Individual Triple-Berry Cobbler for One: Quick Oven Recipe

Some days your sweet tooth hits hard and you don’t want to make an entire cake or a big batch of cookies. This Single-Serving Triple Berry Cobbler is the perfect quick fix — easy, comforting, and made with ingredients you likely already have on hand, especially if you keep frozen fruit for smoothies.

This is a classic fruit-on-the-bottom cobbler with a tender cake layer on top — not a crisp or biscuit-style topping. I was pleasantly surprised by how moist and fluffy the cake turned out using the microwave. The warm fruit and soft cake create a lovely contrast in texture and flavor.

Serve it with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream if you have some — warm cobbler with cold, melting ice cream is hard to beat.

Microwave desserts are convenient and satisfy cravings fast. If you enjoy single-serving sweets, you might also like other microwave desserts such as apple crisp or a single-serving chocolate cake. This cobbler is an easy recipe to keep in your rotation for those “I need sugar now” moments.

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Single-Serving Triple Berry Cobbler

Created by Amber Brady

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1 Serving

Ingredients

Berries:

½ cup (70 g) frozen triple berry blend (blackberries, raspberries, blueberries)
½ Tbsp granulated sugar
½ Tbsp cornstarch

Vanilla Cake:

¼ cup (30 g) all-purpose flour
⅛ tsp baking powder
1 ½ Tbsp granulated sugar
1 Tbsp (14 g) butter, melted
3 Tbsp milk
¼ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

In a mug or microwave-safe glass cup (at least 1½ cups capacity), combine the frozen berries, sugar, and cornstarch. Stir gently until the fruit is coated, then microwave for 1 minute.
While the fruit microwaves, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and sugar in a small bowl. Add the melted butter, milk, and vanilla; whisk until mostly smooth with a few small lumps remaining. Pour the batter over the hot fruit and microwave for 2 more minutes. The cake will puff up and should be cooked through. Serve warm, optionally topped with vanilla ice cream.

Notes

You can skip microwaving the fruit separately and pour the batter directly over the frozen berries, then microwave for 2 minutes total instead of 3. The texture will be slightly different: the batter will sink between the fruit so the berries are more incorporated throughout the cake rather than sitting beneath it.

Disclaimer: Nutritional values were calculated using a third-party tool and are provided as an estimation only.

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