Are you craving a delicious yet nutritious dessert? This healthy blueberry cobbler is the perfect treat! Requiring just 10 minutes of prep time, this is such an easy recipe that everyone will absolutely love! Packed with antioxidants, protein, & fiber, this absolutely delicious vegan and gluten-free blueberry cobbler is a win-win!
Easy berry cobbler: a la mode!
Okay, hear me out – a mixed berry cobbler a la mode that is healthy enough to have for breakfast (but so delicious nobody would guess it!). Topped with a few heaping scoops of coconut whipped topping, coconut yogurt (or greek if that’s your jam), or even ice cream if you’re feeling extra decadent, this berry cobbler is DIVINE. Not to mention it’s literally the easiest recipe on earth and the perfect dessert recipe because it looks impressive, but comes together in no time.
Even though most people think of cobblers during the summer, I make them on the regular through the winter months! This is why I love having my freezer stocked with frozen berries. They’re too delicious to only have during one short season! Think – bubbling berries, cooking into a syrupy sweetness, while the almond flour “biscuit topping” bakes to a buttery, crunchy-sugar topping that is chef’s kiss!
If you don’t want to have this cobbler as a higher protein dessert or breakfast option, it works great for holidays, parties, and get-togethers! If you love blueberry desserts, try my gluten-free blueberry quick bread, lemon blueberry chia pudding with cashew cream, or blueberry crisp ice cream!
Watch me make berry cobbler for breakfast!
The perfect healthy, delicious dessert
This dessert recipe is indulgent while being perfectly acceptable for breakfast! I promise, the whole family will love! Despite being a healthier dessert option, this cobbler doesn’t sacrifice on flavor or texture! You should definitely try it because it’s:
- Easy – this cobbler is seriously SO easy, it takes less than 10 minutes to throw together and 25 minutes to bake!
- Wholesome – packed with antioxidants, protein, and fiber, this cobbler is healthy enough to even have for breakfast 😉
- Dietary friendly: The best part about this cobbler recipe is that it is dairy-free, vegan, gluten-free, grain-free, egg-free, and refined sugar-free so that almost everyone can enjoy. It can also be made nut-free by using Tiger nut flour as a swap for almond flour!
- Paleo/Grain-free: This cobbler recipe is also made grain-free and paleo, as it is made without oats. However, feel free to throw some oats in if you’d like!
the difference between cobblers and crisps
A cobbler typically has a thicker, biscuit-like topping that creates a denser texture, while a crisp has a lighter, crumbly streusel topping that results in a crispier finish! The key difference lies in the topping consistency, with cobblers leaning towards a biscuit-like dough and crisps having a more streusel-based topping made with oats and butter. Some cobblers can also be made with cake batter or cookie dough instead of biscuits for a fun spin! They’re a great dessert to serve at potlucks, parties, and get-together’s!
How to make healthy blueberry cobbler
The full recipe will be in the recipe card at the bottom of the post! Here’s an overview:
Equipment
- Pan: I love using my tart pan for this!
- Mixing bowl
ingredients & substitutions
frozen berry cobbler
This recipe calls for frozen berries, which makes it incredibly easy as they’re easier to find all year round and are often MUCH cheaper than fresh berries. You can use a mix of whatever your favorites are! I like to use blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries. However if you prefer some over others or don’t like one, feel free to swap and omit wherever need be! Peaches, cherries, and apples are also fun fruits to use in cobblers!
Gluten-free blueberry cobbler
Most gluten-free cobblers are made with gluten-free flour. However, I don’t love using gluten-free flours as every brand produces a different outcome and I hate having people buy a certain brand. This is why I love using almond flour (or tiger nut flour for a nut-free option) – more on why I love it below!
- Almond flour: this is used to create the cobbler topping! Traditional cobbler uses biscuits on top of the fruit, but were putting a healthier spin on cobbler and making a gluten and grain-free topping! Almond flour helps to give the cobbler topping it’s consistency. It’s my personal favorite to use, as it’s more nutritious than all-purpose flour, is gluten-free, & contains more protein! Tiger Nut flour is a great 1:1 nut-free swap!
- Frozen berries: You’ll need 1-2 12oz bags of frozen berries, depending on how large of a batch you want to make!
- Protein powder: I love making this for a special occasion breakfast and will add protein to keep my blood sugar balanced. I haven’t tested it, but I think oat flour would work as a 1:1 substitute! I used vanilla Ka’Chava – I love the flavor this adds as well as all of the nutrients and extra superfoods!
- Maple syrup: Just a touch of maple syrup is used to bind the cobbler topping together and sweet it up just a tad.
- Coconut oil: Coconut oil also acts as a binder. Feel free to use avocado oil, grass-fed butter, ghee, or vegan butter.
- Tapioca flour: This helps thicken the berries up a bit while they bake and soaks up some of those juices!
- Lemon juice: This is totally optional, but you can add a squeeze of lemon for an extra zing and flavor!
- Pantry staples: baking powder, sea salt, vanilla extract
Steps to make healthy blueberry cobbler
- Preheat your oven to 350F. Add the berries to your pan and sprinkle over the tapioca starch/flour. Use your fingers or a spatula to mix it all together well.
- In a bowl, combine the remaining ingredients, mixing well until a cobbler/crumble mixture forms. It’ll be more moist than a crumble, as it’s supposed to resemble “biscuits”. Divide the mixture over the berries.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until the topping is golden and the berries are bubbling.
- Remove from the oven & let cool for 5-10 minutes. Serve in individual bowls with a scoop of ice cream, coconut whip, or yogurt!
Expert tips & FAQ’s
- Can you substitute fresh berries for frozen in this recipe? Absolutely! Feel free to use fresh or frozen berries for this cobbler!
- How do you thicken berry cobbler? Berry cobbler is thickened by adding a starch or flour to the filling. Usually this is cornstarch, tapioca starch, or flour. For this recipe, we are using tapioca or arrowroot!
- Don’t skip any ingredients! If you don’t have tapioca flour, potato starch, or corn starch, it may be tempting to just skip it. But this recipe won’t turn out and the berries will get too soupy. Even though we just use a small amount, it plays an important role!
- You can double the topping if you like extra cobbler!
- Cool before eating: Be sure to let the cobbler cool before digging in. As the cobbler cools, the inside begins to thicken, creating that perfect thick, gooey texture! If you eat it too soon, it will be too runny!
Topping/serving suggestions
- Get nutty! Add some fun toppings like walnuts, peanuts, pecans, almond slivers, etc.!
- Top cobbler with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- Add a dollop of coconut yogurt or greek yogurt!
- Top with coconut whipped topping, cool whip, or whipped cream of choice!
- When in doubt.. chocolate! Chocolate and berries is always a great option! Vanilla ice cream with a melted chocolate drizzle is DELICIOUS.
Storing healthy blueberry cobbler
Store leftover cobbler in an air-tight container in the fridge for 2 days. Reheat prior to eating – heat in the microwave or you can pop it in the air fryer or oven at 350F for 10-15 minutes or until heated through/crisp to yoru liking!
More healthy recipes to try
- Frozen strawberry protein S’mores
- Blueberry crisp ice cream
- Breakfast crumble
- Samoa cookie recipe
- Super moist protein banana bread
- Cinnamon streusel dessert pizza
- Gluten-free sugar cookie fruit pizza
If you do make this Mixed Berry Cobbler recipe, it’d mean the world to me if you left a comment and/or star rating/review below! Don’t forget to tag me on Instagram so I can see what you’re making!
Healthy Blueberry Cobbler
Ingredients
- 2 16oz bags frozen mixed berries
- 1 1/2 tbsp tapioca flour
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup plant-based vanilla protein powder *do not use whey!
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Add the berries to a tart pan or 9×9 (or similar size) baking dish.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. I like to mix it up with my fingers to create the crumbly mixture. It may be slightly sticky/thick – that's okay! This isn't a crips, so the topping is meant to be more biscuit-like.
- Using your fingers, disperse the topping over the berries. Bake for 25–30 minutes or so, until the top is golden and berries are bubbling. Let cool for 15 minutes or so to allow the berries to thicken up.
- Cool before eating: Be sure to let the cobbler cool before digging in. As the cobbler cools, the inside begins to thicken, creating that perfect thick, gooey texture! If you eat it too soon, it will be too runny!
- Serve with coconut whip topping, yogurt, or even ice cream!
Made this today and it was great. I wanted to keep it low carb so I used 2 Tbsp of Chia Seeds mixed with the berries as a thickener with a bit of Monk fruit sugar and it turned out awesome. In the topping I used sugar free maple syrup and again was perfect. Thanks for the great recipe!
Hi Karen! I’m SO happy you liked it and I love the idea of adding chia seeds! I’ll do that for chia seed jam so I’ll definitely try adding them next time – love the added fiber!