How to Make Chef John's Blackberry Buckle - A Step-by-Step Guide

Chef John's Blackberry Buckle is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for summer gatherings, potlucks, or just a sweet treat for yourself. This recipe combines the tartness of fresh blackberries with a soft, buttery cake and a crunchy streusel topping, creating a mouthwatering dessert that will have everyone coming back for seconds.

Blackberry buckle is a classic American dessert that dates back to the 19th century. It gets its name from the way the cake "buckles" as i...

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups fresh blackberries
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup almond meal
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup milk
  • 7 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 3 tablespoons sliced almonds, or to taste

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins
  • Additional Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins
  • Servings: 8

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Stir blackberries, 2 tablespoons sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl; let rest, 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Whisk flour, 3/4 cup sugar, almond meal, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Stir milk into flour mixture until batter is just combined.
  • Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium-high heat; pour into the bottom of an 8x12-inch baking dish. Pour batter on top of melted butter and use a spatula to gently distribute batter without mixing it into butter, leaving a 1-inch butter border around the sides of the dish.
  • Scatter blackberries over the batter and spoon any accumulated blackberry juices over the top.
  • Bake buckle in the preheated oven until crisped and browned around the edges, about 1 hour.
  • Melt remaining butter in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir almonds in hot butter until golden brown and toasted, 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle toasted almonds over blackberry buckle and cool buckle to room temperature.
  • Nutrition

    339 cal.

    • Total Fat: 16g
    • Saturated Fat: 7g
    • Cholesterol: 29mg
    • Sodium: 282mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 46g
    • Dietary Fiber: 4g
    • Total Sugars: 26g
    • Protein: 6g
    • Vitamin C: 11mg
    • Calcium: 132mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 173mg