Sharon Palmer RD

Published on August 30, 2025

One-Pan Summer Fruit Cobbler–Vegan, Easy & Naturally Sweet

Looking for a delicious and healthy summer dessert that’s easy to whip up and even easier to clean up? This vegan skillet fruit cobbler is the perfect solution. Made with your favorite seasonal fruits—like peaches, berries, plums, nectarines, or apricots—and just a pinch of cinnamon and rosemary (which you may omit, if desired), this recipe is light on added sugar and fat but big on natural flavor. Everything comes together in one cast iron or stainless steel skillet, so it’s a breeze to bake and serve straight from the pan. Whether you’re hosting a summer gathering or craving a cozy, plant-based treat, this healthy summer fruit cobbler will hit the spot without weighing you down.

This simple, fruit-forward dessert is the pure essence of summer! It features whatever seasonal ripe fruit you desire—you get to pick, whether it’s apricots, peaches, apricots, plums, or berries—or a combo of these fruits. I enjoy using peaches and plums from my orchard in this recipe. Just slice up the fruit to fill a cast iron skillet, mix up a simple rosemary cobbler dough with cinnamon and pecans (if you’re not feeling it, leave out the rosemary), and drop it by the spoonful over the fruit. Then bake it until golden and oozy. I love to serve this 100% plant-based Summer Fruit Skillet Cobbler warm right out of the skillet with a simple vanilla plant-based “nice” cream.

Just slice up the summer fruit you like for this skillet cobbler. I used nectarines, apricots, plums, and berries. And then sprinkle with fresh rosemary.

Spoon over the cobbler dough by the spoonful, then bake it until golden brown. Yum!

Watch me make this recipe live in my Instagram video here.

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Summer Fruit Skillet Cobbler

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Author: The Plant-Powered Dietitian
Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 8 servings 1x
Diet: Vegan

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Description

This healthy vegan summer fruit cobbler is easy, low in sugar, and made in one skillet! Use berries, peaches, plums—whatever’s in season. Delicious & light!

Ingredients

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Fruit Filling:

5 cups assorted fruit (blueberries, blackberries; or sliced apricots, peaches, plums, and strawberries)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary (may omit, if desired)

Rosemary Cobbler Dough:

1 cup all-purpose flour (may use white whole wheat flour, if desired)
½ cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup chopped pecans
¼ cup brown sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary (may omit, if desired)
1/4 cup vegan margarine or butter, melted
¾ cup plant-based milk, plain, unsweetened

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Instructions

Place fruit, vanilla, cinnamon, brown sugar, and rosemary in the bottom of a 9-inch cast iron or stainless steel skillet (about 1 1/2 – 2 quart capacity). Stir well.
In a medium bowl, mix together flour, oats, pecans, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and rosemary. Mix in margarine (or butter) and plant-based milk until smooth. Do not over mix.
Evenly place spoonfuls of cobbler dough over the fruit.
Bake, uncovered, at 375 F for 25-30 minutes, until dough is golden. Remove from oven, and serve warm out of the skillet. Makes 8 servings.
Serve warm.
Makes 8 servings

Notes

Make this recipe gluten-free by using gluten-free flour instead of all purpose flour.

May use whole grain flour instead of all purpose flour.

Use whatever fruit you desire, such as sliced peaches, plums, or apricots (may peel peaches, if desired), and berries (blackberries, blueberries, strawberries). Try this recipe in the fall by using sliced apples or pears.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Category: Dessert
Cuisine: American