Traditions are big in the South. We believe that if someone is a minute older than you, you call them sir or m’am. We believe the everyone should read a lot of Mark Twain, and a little William Faulkner. We believe that Saturdays are football, and Sundays and for church. And birthdays are to be celebrated with a little something sweet. Sure most people want cake or ice cream on their birthday, but in the South we have pies galore – mile high coconut, overly rich chocolate pies, super sweet lemon ice box, and pecan to choose from. And then there is cobbler. So many fruits in the summer to pick from. And when it is your birthday, you get to have your cobbler and eat it too. I just made a version of this for my mother’s birthday.
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Skillet Fruit Cobbler
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 mins
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
Description
Serve this cobbler, which is cooked in a cast iron skilled, warm with vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
- 1 stick (115 g) of unsalted butter
- 1 cup (240 ml) of all purpose flour
- 1 cup (240 ml) of sugar
- 2 tsp of baking powder
- 1 tsp of vanilla
- a pinch of salt
- 3 small peaches
- 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) of blackberries or blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease the cast iron skillet.
- Melt the butter in a small pan or microwave.
- In a large bowl combine butter with sugar, flour, vanilla, salt, and baking powder. Add this mixture to the skillet.
- Peel the peaches, remove the pits and slice them.
- Place them atop the batter in the skillet. Then add in the berries.
- Bake for 55 minutes, or until the crust begins to brown and pull away from the sides of the skillet.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 55 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 290
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do the peaches and berries go on top of the batter or mixed into it?
On top. The recipe has you pour the batter (butter, sugar, flour, vanilla, salt, baking powder) into the greased cast iron skillet first, then layer the sliced peaches on the surface and add 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) of blackberries or blueberries over them. As it bakes at 350°F for 55 minutes the batter rises up around the fruit.
How do I know the cobbler is done?
Bake for 55 minutes, or until the crust begins to brown and pull away from the sides of the skillet. The article says to serve it warm, ideally with vanilla ice cream. 
Can I use different fruit than peaches and blueberries?
Yes — the recipe calls for 3 small peaches and 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) of blackberries or blueberries, and the article frames cobbler as a summer dessert where you pick whatever fruit is in season. Swap in any stone fruit or berry in similar quantities.
Nice and simple. Cake was more like. Shortbread cookie. Uses less white sugar and sprinkled some brown sugar on top. Made in an 8 inch skillet. I suggest you add skillet size in your recipe!