By Jessica Linnell, Assistant Professor of Practice, Family & Community Health, Oregon State Extension, Tillamook County

Looking at this recipe, you might be wondering: how does a berry cobbler fit in with Year of Wellness recipes for healthy eating? It certainly can, and here’s how:

•Enjoy it in small amounts to avoid consuming excess calories, added sugars, and saturated fat.
•Think about the meals you eat all day long and consider balancing other meals to limit calories, added sugars, and saturated fat. You’ve heard about breakfast for dinner, but have you thought about dessert for dinner?
•A healthy eating pattern includes foods that are high in nutritional value and this berry cobbler has some good stuff: wholesome fruit and dairy.
•Most Americans do not eat enough fruit and each serving of this berry cobbler provides one-half cup of berries, which can help you meet the daily recommendation of 2 cups of fruit per day.
•This recipe also provides ½ cup of dairy, which can help contribute toward your daily recommendation of 3 cups per day.

Give yourself permission to indulge in the season’s bounty of delicious berries in a tasty recipe provided to the Year of Wellness from Tillamook’s own Berry Patch Girls.

NOTE: From the Berry Patch Girls on May 10th – Hi Berry Lovers!
We just had conversation with our berry farmers, and they’re saying berries should be ripe and ready somewhere between June 6-10! Yum! ????
Remember: This season, you will find us on the farm located at 2425 McCormick Loop. We’ll be there weekdays from 11:30 a.m. until berries are sold out. Saturday’s, beginning June 17th, we’ll be at Tillamook Farmers’ Market.
Looking forward to seeing all of you, our berry good friends!

Berry Cobbler
Recipe Source: Berry Patch Girls, Carol Marie Leuthold
Number of servings: 12
Time for preparation (including preparation and cooking): 1 hour 15 minutes
Ingredients:
6 cups berries (any type of berries, fresh or frozen. If using frozen, thaw before using).
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
1 cup butter (melted)
Directions:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in mixing bowl; set aside.
• Melt butter in microwave.
• Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the butter into a 9 x 13 baking pan.
• Mix milk and remaining melted butter with dry ingredients.
• Add the berries to the baking pan and spread evenly.
• Pour batter over top of berries.
• Bake 45-55 minutes until golden brown on top and berries are bubbling.
Note from Carol Marie: It’s wonderful, and wonderfully easy to make! You can use any berry or combination of berries. In the late summer or fall, try this recipe with fresh peaches.