Drunken Watermelon Cobbler
Baked chunks of watermelon with a hint of gin, mint and lime topped with warm cobbler
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 6 C cubed watermelon, seeds removed
- 2 Tbsp gin leave out if serving to kids
- 1 tsp minced fresh mint leaves or ½ tsp dry
- ½ lime, zested and juiced
Cobbler Topping
- 1 C flour
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 3 Tbsp cold unsalted butter
- ½ C milk
Instructions
- Cut watermelon into small cubes and remove any dark seeds if using seeded watermelon.
- Fill baking dish and cover with a lid. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes.
- Carefully remove all the liquid. Cover and return to oven for 20 more minutes.
- Mince fresh mint leaves into small pieces. Zest half a lime, being careful not to go too deep into the white part. Squeeze the juice from the zested half.
- Remove watermelon from over and pour most of the liquid out. Add gin, mint, lime zest and juice.
- Prepare batter by combining flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in cold butter with knives or pastry blender. Stir in milk until just combined. Do not over mix.
- Spoon cobbler batter over top of baked watermelon mixture in clumps as evenly as possible. Bake, uncovered at 400° for 30 minutes until browning and bubbling.
Notes
For a nicer presentation, move watermelon mixture into a clean smaller baking dish before topping and baking.
Omit gin if serving to children.