Mixed Berry Cobbler with Cream Cheese Filling

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Servings: 18
Yield: 18 servings

Description

Instead of a traditional fruit cobbler, impress your friends and family with this mixed berry cobbler with a surprising (but delicious!) cream cheese filling.

Ingredients

6 cups mixed frozen berries, thawed, divided
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups rolled oats
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup white sugar

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2 Prepare berry filling: Mix 3 cups berries, sugar, and cornstarch in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring frequently and crushing berries with the back of a spoon, until mixture is about half liquid, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
3 Prepare crust: Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Add butter and cut in with two knives or a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Pack 2/3 of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Set remaining crust mixture aside.
4 Prepare cream cheese filling: Blend cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy. Spread cream cheese mixture over the crust, then sprinkle remaining 3 cups uncooked berries over top. Top with the cooked berry-sugar mixture and crumble the remaining crust mixture over top.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until the top crust is lightly browned, about 45 minutes.