make a half batch and bake in a skillet or and 8 x 8 pan.

Ingredients (9 x 13 dish)

  • 1 stick (½ cup) butter
  • 1 large (21-ounce) can strawberry pie filling
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • Pinch of salt

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Place the butter in a 9 × 13-inch baking dish and put the dish in the oven while it preheats. Remove it as soon as the butter has melted.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine the milk, sugar, vanilla, flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir just until combined.
  4. Pour the batter evenly over the melted butter. Do not stir.
  5. Spoon the strawberry pie filling evenly over the batter. Do not stir.
  6. Bake at 350°F for about 50–60 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the cobbler is bubbling around the edges.
  7. Let it cool slightly before serving. It's especially good served warm with vanilla ice cream.

Making an 8 × 8 Cobbler

I often make a smaller version in an 8 × 8-inch baking dish or skillet. Simply cut the batter ingredients in half and use about one 15-ounce can of fruit or pie filling.

Don't worry too much about getting the fruit-to-batter ratio exact. A little more or less fruit isn't going to hurt this recipe.

Bake the smaller cobbler at 350°F for about 35–40 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbling.

Try Other Flavors

Strawberry may be my favorite, but this recipe works with other pie fillings too. Cherry, peach, blueberry, blackberry, and apple would all be easy variations.

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QUICK STRAWBERRY COBBLER



This recipe makes a 9 x 13 dish but I usually make a half batch and bake in a skillet or and 8 x 8 pan.

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 stick (½ cup) butter
  • 1 large (21-ounce) can strawberry pie filling
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • Pinch of salt


DIRECTIONS

  • Melt butter in the bottom of your baking dish (I just stick mine in the over while it is preheating).
  • In a separate dish mix milk, flour, sugar (1/cup), vanilla, and baking powder and pour over the melted butter. DO NOT STIR.
  • Pour fruit over butter. DO NOT STIR.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour

(For 8x8 dish)

If you are making a smaller batch simply half all of the ingredients and use 1 (15oz) can of fruit or pie filling. There is no exact proportion of fruit to batter so you can add as much or as little as you like. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.