Southern Comfort

When was the last time you made Blackberry Cobbler?? I was inspired to make my own version after having the 'store-bought' kind at First Monday a couple of weeks ago.  I bought these beautiful, HUGE blackerries at a farmer's market a few days ago.



I found a fabulous recipe in one of my favorite Southern Living cookbooks.  It only took about 10 minutes to throw it together.  Look how pretty it turned out.



I 'just happened to have' a pint of Haagen-Dazs Vanilla ice cream stashed away in my freezer.  I knew I was saving it for something really special.

I even got out one of my special cut glass bowls to dish it out in.



Fearing I would eat the whole thing by myself, I scooped out over 1/2 of the dessert, put it in a plastic bowl, and immediately took it over to my next door neighbor.  Outa-sight-outa mind! 

I did treat myself to a generous helping for myself though.  Wow,,,it is so good!

(I promise extra time on my treadmill after this!!)

If you are so inclined to indulge yourself, I'm including the recipe.  GO NUTS!

Blackberry Cobbler

1 1/3 cups sugar

½ cup all-purpose flour

½ cup butter melted

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

4 cups fresh blackberries, mashed

½ of (15 ounce) package refrigerated piecrust

1 Tablespoon sugar

Vanilla ice cream (optional)

·    Stir together first 4 ingredients in large bowl

·    Gently stir in blackberries

·    Spoon fruit mixture in to lightly greased 11 x 7 baking dish

·    Cut pie crust in to ½ inch wide strips. Arrange diagonally over blackberry mixture.  Sprinkle top with 1 Tablespoon sugar

·    Bake at 425 degrees for 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and center is bubbly.  Serve with ice cream

·    Yield 6-8 servings

Have a great week!