Or give our Strawberry Galette a try while juicy strawberries are still in season! Both recipes are so easy to make! As much as I love my chocolate cake, once the summer months are here, I am all about fruit desserts. Unpretentious and non-fussy, they are crazy delicious, especially when served with ice cream for a bit of creaminess.
Fruit Cobbler
There so many ways in which you can use summer fruit in baking. From pies and crisps to cobblers. I love a good berry pie but let’s face it they are fiddly. Summer is not the time to be stuck in the kitchen. For this reason cobblers are my favourite. Very similar to pies in taste but easier to make and a lot more forgiving in terms of technique. Cobblers have a humble origin. The legend has it that British settlers started making cobblers instead of their beloved pies due to the shortage of ingredients. So they made do by “cobbling” a few scraps of pastry together and putting them on top of fresh fruit. Modern fruit cobblers are slightly different but the concept remains. Fresh fruit mixed with a bit of sugar and topped with fluffy biscuits. Simple and delicious. I make them very often in the summer and vary the fruit depending on what I need to use up. This Italian plum cobbler was a result of too many plums from a farmers market! And this rhubarb cobbler happened because a friend shared her homegrown rhubarb with me. Maple peach cobbler is all my own though, just because I love those flavours together!
Serving suggestions
Without a doubt the best way to enjoy a cobbler is while it’s still warm. However, you do need to give it good 20-30 minutes to settle after it’s been baked. This way the juices will thicken and it will be less runny. Letting your cobbler sit after baking will also prevent any nasty burns as that strawberry filling as hot as lava! I love the contrast of a warm strawberry cobbler and cold vanilla ice cream. But if you have sensitive teeth, serve it with whipping cream. Delicious!
More Strawberry Recipes to Try
Strawberry Cheesecake Vatrushka Buns Chocolate Strawberry Mousse Cake Strawberry Meringue Cheesecake Strawberry and Cream Cheese Galette
