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August 26, 2013

Blackberry Cobbler and a Secret Ingredient

August in Oregon means one thing…blackberries! And in our family, blackberries are meant to be put in yogurt, cereal, pies, popped into your mouth as you’re walking past the bowl and most of all, turned into blackberry cobbler.

Blackberry Cobbler with Golden Grahams crust atthepicketfence.com

If my parents happen to be visiting at this time of the year my mom has been known to put on dish gloves and climb up a step ladder so that she can dig through the prickly branches to get to all of those blackberries that are dangling just beyond our regular reach. It almost makes our hearts ache to see all of those juicy morsels hanging there and know that no one will ever get to enjoy them.

My husband rivals my mother in this obsession for blackberries (they’re like blackberry junkies!) so making the cobbler in these ramekins keeps the “hogging” to a minimum by giving everyone the same portion size.

blackberries in ramekins

I know there are MANY cobbler recipes out there but have you ever made it using Golden Grahams cereal? This was a very happy accident for me one day when I went to the pantry to pull out my cobbler ingredients and realized that I didn’t have any graham crackers.

Using Golden Graham cereal to make blackberry cobber atthepicketfence.com

A quick scan of the shelves provided the perfect solution! If I can use graham crackers in my cobbler, why couldn’t I use Golden Grahams cereal?

ramekins in water bath

And since I’m slightly addicted to Golden Grahams cereal and my husband is slightly addicted to blackberries…

Individual blackberry cobblers a la mode from atthepicketfence.com

…this recipe seemed to be almost as much of a match made in heaven as we are!

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Individual Blackberry Cobblers with Golden Grahams Cereal

Individual Blackberry Cobblers with Golden Grahams Cereal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Golden Grahams cereal, finely chopped/crushed
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 2-3 cups fresh blackberries

Instructions

  • Place small handful of blackberries on bottom of each ramekin.
  • Mix all ingredients together and pour over top of blackberries and gently pat/press down.
  • Place ramekins on cookie sheet filled with 1 cup of water to prevent burning the bottoms of the ramekins.
  • Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
  • Serves 6
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https://www.atthepicketfence.com/individual-blackberry-cobbler-in-ramekins/
This recipe is copyrighted by At The Picket Fence

What about you? Have you ever had a “happy accident” while baking and created something even more amazing?

Do tell! 🙂

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*I was not compensated in any way for professing my love of Golden Grahams cereal. But if they ever wanted to send me an lifetime supply of it I wouldn’t turn them down.* 😉

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  1. Leslie Stewart @ House on the Way says

    August 26, 2013 at 7:20 AM

    Yum! I’m pinning! Have a great week.
    Leslie

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  2. Shirley@Housepitality Designs says

    August 26, 2013 at 8:34 AM

    Wow…looks fantastic…and good thing you ran out of the graham crackers as you created an even better cobbler!!!..

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  3. Claire @ A Little Claireification says

    August 26, 2013 at 9:49 AM

    They look and sound delicious!! Pinning!
    xoxo

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  4. Pamela @ Flower Patch Farmhouse says

    August 26, 2013 at 1:34 PM

    My blackberry bush has gone bonkers this year and I need to get picking. Love the idea of making individual servings way to make cobbler. My recipe is the old fashioned biscuit type and would work great in ramekins like this. I will have to try the Golden Grahams too, sounds delish!

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  5. Anna says

    August 26, 2013 at 8:10 PM

    YUM!!! We have blackberries in our backyard now! I can’t wait to pick them.

    Anna 🙂

    Reply
  6. Ananasa says

    August 27, 2013 at 3:06 AM

    This looks absolutely delicious! Mount watering.. Thank you for this lovely post!

    Ananasa.com- Home For Handmade

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  7. MDR says

    August 27, 2013 at 5:48 AM

    Ah, Oregon blackberries – the love of my life! Save some for me please! Love, Mom

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  8. Kim @ Sand & Sisal says

    August 27, 2013 at 7:14 AM

    Oh yum! I love black berries and golden grahams! I’ll be making these this week!

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  9. Maryann @ Domestically Speaking says

    August 27, 2013 at 11:42 AM

    Oh my ~ looks delish! I want to try it with apples this fall!

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  10. Randi - Dukes and Duchesses says

    August 28, 2013 at 6:05 AM

    Those sound so delicious … your secret ingredient is brilliant!

    Reply
  11. kristin says

    August 28, 2013 at 8:58 AM

    Oh my these look amazing!

    Reply
    • At The Picket Fence says

      August 28, 2013 at 4:50 PM

      Thanks girlie! They didn’t last long at our house that’s for sure!

      Reply
  12. Annice Taylor says

    August 29, 2013 at 9:28 AM

    Those look absolutely delicious! They would not last long in my house at all!

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  13. Heather says

    August 29, 2013 at 6:45 PM

    Haha – I love your happy accident!! Usually my accidents in the kitchen are not ‘happy’ ones that’s for sure! Even my hubs, who is an excellent cook, made banana bread the other day…it tasted really weird and then he realized he used mint chocolate chips by accident not regular chocolate chips!! Lesson = don’t use mint chocolate in banana bread – bleh! lol!! Pinned!

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  14. Jennifer @ Celebrating Everyday Life says

    August 30, 2013 at 7:13 PM

    This looks delicious! I used to love Golden Grahams – now I HAVE to pick some up from the store – YUM!!

    Reply
  15. Angela says

    September 4, 2013 at 7:54 AM

    I don’t use graham crackers … OR golden grahams in my cobblers! Definitely a twist on a cobbler recipe.

    Reply
    • Angela says

      September 4, 2013 at 7:55 AM

      https://callherblessed-angela.blogspot.com/2013/08/apple-streusel-pie.html

      Reply

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