Fruits and Vegetables Fruits Berries Blackberries Our 13 Best Blackberry Desserts Make Berry Picking Worth the Pain Transform blackberries into cakes, cobblers, compotes, and more. By Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes with nearly two decades of experience helping home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen. A self-taught cook who grew up reading cookbooks for fun, Vanessa lives and breathes the challenges faced by busy everyday cooks to get dinner on the table. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on September 6, 2024 Close Photo: Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Blackberries are the bad boys of berry season. Grown on tangles of thorn-studded canes, juicy and intensely sweet blackberries are nowhere near as easy to pick as strawberries and blueberries, and you'll often end up with an unintentional blackberry juice tattoo. Oh, but the rewards are so worth the painful scramble through the bramble. Here are some of our best blackberry desserts to make it all pay off deliciously. 01 of 14 Blackberry Crisp Sheila LaLonde Using only a handful of ingredients, this blackberry crisp is about as simple as it gets yet it's earned a solid 5-star rating from Allrecipes home cooks. View Recipe 02 of 14 Chef John's Blackberry Buckle Chef John For this rustic dessert, you'll pour the batter in a pan and top it with blackberries. As it bakes, the batter will rise — or buckle — around the fruit. View Recipe 03 of 14 Lemon Cupcake with Blackberry Buttercream jillianlaura Note that this top-rated recipe makes 24 mini cupcakes or 12 regular cupcakes. The recipe says to spread the blackberry frosting on top, but you can pipe it on in a big swirl and top with a fresh berry to make it extra special. View Recipe 04 of 14 Blackberry Upside-Down Cake JimmyandNancy Long Trina Dodge raves, "I followed the recipe but made mine in a bundt pan. Turned out beautiful and tasted awesome. It was a huge hit." View Recipe 05 of 14 Blackberry Pie Dotdash Meredith Food Studios "Perfect pie," says Nickie M. "We just had this after dinner tonight. We picked the blackberries from the fence line running down the driveway. It's so cool to use ingredients from your yard to feed your family!" View Recipe 06 of 14 Blackberry Puff Pastry Tarts abapplez Frozen puff pastry shells make this elegant dessert come together quickly and easily. Whip this together when you want to make a big impression with minimal effort. View Recipe 07 of 14 Sweet Blackberry and Brandy Sauce Nanby You'll love this brandy-kissed sauce over ice cream, pound cakes, cheesecakes, pancakes, French toast...you get the picture. Try it over lemon bars, too. View Recipe 08 of 14 Fresh Blackberries and Cream Ice Pops tatissitat All you need is a blender and some popsicle forms or paper cups to make these easy, fruity, healthy ice pops. View Recipe 09 of 14 Chef John's Peach Blackberry Flognarde Chef John And now for something a little different, but absolutely outstanding. Fresh blackberries and peaches are baked in a thyme-scented custard in this fancy-sounding but surprisingly simple French dessert. View Recipe 10 of 14 Blackberry Mascarpone Tart with Thyme Shortbread Crust Kim's Cooking Now "Buttery shortbread with a hint of thyme, topped with a sweet mascarpone cream and a beautiful blackberry swirl," says Kim's Cooking Now. "You'll be sure to impress your guests with this beautiful summer tart!" View Recipe 11 of 14 Blackberry Curd Tart Kim "Have a surplus of blackberries?" asks Kim. "Why not make them into a delicious and beautiful tart? Make sure to adjust the amount of sugar in the filling according to how sweet your berries are — if they're a bit tart, try 2/3 cup sugar instead of a 1/2 cup." View Recipe 12 of 14 Baking Mix Blackberry Cobbler Guy N Sue Cox Using all-purpose baking mix, such as Bisquick, makes this cobbler easy to put together in a snap. It uses fresh or frozen berries, so you can enjoy it any time of the year. View Recipe 13 of 14 Blackberry Ice Cream RainbowJewels Fresh blackberries combine with heavy cream, lemon zest, and a little sugar to create a wow-worthy forzen dessert. Reviewer Retta says, "I made it with a fresh berries and it was the best ice cream I've made." View Recipe 14 of 14 More Blackberry Recipes lutzflcat If you're craving more ways to use this beloved summertime berry, check out our other recipes below. Irresistible Blackberry Pies Our Best Blackberry Recipes Wow-Worthy Blackberry Cobblers Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit