#6 - Berry Cobbler

Berries
2 c blackberries
2 c strawberries, hulled and halved
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 c sugar

Biscuits
2/3 c flour
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground cardamom
1/2 c buttermilk

Preheat oven to 400 F. In a shallow, 2 quart oven proof dish, stir together berry ingredients. Bake until hot, about 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare biscuits. Stir all ingredients together to create a sticky dough. When berries are ready, drop dough by heaping tablespoons onto fruit to form 4 biscuits. Bake until biscuits are golden abd fruit is bubbling, about 25 minutes. Allow cobbler to sit for 5 minutes so fruit can firm up. Yields one biscuit and about 1 cup of berries per serving, 4 points per serving.

I made this for our Easter dinner dessert and it was very tasty. The biscuits tasted good, but we all agreed they were a little chewy. This is probably due to the fact that there is no egg or oil in the dough as it is a low calorie version of berry cobbler.

The berries, however, were absolutely amazing. In fact, Dad, Mom, Ricky and I agreed that next time we would just make the berry part of the recipe and serve it over ice cream! Seriously, it was that good.

I did use all marionberries (a form of blackberry) instead of half blackberries and half strawberries and it turned out wonderfully. Definitely try the berry portion of the recipe, even if you want to create your own higher calorie version of the biscuit.