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Blackberry Dumplings Recipe

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This homemade Blackberry Dumplings recipe features a luscious, simmered berry sauce topped with tender, fluffy dumplings cooked right in the skillet. It’s a comforting, old-fashioned dessert perfect for showcasing juicy blackberries, served warm with optional ice cream or whipped cream.

Ingredients

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Blackberry Sauce

  • 1 pound (454g) blackberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
  • 1 cup (240mL) water
  • 1 Tablespoon (15mL) lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Dumplings

  • 2 cups (240g) sifted flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
  • 6 Tablespoons (85g) unsalted butter (cold and cut into pieces)
  • ¾ cup (180mL) buttermilk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Prepare Blackberry Sauce: In a 9″ or 10″ cast iron or cooking skillet, combine blackberries, sugar, water, lemon juice, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Stir to mix evenly.
  2. Simmer Sauce: Place skillet over medium heat and bring the fruit mixture to a gentle simmer while preparing the dumpling dough.
  3. Make Dumpling Dough: In a medium bowl, whisk together sifted flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and sugar. Add cold butter pieces to the flour mixture, then use a pastry blender to cut the butter in until you have coarse, pea-sized chunks.
  4. Mix Wet Ingredients: Stir vanilla extract into the buttermilk, then pour the mixture evenly over the flour and butter. Stir gently just until the dry ingredients are moistened and a shaggy dough forms.
  5. Assemble Dumplings in Sauce: Drop the dumpling dough by tablespoonfuls evenly over the simmering blackberry mixture in the skillet. Spread them out using a spoon or scoop.
  6. Cook Dumplings: Cover the skillet with a lid or foil, reduce heat to low, and let dumplings simmer for 12-14 minutes until cooked through and an internal temperature of at least 195ºF (91ºC) is reached. Avoid peeking to retain heat and moisture.
  7. Serve: Once dumplings are cooked and sauce thickened, remove from heat and let cool slightly. Serve warm with ice cream, whipped cream, or on their own. Store leftovers refrigerated up to 4 days or freeze up to 3 months.

Notes

  • Use a digital instant-read thermometer to ensure dumplings are fully cooked.
  • Do not lift the lid during cooking to maintain steam and proper temperature.
  • Leftover dumplings freeze well; thaw before reheating in microwave.
  • If fresh blackberries are not available, frozen berries work perfectly.
  • You can substitute buttermilk with milk plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar as a quick homemade buttermilk.

Keywords: blackberry dumplings, blackberry dessert, dumplings recipe, stovetop dessert, berry dumplings

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