Berry Cobbler/Crisp (Crispler?)

It was Sunday, so I needed a dessert. I had some blackberries, strawberries, and raspberries that were about a day away from a date with the garbage. I also had the most beautiful blueberries I had just bought at the store on sale. So a berry dessert it was. I was torn between a cobbler and a crisp, so I combined the recipes to make this. And oh, was it ever good. The crunch comes from 1/3 cup of crispy cereal. I like Wheaties, but use whatever you have on hand. If you like nuts in your desserts, feel free to chop up 1/4 cup and add those in.

So good, in fact, that when my in-laws were coming down for dinner the next day, I made it all over again. This time I was able to make some minor adjustments to the recipe to get just the right amount of crunch on top, and gooeyness on the bottom. Delish! Feel free to use any combination of berries.

Berry Crispler
2 C. mixed berries
2 T. vanilla simple syrup (or plain sugar will do)
1 C. plus 1 T flour
2/3. C Sugar
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
1/3 C. cereal
4 oz. (half stick) butter, cold
1/4 C. milk

place rinsed berries in an 8×8 baking dish with 1 T. flour and 2 T. simple syrup (or sugar). Stir together. In a separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, milk, cereal and cut up butter. Cut together using a fork until smooth. Spoon mixture over berries. (Mixture will be thick and sticky – similar to a cookie dough.) Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Let rest for 15 minutes. Serve with ice cream. Be prepared to lick the bowl.

Just look at it!