Sweet juicy blackberries come together with a thick buttery crust in this southern vegan blackberry cobbler. It’s such a simple recipe that anyone can make. If you love blackberries, give this a try!

My grandmother had a ton of blackberry bushes in her backyard, and would make blackberry cobbler every summer when I was a child. It was one of my favorite desserts, and it still is. The only difference is that now I make a vegan version.
Her recipe is so simple- butter, batter, berries, right on top of one another. And it’s way more moist than a lot of other cobbler recipes I’ve seen. The result is more like a blackberry bread pudding to me. She would say that “you want lots of berries and juice on top because who wants to eat dry old bread.” I agree!

This vegan recipe is pretty much the same as my grandmother’s recipe with just a few simple swaps. And I am so pleased to say that it is just as good! It’s also so easy to make- anyone can do it, and it only requires a few ingredients. So what do you need?
Southern Vegan Blackberry Cobbler Ingredients

To make southern blackberry cobbler, you will need the following ingredients:
- Blackberries– Fresh is best, but you can use frozen in the off season.
- Self-rising flour-You can substitute 1 cup of all-purpose flour. Just add 1 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt to your flour and mix thoroughly.
- Sugar (divided)- You may choose to use less sugar. Or you can sweeten it with half stevia and half sugar as I do sometimes (when I’m wanting to eat a bit healthier).
- Unsweetened almond milk– Any non-dairy milk will work fine. Just be sure it’s unsweetened and unflavored.
- Corn starch– You can sub arrowroot.
- Cinnamon– optional
- Vegan butter– I used Earth Balance.
- Water
How to Make Southern Blackberry Cobbler
This recipe is so easy. Just remember- butter, batter, berries. They go right on top of each other in an 8×8 baking dish, without stirring. It looks like this before baking-

The step by step instructions are as follows:
- Mix flour, 3/4 cup of sugar, and cinnamon together in a medium size bowl. Add in almond milk and stir until well combined. Set aside.
- Add the blackberries, 3 tbsp of water, and the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower the temp to med-low and sprinkle in cornstarch. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until mixture has thickened slightly. Remove from heat.
- Melt butter and pour into the bottom of an 8×8 baking dish or a pie plate.
- Pour batter on top of the butter. Do not Stir.
- Pour berry mixture on top of the batter. Do not stir that either.
- Bake at 350 degrees for an hour.
For Serving
Allow to cool for about 10 minutes before digging in to allow the blackberry sauce to thicken- if you can hold out. I can be pretty impatient. 😉
Southern Vegan Blackberry cobbler is so delicious warm with a scoop of non-dairy ice cream or whipped cream on top. But it’s also great right out of the fridge for breakfast- just ask my kids! They always get to it before me.

I hope you give this unfussy, unfancy, but still so DELICIOUS and COMFORTING blackberry cobbler a try. Let me know if you do.
Happy Eating!
Crystal
Southern Vegan Blackberry Cobbler
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups blackberries fresh or frozen
- 1 cup self-rising flour see notes if using all purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar divided
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk or non-dairy milk
- 2 tsp corn starch
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon optional
- 1/2 cup vegan butter
- 3 tbsp water
Instructions
- Mix flour, 3/4 cup of sugar, and cinnamon together in a medium size bowl. Add in almond milk and stir until well combined. Set aside.
- Add the blackberries, 3 tbsp of water, and the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower temp to med-low and sprinkle in cornstarch. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until mixture has thickened slightly. Remove from heat.
- Melt butter and pour into the bottom of an 8×8 baking dish or a pie plate.
- Pour batter on top of butter. Do not Stir.
- Pour berry mixture on top of batter. Do not stir that either.
- Bake at 350 degrees for an hour.
- Enjoy warm with a scoop of non-dairy ice cream or whipped cream. It's also delicious cold!
- Happy Eating!
So delicious now my favorite blackberry cobbler recipe!
I am so happy that you enjoyed the recipe!