Cherry Cobbler – A simple and easy dessert with fresh (or frozen) cherries. A great way to feature summer fruit with a sweet crumb topping.
Fresh fruit makes for some of the best desserts out there! Strawberry Crumb Bars are a staple in our house in the summer. And this Lemon Blueberry Cake is such a great way to use up those fresh berries.
Cherry cobbler is one of those old classics that is made over and over for a reason. I love this recipe because you can use fresh summer cherries, or make it in the middle of winter with frozen cherries.
What Is A Cobbler
A cobbler is a traditional dish that is fruit based and then topped with a batter, biscuit, or dumpling type dough that is then baked. It is has been around forever and can really be made with almost any fruit.
A cobbler is kind of like a fruit pie, but without the crust. And the topping doesn’t have any oats, so a traditional cobbler is not the same as a “crisp”.
What You’ll Need
- Cherries
- Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Lemon Juice
- Vanilla Extract
- Almond Extract
- Flour
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Butter
For this recipe you need about 6 cups of cherries that have the stem and pit removed. If you have frozen cherries, they work great for this recipe, so you can make it year round.
How To Make Cherry Cobbler
- Mix the cherries together with the sugar, brown sugar, flour, lemon juice, vanilla and almond extract until everything is well coated. Pour into an 8 inch casserole dish.
- In a separate bowl mix together the sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, almond extract and melted butter. The mixture will be crumbly.
- Spread the crumb topping over the cherries. It will be crumbly and not like a batter.
- Bake for about 40 minutes until the cherries are bubbly and the topping is golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let cook for at least 20 minutes before serving.
The crumb topping for this fruit cobbler is not quite the same as others that are more of a “biscuit” dough type consistency. I really like this because some of it melts into the cherries and you get and texture all throughout the cobbler.
If you want a more traditional topping, stir in 1/2 cup of milk into the topping and it will come together a little more like a batter. Then you can take pieces of the dough and place them over the cherries.
Absolutely, you can use almost any fruit that you like.
Peaches
Pears
Apples
Berries (Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries or any combination)
You want to use a sweet cherry to make these. I like to use Dark Sweet Cherries because I think they hold up well and have the right amount of sweetness. You just want to avoid sour cherries, the sweetness of the recipe will not work well with them.
You will often see cobblers made in a cast iron skillet, and that works great! You can really use any oven safe pan you have. I used an 8 inch square casserole dish. But a 11″ skillet or even a cake pan works great!
How To Serve Cobbler
You will notice the recipe says to let the cobbler cool for at least 20 minutes before serving. This allows all the juices to set up and not be quite as runny. I like it best warm, so after 20 minute scoop into bowls and top with vanilla ice cream for a delicious dessert!
Storage
If you have any leftovers, cover and store them in the fridge for up to 5 days. It is best served warm, so when you serve the leftovers, I like to microwave each serving for 20-30 seconds. Then top with ice cream or even whipped cream.
You can also return the whole pan to the oven and heat at 350º F until the cherries are warm; about 20 minutes.
More Tasty Dessert Recipes
- Fresh Strawberry Pie
- Strawberry Poke Cake
- Blueberry Banana Bread
- Pineapple Coconut Cupcakes
- Strawberry Cheesecake Lasagna
- Lemon Blueberry Cake
- Raspberry Lemon Cupcakes
- Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake
Cherry Cobbler
Cherry Cobbler - A simple and easy dessert with fresh (or frozen) cherries. A great way to feature summer fruit with a sweet crumb topping.
Ingredients
- 6 cups cherries, stem and pit removed (or frozen)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Topping
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 6 Tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F.
- In a bowl mix together cherries with the sugar, brown sugar, flour, lemon juice, vanilla and almond extract. Mix until everything is well coated. Pour into 8 inch casserole dish or 10 inch skillet.
- In a separate bowl mix together the sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, almond extract and melted butter. The mixture will be crumbly. Spread the crumb topping over the cherries. It will be crumbly and not like a batter.
- Bake for about 35-40 minutes until the cherries are bubbly and the topping is golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let cook for at least 20 minutes before serving.
Notes
If you want a less crumbly topping, stir in 1/2 cup of milk into the topping and it will come together a little more like a batter. Then you can take pieces of the dough and place them over the cherries.
Nutrition Information
Yield
9Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 291Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 20mgSodium 235mgCarbohydrates 54gFiber 3gSugar 38gProtein 3g
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Sandra
Monday 16th of May 2022
This is seriously ahh-mazing! Everyone at my house was impressed!
Catalina
Sunday 15th of May 2022
Such a flavorful and easy dessert! It's so perfect for summer!
Erik
Friday 13th of May 2022
Love a good fruit dessert. The cherry flavor here is perfect!
Krystle
Friday 13th of May 2022
We love a good cobbler. This one turned out so amazing.