Easy Blueberry Cobbler With Cake Mix

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Carroll Pellegrinelli
Expert baker and published author, Carroll Pellegrinelli shares her knowledge of bread baking and desserts.
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Updated 12/07/20
Easy Blueberry Cobbler With Cake Mix

The Spruce / Julia Hartbeck
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 55 mins
Total: 70 mins
Servings: 8 to 12 servings

Blueberries are the ultimate summer berry. For a few weeks each summer, many desserts are made with these tasty berries. What makes this recipe for Easy Blueberry Cobbler so easy is that it's made with a cake mix. You could use frozen blueberries in this recipe as well. Serve warm with ice cream. Whip cream works as well.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 pints fresh blueberries (rinsed and drained)
  • 1 (18-ounce) cake mix (vanilla, yellow or white)
  • 1 cup pecan pieces
  • 1 cup melted butter

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients. 

    Easy Blueberry Cobbler With Cake Mix ingredients

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  2. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan.

    greased baking dish

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  3. In a saucepan, stir together the sugar and the flour.

    stir together the sugar and the flour in a saucepan

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  4. Add the lemon juice and the water stir to combine.

    Add the lemon juice and the water to the sugar and flour mixture

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  5. Next, stir in the blueberries. Turn the heat on to medium-high. Keep stirring the blueberries until the mixture boils.

    stir the blueberries in the pot

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  6. Pour the blueberry mixture into the prepared pan.

    blueberries in a baking dish

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  7. Sprinkle the top with the cake mix and pecans.

    cake mix and pecans sprinkled on top of the blueberries in the baking dish

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  8. Drizzle the butter over top. Cover as much of the cake mix as possible.

    drizzle butter on top of the cake mix and pecans

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  9. Bake for 55 minutes or until blueberries have bubbled up through the mix topping.

    Easy Blueberry Cobbler With Cake Mix

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Tip

  • In the summertime, bake this in the morning. Leave it out to cool. Heat individual servings of this Easy Blueberry Cobbler in the microwave for 30 seconds or less depending on your appliance.

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