Description
An irresistible fall dessert featuring a silky spiced pumpkin custard base topped with a buttery, crunchy crumb topping. This cobbler delivers all the comfort of pumpkin pie without the hassle of making crust.
Ingredients
or the Pumpkin Filling:
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- 15 oz pumpkin purée (canned works great)
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- 3 large eggs, room temperature
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- â…” cup brown sugar
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- 1 cup whole milk
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- ½ teaspoon salt
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- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
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- ½ teaspoon each ground ginger and allspice
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- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
For the Cobbler Topping:
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- 1 cup all-purpose flour
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- ½ cup brown sugar
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- ½ cup granulated sugar
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- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
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- 1 teaspoon baking powder
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- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
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- â…› teaspoon each ginger, allspice, and nutmeg
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- 1 large egg
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- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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- ½ cup melted butter
Substitutions: Use 2% milk instead of whole milk. Skip nuts if you have allergies. Whole wheat pastry flour works too.
Instructions
Step 1: Heat Oven 375°F.
Step 2: Mix Filling Whisk all filling ingredients together until smooth. Pour into greased baking dish.
Step 3: Make Topping Mix dry ingredients, add egg and vanilla. Stir until it looks like chunky crumbs. Don’t overmix.
Step 4: Assemble
Sprinkle topping over filling. Pour melted butter all over the top.
Step 5: Bake 50-55 minutes until top is golden brown and filling barely jiggles.
Step 6: Cool Wait 15 minutes before serving or you’ll burn your tongue.
Notes
Different pan sizes work – just watch the timing. Deeper pans take longer, shallow ones cook faster. Look for golden top and filling that’s set but still jiggles a little.
High altitude: Above 3,000 feet, use less baking powder and higher heat – ¾ teaspoon powder and 385°F.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50-55 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece (â…› of recipe)
- Calories: 285
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 195mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 85mg