Southern Banana Cobbler (Printable)
Cozy baked dessert with ripe bananas under a golden, buttery topping — pure Southern comfort.
# What You'll Need:
→ Banana Filling
01 - 5 ripe bananas, sliced
02 - 1/3 cup granulated sugar
03 - 2 tbsp brown sugar
04 - 1 tsp ground cinnamon
05 - 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
06 - 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
07 - 2 tsp cornstarch
08 - 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
→ Cobbler Topping
09 - 1 cup all-purpose flour
10 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
11 - 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
12 - 1/4 tsp salt
13 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
14 - 2/3 cup whole milk
→ Assembly
15 - 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
16 - 1 tbsp coarse sugar
# Steps:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch square or round baking dish with softened butter.
02 - In a large bowl, gently toss sliced bananas with granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, cornstarch, and vanilla extract until evenly coated. Spread the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Pour in melted butter and milk, stirring until just combined into a thick, pourable batter. Avoid overmixing.
04 - Spoon the batter over the banana filling, spreading gently to cover most of the fruit. Sprinkle coarse sugar on top if a crunchier finish is desired.
05 - Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the topping is deep golden brown and the filling is bubbling around the edges.
06 - Let cool for at least 10 minutes before serving warm. Pairs well with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- The topping bakes up impossibly soft in the center with a crackly sugary crust on top, like a biscuit and a cake had a beautiful Southern baby
- It comes together with pantry staples in under twenty minutes, which means you can decide to make dessert while dinner is still on the stove
02 -
- Skip the cornstarch and you will end up with a soup underneath your topping, which still tastes fine but is not a cobbler
- Letting the baked cobbler rest for those ten minutes is the difference between a cohesive slice and a messy slide onto your plate
03 -
- Freeze your overripe bananas whole in their peels, then thaw and slice when you are ready because freezing breaks down the fibers and makes them sweeter
- Dot a few extra pieces of cold butter over the fruit filling before adding the batter for little pockets of richness throughout