Celebrate summer with this delicious warm stone fruit cobbler featuring Pittman & Davis nectarines, apricots, and cherries. Sweet, juicy fruit bubbles beneath a golden, buttery biscuit topping that bakes up tender on the inside and crisp on the edges. It’s the perfect way to showcase the season’s best stone fruits, and it comes together easier than you might think.
Ingredients
For the Cobbler Base:
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Fruit Topping:
- 3 ripe nectarines, pitted and sliced into wedges
- 6-8 ripe apricots, halved and pitted
- 2 cups fresh Bing cherries, pitted and halved
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Melt the butter: Place the butter in a 9×13-inch baking dish and put it in the oven as it preheats. Let the butter melt completely (about 5 minutes), then remove from oven.
- Make the batter: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add milk and vanilla, stirring just until combined. The batter will be slightly lumpy (don’t overmix).
- Pour batter over butter: Pour the batter directly over the melted butter in the baking dish. Do not stir. The butter will rise up around the edges.
- Prepare the fruit: In a separate bowl, gently toss nectarines, apricots, and cherries with ¼ cup sugar and lemon juice.
- Add fruit on top: Spoon the fruit mixture evenly over the batter. Do not stir. The fruit will sink slightly, and as it bakes, the batter will rise up around and over the fruit.
- Bake: Bake for 40-45 minutes until the top is golden brown and the edges are bubbling. The batter will have risen to create a cake-like topping with pockets of fruit showing through.
- Cool and serve: Let cobbler cool for 10-15 minutes. The magic of this cobbler is that the batter starts on the bottom but ends up on top! Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
Tips for Success
The magic trick: This cobbler seems backward, but it works! The batter starts on the bottom, the fruit goes on top, and as it bakes, the batter rises up and around the fruit to create a golden cake-like topping with beautiful pockets of fruit showing through.
Why this stone fruit combination? Nectarines bring sweetness and juiciness, apricots add a honeyed flavor and gorgeous color, and cherries provide tart-sweet pops throughout. Together, they create the perfect balance of flavors.
Don’t skip the butter step: Melting the butter in the pan first is essential. It creates the base that allows the batter to rise properly and gives the cobbler its signature texture.
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