Brown Butter Cobbler
Prep
20 mins
Cook
40 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
My brown butter cobbler is one of those magical desserts that comes together faster than you'd think. The beauty of this recipe is that you probably have everything in your pantry already, making it wonderfully budget friendly. What really makes it special is the nutty depth from browning the butter, combined with the natural richness of pecans, which are packed with heart healthy fats and antioxidants. In just an hour total, you'll have a warm, comforting dessert that tastes like you spent all day in the kitchen. It's my go to when I want something impressive but straightforward.
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Ingredients
- 250 gall-purpose flour
- 200 ggranulated sugar
- 120 gunsalted butter
- 100 gbrown sugar
- 150 mlheavy cream
- 3 egglarge eggs
- 1 mlvanilla extract
- 5 gsalt
- 100 gchopped pecans
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt.
- 3
Add the cold butter to the dry ingredients and use a pastry blender or your fingertips to work it into the mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- 4
Press half of the crumb mixture into the bottom of a 20cm (8 inch) round baking dish.
- 5
In a separate bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, eggs, and vanilla extract. Pour the cream mixture over the crust.
- 6
Sprinkle the brown sugar and chopped pecans over the top of the cream mixture.
- 7
Top with the remaining crumb mixture and press gently to seal.
- 8
Bake for 40 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the filling is set.
- 9
Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.
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