Skillet Strawberry Cobbler

Well, it IS strawberry season in Dayton, TN!!! I wasn't planning on getting any more strawberries this year, but I was driving past Tidwell's and there was no crowd and I could see berries on the truck! So I turned around and bought half a flat. But the best part, in my (not so humble) opinion, was seeing Pat and Jill, 2 of the ladies who work at Tidwell's. And then the problem was what to do with all those berries! I found this recipe and tweaked the dickens out of it. The hardest part of this was slicing all those strawberries. But it's so worth it! Now go gitcha some berries!!!

SKILLET STRAWBERRY COBBLER

Makes 8 Servings = 5 PointsPlus® OR

Makes 10 Servings = 4 PointsPlus®

You will need a total of 6 TBSP light butter & 2 TBSP brown sugar – will break it down in the list of ingredients.

2 TBSP light butter

4 cups sliced strawberries (@2 quarts fresh)
1 TBSP Splenda granulated
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 TBSP brown sugar
2 TBSP light butter, softened and cut into cubes
1 cup fat-free buttermilk
1 TBSP vanilla
2 TBSP melted light butter
1 TBSP brown sugar

Preheat oven to 425º.

Slice strawberries and toss with the Splenda.

Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Wait for 5 minutes until the entire skillet is hot; add 2 TBSP light butter. Add strawberries and cook for 5 minutes to soften.

While strawberries are cooking, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and 1 TBSP brown sugar in a bowl and whisk together. Add in the 2 TBSP cubed butter with a fork until the butter in in small crumbles scattered throughout the mix. Make a well in the center and pour in the buttermilk. Add the vanilla and mix together using a sturdy fork.

 

 

Turn off the heat under the strawberries. Spoon 'globs' of the dough on top of the strawberries. Melt remaining 2 TBSP of butter and drizzle over the top of the dough. Sprinkle the remaining 1 TBSP of brown sugar over the top.

Bake for 20 minutes at 425º and then turn down the heat to 375º for 10 – 15 minutes until the top is a nice golden brown.

MY SPIN: This can be served with vanilla ice cream but you'll have to add the P+ for it OR a dollop of fat-free whipped topping which won't add any P+. Or you could just have it 'as is'.

 

 

Now for the 'legal mumbo-jumbo' to keep me out of court!!   *** The PointsPlus® value for this recipe was calculated by me (Jan Gomes) and is not an endorsement or approval of this recipe by Weight Watchers International, Inc., the owner of the PointsPlus™ registered trademark. ***

Later!

Loving life!
Jan