Our 43 Best Summer Fruit Crisp, Crumble, and Cobbler Recipes

As berries and stone fruits begin to ripen, it's time to break out the cobbler recipes, the crisps, easy crumbles, and clafoutis. Below you'll find 43 of our best options to get you started, each crowned with biscuits or with crunchy oat toppings, cakey layers or cookie-like bites. You'll find our favorite uses peaches, plums, blueberries, strawberries, cherries, and more—all you need is a little whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream for the perfect summer dessert.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Drew Aichele1/43Rhubarb Crisp
Tart rhubarb stands alone in this spring-ready crisp. Okay, there's some crystalized ginger and orange zest in there, too; but no blueberries, strawberries, or other fruit to get in the way of the sour-sweet stalks.
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Tiffany Schleigh2/43Blackberry Cobbler
A classic summer dessert, this easy recipe is so much more than the sum of its parts.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell3/43Southern Peach Cobbler
In this cobbler recipe, the batter puffs up around the fruit, creating a cakey top and a gooey base. Sometimes called a cuppa' cobbler since the measurements are simple, it's the ideal easy summer dessert, and it's even better when served with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Photo by Eva Kolenko4/43Blueberry and Corn Crisp
If you love corn muffins and blueberry jam, you’ll love this seasonal dessert.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton5/43Sweet-Potato Cobbler
If you love sweet potato pie, you'll adore this cobbler, which is rich with butter and cane syrup.
Photo by Ted Cavanaugh6/43Baked Plum Pudding
Bake Italian plums in an eggy, anise-tinged, pancake-like batter for a simple dessert that might even be easier than your standard cobbler recipe.
Photo by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Liberty Fennell7/43Easy Blueberry Cobbler
This easy blueberry cobbler recipe requires just 10 minutes of prep, making it an ideal summer dessert.
Photo by Peden + Munk, Prop Styling by Rebecca Bartoshesky, Food Styling by Sue Li8/43Cinnamon-Oat Peach Crisp
With an oatmeal cookie–like topping, this easy dessert makes the best use of fragrant summer peaches. There is simply no better way to wrap up meal by the grill. Pitmaster Bryan Furman, who shared this recipe, also has some grilled chicken and corn salad for you.
Hirsheimer & Hamilton9/43Mixed Berry Cobbler
This cobbler starts with a mix of fresh berries, so gather every sweet, ripe blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, and strawberry you can find.
Photo by Ditte Isager10/43Skillet Peach Cobbler
This cakelike dessert uses both fresh peaches and peach preserves for unparalleled fruit flavor.
Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich11/43Plum-Cardamom Crumble with Pistachios
Cardamom, pistachios, and lemon add a vibrant twist to this seasonal, jewel-toned dessert.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Laura Rege12/43Sweet Potato Sonker With Milk Dip
This North Carolinian cobbler-like dessert, with both a bottom crust and lattice top, is topped with a sweetened milk “dip” after baking for a time and then returned to the oven so that the dip forms a rich glaze.
Romulo Yanes13/43Blueberry-Drop Biscuit Cobbler
When blueberries are at their best (and most abundant), let their flavor shine in simple recipes. This cobbler can be assembled in minutes, and its ragged topping is both tender and crunchy. It's especially good with vanilla ice cream.
Kimberley Hasselbrink14/43Cherry Buttermilk Clafoutis
Sweet-tart cherries elevate a simple custard, and buttermilk lends a welcome tang.

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