Fresh fruit loves company and there’s nothing that loves company more than fruit that’s been incorporated into a crunchy buttery dessert like a cobbler crisp or crumble. These three foods share the same general premise. Each has a base of fresh fruit mixed with sugar and spices and topped with a buttery flour-based topping to create a delicious dish. If you want to take it to the next level add a scoop of vanilla ice cream and let it melt and meld perfectly with the flavors of your dish.
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What is the difference between a Betty Buckle Cobbler and Crisp?
While these dishes have quite a bit in common it should be noted that they are distinctly different and not interchangeable (don’t serve your aunt a cobbler if she specifically asked for a crisp). Perhaps the most distinctive of the three is the cobbler. Cobblers have a fruit base and a biscuit topping. Crumbles on the other hand have a streusel-like topping. Now this is where things get fuzzy. Crisps like crumbles have a streusel topping and the two terms are often used interchangeably. Crisps however can and often do contain oats in their topping mix. Of course these factors only scratch the surface of the buttery differences between the various desserts so it’s worth delving a little deeper.
Perhaps the most iconic version of the cobbler is the peach cobbler a juicy sweet dessert often served in Southern restaurants and at backyard barbecues across the country. For those who know and love a cobbler it’s pretty easy to recognize the real thing. However for those less versed in the world of fruit desserts it can be difficult to distinguish a cobbler from a crisp (or a Betty). Essentially a cobbler consists of two components: a fruit base and a biscuit topper. Unlike crisps and crumbles which have a streusel topping sprinkled over a syrupy fruit base cobblers have a firmer chewier topping. The biscuits used can vary in flavor from basic canned biscuits to sweeter flakier recipes. So cobblers may be less sweet than crisps or crumbles depending on which topping you use.
Some cobbler recipes also call for cookie dough or cake mix. Keep in mind that using cake mix can turn your cobbler into more of a dump cake. Other variations call for the biscuit topping on the bottom instead of the top. However this pushes the cobbler more into the realm of cake. So you may want to keep those biscuits on top.
