Blackberry Dumplings

 

1

package (14 ounces) frozen blackberries (3 cups), thawed and drained

1/3

cup sugar

1/3

cup water

1

teaspoon lemon juice

1

cup Bisquick® Original baking mix

2

tablespoons sugar

1/3

cup milk

Ground cinnamon

Whipping (heavy) cream or vanilla ice cream, if desired

• 1 Mix blackberries, 1/3 cup sugar, the water and lemon juice in 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker.
• 2 Cover and cook on low heat setting 3 to 4 hours (or high heat setting 1 1/2 to 2 hours) or until mixture is boiling.
• 3 Mix baking mix and 2 tablespoons sugar in small bowl. Stir in milk just until dry ingredients are moistened. Drop dough by 6 spoonfuls onto hot berry mixture. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• 4 Cover and cook on high heat setting 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of dumplings comes out clean.
• 5 To serve, spoon dumpling into dessert dish. Spoon berry mixture over dumpling. Top with whipping cream.