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This simple Berry Cobbler is everything I love about easy desserts — warm, buttery, and filled with sweet, juicy berries. You only need a handful of pantry staples and a box of cake mix to make it come together in minutes. Make sure to serve it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream — you’ll thank me later.
👉 It’s the perfect dessert to end any of my cozy casseroles, like Fiesta Chicken Casserole or Chicken Parmesan Casserole.
This simple berry cobbler combines frozen berries, cake mix, and butter for an easy, budget-friendly dessert. It’s fruity, buttery, and perfect for serving warm with ice cream after dinner.
Step-by-Step Recipe Video
Why you’ll love this recipe…
This dessert tastes homemade but takes almost no effort — no mixing bowls required! Just layer the ingredients and bake until golden and bubbly.
⏰ Ready In: 55 minutes
🍂 Perfect For: Quick desserts, holidays, or weeknight treats
🛒 Key Ingredients: Frozen berries, cake mix, butter
🍽️ Servings: 6
👩🍳 Difficulty: Easy
🧊 Make-Ahead Friendly: Keeps 3–4 days in the fridge
👉 Try making it a full meal by pairing with my Red Chili Chicken Enchiladas.
Made With Love,
What You’ll Need for Berry Cobbler
- Frozen mixed berries – juicy, colorful, and full of natural sweetness.
- French vanilla cake mix – makes the topping buttery and golden.
- Butter slices – melt into the cake mix to form a crisp crust.
- Quick oats & brown sugar – give it that perfect crunchy crumble top.
👉 Love simple bakes? Try my Simple Cheese Ravioli Bake for dinner first!
Ingredients List
- 40 oz frozen mixed berries
- ½ cup quick oats
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 box French vanilla cake mix
- ¾ cup thin-sliced butter
🔒 The printable recipe card below includes the full ingredient list and exact amounts — perfect for saving or printing for later.
How to Make Berry Cobbler
Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick spray.
Step 2: Add frozen berries to the dish. Sprinkle half the oats and half the brown sugar evenly over the top — don’t stir.
Step 3: Pour the dry cake mix over the berries and spread gently to cover, but don’t mix it in.
Step 4: Sprinkle the remaining oats and brown sugar over the top.
Step 5: Lay butter slices evenly across the surface.
Step 6: Bake 45–50 minutes, until golden and bubbly. Serve warm!
🔒 The step-by-step instructions are also available in the printable recipe card below — don’t forget to save it for later!
Berry Cobbler Variations
- Swap frozen berries for peaches, apples, or cherries.
- Add a sprinkle of cinnamon for extra warmth.
- Use lemon cake mix for a fruity twist.
- Top with whipped cream or ice cream.
👉 For another family-favorite dessert, try my Crescent Roll Apple Donuts.
My Pro TipS
Tips and Tricks
- Don’t mix the layers — the butter melts and naturally forms the crust.
- Bake until the top is golden and the edges bubble.
- Let it cool for 10 minutes before serving so the filling thickens.
- Serve with ice cream, whipped cream, or powdered sugar.
Recipe FAQs – Berry Cobbler
Yes, but add 1–2 tbsp of water to help create more syrupy filling.
Yellow, white, or lemon cake mix all work great!
Yes, bake and refrigerate up to 2 days in advance; warm before serving.
Yes, freeze baked cobbler up to 2 months. Thaw and reheat in the oven.
👉 For a complete comfort meal enjoy it after my Hashbrown Hamburger Casserole!
Serving Suggestions
- Vanilla ice cream (a must!)
- Fresh whipped cream
- Sprinkle of cinnamon sugar
Make-Ahead, Storage & Reheating
- Fridge: Store up to 3–4 days, covered.
- Freezer: Freeze up to 2 months.
- Reheat: Bake or microwave until warm.
👉 If you want another cozy bake, try my Chicken Cordon Bleu Pockets.
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Berry Cobbler
Ingredients
- 40 oz frozen mixed berries
- ½ cup quick oats
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 box French vanilla cake mix
- ¾ cup thin-sliced butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13 dish.
- Add berries, sprinkle half the oats and sugar.
- Spread cake mix evenly (do not stir).
- Add remaining oats and sugar, then top with butter slices.
- Bake 45–50 minutes until golden and bubbly.
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Notes
- Do not stir ingredients together.
- Serve warm with ice cream.
- Use any cake mix flavor for variety.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This tasted really good. My only issue was that when I took the dish out of the oven, some of the cake mix hadn’t gotten cooked so had some powder on top. I put a lot of butter on top so not sure what happened. Definitely want to make again so any advice on how to fix this would be great! 🙂
I love your recipes! Thanks for sharing!
Perfection💕💕 thank you 😊