Strawberry Cobbler – Barefoot in the kitchen

For this strawberry cobbler, fresh strawberries are mixed with sugar and cinnamon before being layered under a sweet cookie crust. If you’re a fan of the classic strawberry shortcake, you’ll love this berry-filled dessert.

This cobbler is loaded with strawberries and then topped with a generous cinnamon-sugar crust that’s both buttery and flaky and never gets mushy, even after a day or two in the fridge.

I like to top each serving of Strawberry Cobbler with fresh vanilla bean whipped cream or homemade ice cream. But don’t get me wrong, store-bought whipped cream and/or ice cream works great too.

There’s no wrong way to eat a fruit cobbler! While the peach cobbler of my dreams will forever dominate fruit desserts, the strawberry cobbler is quickly slipping into second place.

How to make strawberry cobbler

I try to freeze some Cobbler fruit each year so we can enjoy that fresh taste of summer all year round.

To freeze strawberries for cobbler, combine the filling ingredients: strawberries, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a gallon-sized zip-lock bag.

Add the lemon juice to the berry mixture and stir. Alternatively, you can seal the bag and shake gently to cover the fruit.

Lay the bag flat in the freezer. I like to prep several bags of Cobbler filling each summer and stack them in the freezer.

When ready to bake the cobbler, thaw the fruit mixture in the refrigerator. Pour the strawberries and all the liquid from the bag into the baking pan. Bake the fruit and proceed with the recipe as directed.

Cobbler topping

The cobbler topping in this recipe is absolutely perfect. It’s inspired by the topping I’ve been making for this Southern Peach Cobbler for many years.

In addition to grating cold, fresh butter into flour to create the crumb texture I love about Cobbler, a touch of boiling water is all it takes to give the whole thing a crunchy texture as it bakes.

A simple cinnamon-sugar combo is sprinkled on top of the cobbler crust. This cinnamon-sugar topping gives the cobbler a bit of crunch, making it so pleasant to bite into.

Using a cheese grater to “grate” cold butter is my favorite no-fuss way to wait to cut the butter. It only takes a moment and I think it’s easier than the more traditional methods.

If you don’t want to use the grater, simply cut the cold butter into small pieces, then mix it into the flour mixture using a pastry blender or your fingertips.

Strawberry Cobbler Recipe

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Place a big one baking tray Cover with foil and bake on the lowest rack in the oven. This cobbler can overflow and the baking pan catches the drips, preventing a mess in the oven.
2. In a large bowl, mix the berries with the lemon juice, then add the remaining ingredients for the filling. Stir to coat, then pour into a glass 9×13 casserole dish.
3. Bake the berry mixture for 10 minutes.
4. While the strawberries are in the oven, combine and stir together the dry topping ingredients. Add the grated butter to the flour mixture. Stir in the boiling water until well combined and leaving a lot of small clumps of butter.
5. Remove the berry mixture from the oven and spoon the topping over it. (I like to use mine smallest cookie scoop in order to do this.)
6. Sprinkle the cobbler topping with the cinnamon-sugar topping. Bake until crust is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into crust comes out clean, about 28 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Fruit Cobbler Recipes

Sweet and moist, full of fresh apples and just the right amount of spice, this apple pie is a fall and winter dessert favorite that we enjoy year-round.

With a sweet, buttery, crunchy, cake-like topping and a filling of sweet, warm berries, this blueberry cobbler is the perfect dessert topped with a scoop of ice cream.

Juicy fresh pears are topped with a generous cinnamon sugar crust to make this Cinnamon Spice Pear Cobbler. This unforgettable cobbler is both buttery and flaky and never goes mushy, even after a day or two in the fridge.

If you’re lucky enough to have some leftover fruit cobblers, I recommend saving some to make this cobbler ice cream.

{originally posted 7/26/18 – recipe notes and photos updated 07.06.23}

strawberry desserts

Want a few more ways to use strawberries this summer? Try a strawberry coconut crisp. It’s pretty awesome on its own, but it tastes even better with a melting scoop of ice cream on top.

Fresh Strawberry Frosting is so flavorful and packed with berries, you’ll find it on top of cakes, cupcakes, and just about anything you can think of. I’ve been known to dip a spoon in and top some graham crackers with this deliciousness every time I make it.

Strawberries Romanoff is a refined version of strawberries with whipped cream – it tastes much more unusual than it actually is!

This fresh strawberry shortcake from Bless This Mess Please is downright dreamy. And this Country Cleaver No Bake Sour Cream Berry Pie has to be on the must-try list soon, too.

Last but not least, set aside some strawberry cobbler to make ice cream. I can’t get enough of the strawberry crisp ice cream. So of course I’m already planning a batch of strawberry cobbler ice cream.