Summertime Fresh Blackberry Peach Cobbler

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups blackberries
• 4 cups peaches (peeled, pitted & sliced)
• 2/3 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup sugar (to taste)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 5/8 cup butter, divided
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup plain instant oatmeal
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 put berries, peaches, orange juice, water, 1 cup (sugar or ) splenda, 1/4 cup butter and 1 tsp.nutmeg in large shallow skillet on medium-low heat. stir gently to mix.
• 2 cook until just simmering.
• 3 keep warm while making batter and crumb topping.
• 4 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 5 coat glass 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• 6 cut 1 1/4 sticks of butter into pieces; put in pan and melt in oven while making batter.
• 7 mix flour, salt, baking powder and 2/3 cup of (sugar or) splenda in large bowl; blend in buttermilk just until moistened, set aside.
• 8 in a small bowl mix oatmeal, 1/2 cup of (sugar or) splenda and spice.
• 9 set aside.
• 10 remove melted butter from oven.
• 11 scoop about 4 tablespoons of butter into oatmeal mixture and blend well.
• 12 set aside.
• 13 pour buttermilk batter into remaining hot melted butter in pan spreading it evenly.
• 14 now spoon the hot fruit mixture over the batter, it will puff up very dramatically, nearly filling the pan.
• 15 place the baking dish on a cookie sheet in case it runs over.
• 16 crumble the oatmeal topping over the center of the cobbler, covering the fruit.
• 17 place in oven and bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until top is well-browned and syrup is bubbly all around.
• 18 let cool 15-20 minutes before serving.
• 19 serve as is or with ice cream, whipped cream or plain cream dolloped on a serving.