How to Boil Blackberries & Sugar for a Blackberry Cobbler

A down-home dessert that pairs deliciously with vanilla ice cream, blackberry cobbler is easy to make at home. It only requires a few ingredients and bakes up nicely in less than an hour in a conventional oven. Making the blackberry filling for homemade cobbler involves boiling down fresh berries and sugar. You can complete the process in 20 minutes, even if you are a novice cook. It's also a cost friendly alternative to purchasing premixed berry compotes.

1 lb. blackberries (rinsed and defoliated)
3 cups white granulated sugar
2 cups water
4 qt. pot
Wooden spoon
Potato masher

Instructions

- 1
  Add the rinsed and defoliated blackberries to the pot. Pour the water into the pot afterward.
- 2
  Sift the sugar over the entire surface of the floating blackberries. Turn on the stove to a medium-high setting--325 degrees F on a digital stove.
- 3
  Cover the pot and allow the berries and sugar to boil for 10 minutes.
- 4
  Reduce the heat to a low simmer and remove the lid. Mash the berries into the thickening, purple-black sauce with the potato masher. Mash firmly, breaking the berries into the sauce for about 30 seconds. Leave some of the berries intact.
- 5
  Stir the berries as they simmer for an additional 10 minutes. Remove the pot from the stove and set it aside for use in your cobbler recipe.

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