If you are looking for a fabulous way to turn blackberries into dessert, this blackberry dumpling recipe is for you. Serve with ice cream for a wonderful treat.

Bowl of blackberry dumplings with vanilla ice cream showing deep purple fluffy dumplings with plenty of sauce and berries.

Blackberry dumplings feature tender dumplings cooked in a simple blackberry sauce. It is a wonderful way to turn fresh or frozen berries into dessert.

I’ll be honest, I had never heard of blackberry dumplings until one of you asked for a recipe. So, I did some looking around and it turns out I have been missing out.

If you come here often, you know that our house had a thornless blackberry thicket near the garage when we bought it. We get huge berries and usually quite a few of them.

Saucepan filled with soft and fluffy sweet dumplings coated in deep purple blackberry sauce with berries throughout, ready to be served.

Bowl of blackberry dumplings with lots of sauce and berries by the saucepan it was cooked in.

So we are no strangers to delicious blackberry recipes. There are a lot of things about this recipe that are similar to blackberry cobbler.

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However, instead of baking it to get a golden top, you boil bits of the dough in blackberry syrup. It makes them pillowy, soft, and delicious.

LD and I both thought it reminded us of pancakes with blackberry sauce in a lot of ways. But the way the vanilla ice cream melted into the dumplings and copious blackberry sauce was something altogether different and wonderful.

Choosing a Pan

You will want a nice big saucepan that has a lid for this recipe. I used a 3 quart saucepan and I wouldn’t want to use anything smaller without reducing the size of the recipe.

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As LD and I were eating this, we were thinking about what other kinds of fruit we could make it with. We loved it so much, we want more!

Bowl of warm blackberry dumplings topped with melty vanilla ice cream, ready to eat.

Bite of fluffy purple blackberry dumpling on spoon, ready to eat.

We decided just about any kind of berry would work, or even a mix of berries. I almost think you could do peaches as well.

Please let me know if you make other fruits and dumplings and be sure to make this recipe. It is definitely on our list to make a few more times before we run out of berries.

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Blackberry Dumplings

Author: Carlee

Servings: Servings

Pillowy dumplings steam in a simple blackberry sauce for a dessert that is delicious. This treat is simple to make and is great with fresh or frozen berries. Serve it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream to really make it shine.

Prep: 10

Cook: 15

Total: 25

Ingredients

Blackberry Syrup

▢ 4 cups blackberries fresh or frozen
▢ ⅓ cup granulated sugar
▢ 2 cups water
▢ ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg

Instructions

Put the 4 cups blackberries, ⅓ cup granulated sugar, 2 cups water, and ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
While the syrup is coming to a boil, make the dumpling batter by stirring together the 1¾ cups all-purpose flour, ⅓ cup granulated sugar, 1½ teaspoons baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt in a medium bowl.
Add the ¾ cup milk and stir to combine. The dough should be thick, but still a bit sticky.
Once the syrup has come to a full boil, reduce the heat to medium to keep at a low boil.
Drop in bits of the dumpling dough, about a Tablespoon at a time.
Once all of the dough has been added to the pot, cover and steam for about 6 minutes.
Remove from heat and serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.