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She contributed the recipe to The Hollywood Bowl Cookbook back in 1984.

Key Points

• Sally Field’s Summer Day Fruit Cobbler is an easy, versatile dessert using simple, seasonal ingredients.
• The recipe works with any summer fruit, making it a creative way to enjoy peaches, berries or cherries.
• A 6-by-10-inch dish is ideal, but an 8-by-8-inch or 1-liter dish works as a modern substitute.

Summer happens to be the perfect time to whip up a fruit-forward dessert like fruit cobbler. And since it’s often made by melting butter into a baking dish and adding a simple batter and a bit of fruit, cobbler is just as delicious as it is easy to make.

Just in time for warm weather, there’s a simple cobbler recipe making its rounds on Redditcontributed to a vintage cookbook by actor Sally Field. In the 1984 edition of The Hollywood Bowl Cookbooka fundraiser for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Field shared her recipe for her Summer Day Fruit Cobbler, and it sounds like something worth making all summer long.

Like a traditional cobbler, the Remarkably Bright Creatures actor’s recipe calls for only a few simple ingredients. To make Field’s Summer Day Fruit Cobbler, gather 1 stick butter, ¾ cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, a pinch of salt, ¾ cup milk and 2 cups fruit—the recipe suggests berries, peaches, cherries or any other in-season summer fruits.

Once you’ve gathered your ingredients and preheated an oven to 350° F, it’s time to place a stick of butter into a 6-by-10-inch baking dish and pop the dish into the oven until the butter melts completely. Mix the remaining ingredients, except for the fruit, to make a wet batter, then pour the batter over the melted butter. Drop the chopped fruit into the batter, but don’t stir the mixture. Bake the cobbler for about 30 to 35 minutes, until the cake is cooked through, and serve warm, preferably with a yummy scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side for a little something extra.

Not only does Field’s recipe sound delicious and easy to make, but it’s a great way to use up those freshly-bought tart cherries from the produce aisle or the juicy peaches you found at your local farmstand. From blueberries to blackberries, any summer fruit will do, so it’s also a great way to get creative with your baking while putting something decidedly seasonal on the table.

Some Redditors hopped into the comments on the post sharing Field’s recipe to point out that a 6-by-10-inch baking dish might be hard to find in modern times. Another helpful home baker suggested using a 1-liter baking dish as a substitute. “But,” they added, “I’m confident we can all get away with an 8-by-8-inch [dish].”

Whatever type of baking vessel you decide to use to whip up this easy summer dessert, you can feel *berry* good about serving it to your friends and loved ones. So many great summer fruits, including berries, cherries and peaches, pack in lots of health benefits alongside delicious flavor.

Looking for more healthy summer desserts? Try a few of our favorites. All of these delightfully sweet treats are a great use of seasonal summer produce, like berries, and they’re sure to have you coming back for more.