Delicious Strawberry & Cream Cheese Cobbler

Recipe Highlight: This is one of my kids’ favorites! While some request chocolate for Valentine’s Day, my kiddos request this comforting cobbler.

Link: https://preppykitchen.com/strawberry-cobbler/

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If you use the recipe below, let me know how you feel about these changes!

INGREDIENTS:

For strawberries:

2 pounds fresh strawberries hulled and halved
1/2 cup granulated sugar

For cobbler:

9 tablespoons unsalted butter
2/3 cup sugar
2¼ cup all-purpose flour
2½ teaspoons baking powder
1¼ cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon kosher salt

For cream cheese filling:

1 block of cream cheese
1/2 cup of powdered sugar
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a large bowl, stir together the strawberries and 1/2 cup of sugar. Set aside to macerate.
Add the butter to a 13×9-inch baking dish and place in the preheated oven until the butter is melted, about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and 2/3 cup of sugar. Add the milk and vanilla extract. Stir just until combined. Set aside.
Using a mixer, cream together the block of cream cheese, 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, and 2 teaspoons of vanilla. Set aside.
Carefully remove the baking dish from the oven and pour the batter over the melted butter. Next add the cream cheese mixture by heaping tablespoons to the top of your batter. Finally, spoon the juicy strawberries over the batter dotted with cream cheese.
Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until the batter is golden brown and the strawberry juices are bubbling. In the last 15 minutes or so, sprinkle with turbinado sugar for texture, if desired.
Let cool for 15 minutes.

NOTES:

The cream cheese filling is an over-the-top addition that my kids loved, but it is entirely optional! It is delicious, regardless! I will continue to update recipe as I tweak here and there.

Kiddos: I love you so much, and I hope you think of me when you make this in your own kitchen.