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Berry Cobbler (Cake Mix)

easymixedberrycobblercakemix2You will never find a Berry Cobbler easier than this one. It only takes 5 minutes to put it together. Use frozen mixed berries and a bit of flour and sugar for the filling. A cake mix and butter are all you need for the topping. It's a great last minute dessert that you can keep the ingredients on hand for all the time. Don't skip serving this with vanilla ice cream, it is a perfect accompaniment.

Berry Filling:
6 cups (2 lbs) mixed berries, fresh or frozen
1 lemon, freshly zested
1 Tbsp. lemon juice, freshly squeezed
¾ cup Monk Fruit Sweetener with Erythritol (Granular)
½ cup cake and pastry flour

Topping:
1 (15.25 oz) box yellow or white cake mix
½ cup (1 stick) butter, melted

To Serve:
whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C/160°C fan, Gas Mark 4).

In a 9x13" pan, add the frozen or fresh berries. If they are frozen there is no need to thaw. Add the zest of 1 lemon and 1 Tbsp. lemon juice.

Combine the sugar and flour in a small bowl. Stir the dry ingredients into the berries.

In a separate bowl, melt the butter. Add the dry cake mix and chop lightly with a fork; it’s okay if there are some dry spots. Don't over mix. You want it to be crumbly, not smooth. Spoon the mixture over the top of the berries.

Bake in a preheated oven for about 40-50 minutes, until the top starts to turn golden and the berries are bubbly.

Remove from the oven. Let cool for 5 minutes or more on a wire rack.

Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Refrigerate or freeze any leftovers.

Makes 8 servings.

Cook's Notes:

  • If you like the flavour of canned blueberry pie filling (it's not my favourite), you can replace 1 lb of the berries and the dry ingredients (sugar, flour, cornstarch) with 1 can of blueberry pie filling. Just mix the frozen berries into the canned pie filling and top with cake mix and butter.
  • I happened to have about a ½ cup of frozen cranberries from the freezer that I threw into my cobbler. Really any mix of berries is going to work.
  • But I do NOT recommend using cherries for this cobbler. They do not release enough juice, it will turn out dry.