4th of July Berry Cobbler

I am kind of obsessed

So I TOTALLY winged this recipe. I was going to make the Ina Garten Flag Cake for the 4th of July, which is such a beautifully decorated cake. But then I thought, I don’t even like cake that much, but you know your girl loves a berry cobbler so I opted for that instead. With a quick Google search I looked up Flag Cobbler and up popped this King Arthur Baking recipe. I took inspo from their photo and created my own!

photo by Luke

Here’s what I did. I followed my Berry Cobbler recipe, but went much heavier on the strawberries and blueberries to get the red and blue flag colors. I separated the berries into two separate bowls. Strawberries and a few raspberries in one. Blueberries and a few blackberries in the other. The ingredient amounts below are accurate even though you are using two bowls. There are more red berries than blue because of the flag, so I just eye balled how much sugar, corn starch, vanilla and lemon I put into each bowl of berries.

Berry Mixture

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 8 cups FRESH berries

• 1/2 lemon squeezed

• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

• 1 1/2 Tbsp corn starch

I bought a Pillsbury pie crust and cut the pieces into long strips and star shapes to make the American Flag

Next I made my cobbler crumble (this amount made more than I needed)

Crumble topping

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter

• 1 cup flour

• 3/4 cup brown sugar

• 1 cup rolled oats

• 1 tsp cinnamon

I melted some butter and brushed the melted butter along the pie dough. Then I hand mixed the crumble and scattered it along the dough.

I prayed to the lord above that this was going to turn out ok after it baked in the oven! I put the flag cobbler in the oven at 375F for roughly 30-35 minutes give or take depending on your oven. I checked until everything was bubbling and the crumble crust topping was golden brown.

She looks vintage and cute and I am obsessed! She’s definitely not perfect, but it’s not bad for my first try. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top!

PS: This recipe made extra so I made a little mini cobbler in a small ramekin with the leftover berries and crumble!

XO,

Maggie