This Sweet Potato Cobbler is a wonderful dessert and a great way to enjoy sweet potatoes. This cobbler is great year round and one your family will love.
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❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
This delicious Sweet Potato Cobbler is easy to make and one you will love! Great addition to any holiday menu and so good topped with whipped topping or ice cream. The spices added to this recipe is what makes this one really good. If you love sweet potatoes this easy dessert is for you! You can also make this dish in a 9X13 baking dish.
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
- Sweet potatoes
- White granulated sugar
- Salt
- Ground cinnamon
- Ground nutmeg
- All-purpose flour
- Water from cooked sweet potatoes
- Butter
- Vanilla extract
- .Crust Recipe Ingredients:
- All-purpose flour
- Salt
- Butter
- Ice water
SWAPS
You can easily make this in a 9X13 if you don’t want to use an iron skillet. You can also use a premade pie crusts to save time if you like.
🍽️HOW TO MAKE
Making the crust for this recipe can be a little time-consuming, but you can easily use a premade crust if you want.
Step 1
Cover the sliced or chopped sweet potatoes with water and boil just long enough to soften. This takes about 10 minutes. They should be soft enough that you can stick a fork through them. Drain and save 1 1/2 cups of the water from boiling the sweet potatoes. In a bowl whisk together the sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and flour.
Step 2
Spray a 10 inch iron skillet with cooking spray or you could use a 9 x 13 baking dish. Dump in the cooked sweet potatoes, pour the 1 1/2 cups water over the potatoes. Mix in vanilla extract. Sprinkle on the sugar and spices. Cut up the 5 tablespoons butter in pieces on top. Then make your crust or you could use a bought pie crust on top.
Full recipe in printable recipe card below.
OTHER SWEET POTATO RECIPES
STORING, REHEATING & SERVING SIZE
We store this in the refrigerator, reheat in the microwave and makes about 8 servings.
Iron Skillet Sweet Potato Cobbler
This Skillet Sweet Potato Cobbler is one you will love. Great way to enjoy sweet potatoes, wonderful dessert and perfect for any occasion.
Cobbler
- 4 medium sweet potatoes peeled and sliced or chopped (about 6 or 7 cups)
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups water from cooked sweet potatoes
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Crust Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons butter softened
- About 10 tablespoons ice water
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Cover the sliced or chopped sweet potatoes with water and boil just long enough to soften. This takes about 10 minutes. They should be soft enough that you can stick a fork through them. Drain and save 1 1/2 cups of the water from boiling the sweet potatoes. In a bowl whisk together the sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and flour.
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Spray a 10 inch iron skillet with cooking spray or you could use a 9 x 13 baking dish. Dump in the cooked sweet potatoes, pour the 1 1/2 cups water over the potatoes. Mix in vanilla extract. Sprinkle on the sugar and spices. Cut up the 5 tablespoons butter in pieces on top. Then make your crust or you could use a bought pie crust on top.
Crust Instructions
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Mix salt into flour. Cut butter into flour until resembles course crumbs. Add water until you can work with dough. Roll out on a floured surface and place over cobbler in skillet or baking dish.
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Bake cobbler in a preheated 400 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes until crust is brown on top. Can brush crust with melted butter or egg white for better browning.
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