Cake Mix Blueberry Cobbler

Cake mix blueberry cobbler is an easy dessert that anyone can make. Using fresh or frozen berries and just a handful of other ingredients, this dessert is perfect for summer or any time of year!

This cake mix blueberry cobbler is something I’ve eaten (with all kinds of different fruit) about a million times in my life and something I’ll never ever ever get tired of.

Not only is it incredibly easy to make, but it’s delicious. It’s my favorite dessert for potlucks because it feeds plenty of people and everyone asks for the recipe :).

Serve yours with ice cream or whipped cream and some fresh berries on top and it’s a sure hit every time. (And it’s a great way for non-bakers to look like rock stars in the kitchen. It’s basically foolproof!)

Why you’ll love this cake mix blueberry cobbler:

• It’s assembled in the baking dish, no mixer or mixing bowl required
• You can use fresh or frozen berries
• This recipe is incredibly versatile so if you want to add other fruit, you totally can!
• This cobbler keeps really well in the fridge so it’s a great make-ahead dessert for potlucks and barbecues

How to make your cobbler

• Pour fresh or frozen blueberries into a baking dish
• Sprinkle with powdered jello and granulated sugar
• Top with powdered cake mix, melted butter, and water
• Bake until the juices bubble and the topping is set

Recipe notes and tips

• If you use frozen berries, don’t thaw them first. Just put them in the baking dish still frozen.
• You’ll need about 15 to 16 ounces of berries to get 4 cups.
• You can serve your cobbler warm but it’s MUCH easier to serve if you let it cool for a couple of hours so it can set up a bit.  It tends to be soupy when it’s warm. I make it the night before and serve it cold the next day.
• I used Betty Crocker Super Moist yellow cake mix but you can use whatever brand you prefer as long as it’s roughly 15.25 ounces. White cake is also fine to use.
• Depending on how sweet your berries are, you can add a little less sugar; if they’re really sweet I cut the sugar to 1/4 cup. If they’re sour you can add a little more sugar.
• Be sure to use salted butter; it makes a big difference. If all you have is unsalted, you can mix a 1/2-teaspoon of salt into the butter after you melt it.
• Sometimes when you make a cake mix cobbler like this you end up with a few pockets of dry cake mix on top; if that bothers you, stir the cake mix, water, and melted butter together in a bowl until smooth before pouring it into the baking dish.

Storing your cobbler

This cobbler keeps well in the fridge, covered with plastic wrap or aluminum foil, for 4 or 5 days. Be sure to cool your cobbler before covering and storing it so it doesn’t sweat and get soggy.

You can also freeze individual servings in storage containers for up to 2 months. I like to defrost portions in the microwave and serve warm.

Variations on cake mix cobblers

There are so many ways to vary this recipe, and you can make a frozen berry cobbler any time of year with whatever frozen berries you have on hand. (But you don’t have to limit yourself to berries—pretty much any frozen fruit will work!)

• Raspberries
• Strawberries
• Blackberries
• Cherries and
• Peaches are all delicious choices

You can mix and match fruits, just use roughly 4 cups of fruit total for every cobbler you make. 

I typically try to use the jello that best corresponds to the fruit I’m using, eg. peach jello for a peach cobbler or strawberry for a strawberry-blackberry cobbler. But sometimes mixing up the jello is a fun way to change the flavor profile.

Using lemon jello and lemon cake mix with blueberries, for example, is absolutely delicious.

A few more desserts you might enjoy
Peach Blueberry Cobbler
Rhubarb Dump Cake
Strawberry Crumble
Strawberry Dump Cake

Did you make this cake mix blueberry cobbler? That’s great! Let me know what you think with a comment and a rating below.  And post a pic on Instagram too; tag @theitsybitsykitchen so I can see your beautiful creations!

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Cake Mix Blueberry Cobbler

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

45 mins

Total Time

55 mins

 

This cake mix blueberry cobbler is an easy dessert you can make with fresh or frozen berries. It comes together quickly without a mixer and it's assembled right in the pan!

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 16

Author: Kelsie

Ingredients

• 4 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
• 3- ounce box raspberry jello
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 15.25-ounce box white or yellow cake mix*
• 1/2 cup salted butter melted
• 2 cups cold water

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 13- by 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Arrange the berries in an even layer in the bottom of the baking dish. Sprinkle the powdered jello over that, then top with the sugar.
3. Sprinkle the cake mix powder over all of that, then top with the melted butter and the cold water.
4. Bake for 45 minutes to an hour, until the top is lightly browned and the blueberry juices are bubbling.
5. You can serve your cobbler warm but it’s MUCH easier to serve if you let it cool for at least a couple of hours so it can set up a bit. It tends to be soupy when it’s warm. I usually make it the night before and serve it cold the next day.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

• Uneaten cobbler can be stored in the fridge, covered, for 4 or 5 days or frozen (tightly wrapped) for up to 2 months.
• *I used Betty Crocker Super Moist yellow cake mix but you can use whatever brand you prefer as long as it’s roughly 15.25 ounces.
• If you like blueberry and lemon together, you can use lemon jello and lemon cake mix rather than raspberry jello and white/yellow cake mix.
  You’ll need about 15 to 16 ounces of berries to get 4 cups.
• If you use frozen berries DO NOT defrost them first. Just layer the ingredients over them while they’re still frozen.
• Depending on how sweet your berries are, you can add a little less sugar; if they’re really sweet I cut the sugar to 1/4 cup. If they’re sour you can add a little more sugar.
• Be sure to use salted butter; it makes a big difference. If all you have is unsalted, you can mix a 1/2-teaspoon of salt into the butter after you melt it.
• Sometimes when you make a cake mix cobbler like this you end up with a few pockets of dry cake mix on top; if that bothers you, stir the cake mix, water, and butter together in a bowl until smooth before pouring it over the berries/sugar/jello.
• See the body of this post for ways to vary your cobbler.