Jessica and I went blackberry picking by our house last week on a beautiful sunny day. We weren't well prepared; we had flip flops and yoga pants on..not a good combination with thorns! We spent most of our time "unhooking" each other from the vines! To quote Jessica, "Why do blackberry bushes have thorns anyway?" Luckily, Kyle came and joined us and picked twice as much as the both of us did in about half the time. :) Gotta love Kyle!
We decided to make a couple cobbler's for our family get together the next day. Our brother was supposed to be coming home from 2 months in Alaska and we were supposed to be celebrating. I say supposed to... the day before his return he decided to stay a couple more weeks. "It was time for Jordan to come home, it wasn't time for Jordan to come home." I'm happy for him...it sounded like a good opportunity. It didn't stop us from getting together and eating...a little too much.
After putting the finishing touches on my parent's beautiful deck. (It really does look nice and I look forward to enjoying it for many years to come!) We grilled and enjoyed a yummy dinner outside. We broke out Jordan's salmon from the freezer (Sorry Jordan!) and served it up with some baked yams, cole slaw, brisket...and then...Cobbler! LOTS of cobbler!
We made 2 different types. One with more of a crumble topping (using almond flour) and the other turned out a little more like bread pudding (using coconut flour). Both were good. Mom preferred Cobbler 2...and enjoyed it for breakfast the next day as well. I think everyone else preferred Cobbler 1. :)
Love you Jordan; wish you could have been there. Looking forward to seeing you in a few short days...it has been too long!
I love my family...and I love this time of year! :)
Cobbler 1: (Tweaked from original recipe found here)
http://everydaypaleo.com/2010/06/18/blackberry-cobbler/
Ingredients:
- 6 cups of fresh blackberries
- 3 cups almond meal (finely ground almonds)
- 2 eggs
- 4 tbsp coconut oil
- A drizzle of honey
- Cinnamon to taste
- Nutmeg to taste
- Sugar free apple sauce
- Unsweetened coconut flakes (1 cup?)
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Pour the blackberries into an 8x12 pan and add a little Apple sauce.
- In a small bowl mix together the egg, almond meal, coconut flakes, and coconut oil, a drizzle of honey and shake in a bunch of cinnamon and a little nutmeg. Stir well. The mixture will be really thick and clumpy.
- Drizzle a bit of honey on top of the blackberries.
- Crumble the almond meal mixture on top of the blackberries and bake in your pre-heated oven for 35 minutes.
Enjoy! (You can put a little coconut milk or coconut ice cream on it.)
Cobbler 2: (Tweaked from original recipe found here)
http://www.grassfedgirl.com/grandmas-blackberry-cobbler/
- 1 tbsp coconut oil for greasing the pan
- 1 tbsp of honey
- 3-4 cups blackberries (enough to cover bottom of 8×8 baking dish)
- 3 eggs beaten
- 4 tbsp of honey
- 1/3 can coconut milk
- Vanilla to taste
- Grated ginger to taste
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- Cinnamon to taste
- Nutmeg to taste
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- Use an 8×8 glass baking dish that you have greased evenly with coconut oil.
- Cover the bottom of the pan with blackberries and drizel a tablespoon of honey over them.
- Mix the wet ingredients together.
- Mix the dry ingredients together. (Except coconut flakes)
- Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir until mixed together.
- Pour over the blackberries until they are covered evenly.
- Top with Coconut flakes.
- Bake on 325 for 25-30 minutes until it is nicely browned and set.
Enjoy! (Top with coconut milk or ice cream if you'd like!)
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