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Easy, Old-Fashioned Southern Style Blackberry Dumplings

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Make this comforting, old-fashioned Southern Blackberry Dumplings recipe on the stovetop. You get tender dumplings soaking in a sweet, syrupy blackberry sauce. It is a simple dessert ready fast.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups fresh or frozen blackberries
  • 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
  • 1/2 cup milk

Instructions

  1. Combine blackberries, 1/2 cup of the sugar, water, and lemon juice in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring gently. Remove from heat and set aside. This creates your sweet blackberry syrup base.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt for the dumplings.
  3. Cut in the cold butter using a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  4. Stir in the milk until just combined to form a soft dough. Do not overmix.
  5. Drop spoonfuls of the dumpling dough directly onto the simmering blackberry mixture in the saucepan. Leave a little space between each dumpling.
  6. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar over the dumplings and the fruit mixture.
  7. Cover the saucepan tightly, reduce heat to low, and cook for 15 to 20 minutes without lifting the lid. The dumplings steam and cook through.
  8. Check for doneness: dumplings should be puffy and cooked through.
  9. Serve the warm blackberry dumplings immediately with the syrup.

Notes

  • Serve this classic comfort food dessert warm with a drizzle of honey or a scoop of vanilla ice cream for extra indulgence.
  • If using frozen blackberries, do not thaw them before adding them to the pot.
  • For a richer flavor, add 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the berry mixture in step 1.

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