First, I’ll admit that I had no idea what the difference was between a cobbler and a crumble until I began writing this post. According to the internet a cobbler usually has more of a biscuit or cake-like topping that’s spooned over the fruit in blobs (think “cobbled together”). A crumble, on the other hand, has more of a streusel-style topping made from flour, butter, and sugar that gets crumbled over the fruit, and it bakes up crisp and golden. #themoreyouknow

This was one of those recipes I kind of stumbled into making because I had a bunch of blueberries to use up—except, halfway through I realized I didn’t actually have enough blueberries so I ended up using about a third frozen ones.

The whole process was really simple as I really appreciate the one bowl type recipes these days. You make this crumbly dough with flour, butter, sugars, and a little egg and vanilla, and then just press half of it into a pan to form the base, similar to what you would do for a shortbread. The blueberries get tossed with sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice for the filling and then that goes on top of the crust. You just sprinkle the rest of the dough over everything and pop it in the oven. That’s it.

It baked up golden and beautiful, and after cooling for a bit, they cut into nice bars. I did line the pan with parchment so it was easy to lift them out. The texture was very nice, you had the sort of shortbread crust with a nice blueberry flavor in the middle.

I’d definitely make these again, especially if I needed a quick dessert. I took these to a family cookout so there weren’t any leftover but it was easy to make and take!

Baking Ease	10
Time Spent	10
Taste	10
Visual	10

Recipe Used: Cooking Classy