Cherry cobbler makes a simple, yet delicious dessert. Made of fresh cherries, this easy cobbler recipe is sure to become a favorite.
Since we toured around Williamsburg, VA and Washington, D.C. over the last few days, I’ve had an insatiable affinity for apple pie and cherry cobbler.
I know, I know, so cliche, right? Well, I can’t help myself!
The apple pie served at Shield’s Tavern in Williamsburg is enough to make anyone fall in love with apple pie, even if they never thought they liked apples! But, I decided that I liked my own cherry cobbler more than the I ordered during this trip. Nothing against the restaurant that I ordered the cherry cobbler, it’s just I prefer my own cobbler.
Since we walked a bajillion miles a day seeing all of the sites we can pack into the day, I decided we absolutely deserved this delicious cherry cobbler for dessert with our supper. My husband and father-in-law helped me with pitting the cherries. Since the cherry pitter in our motorhome was no where to be found, they got creative in pitting the cherries by hand with straws. That tells you just how much they both were looking forward to this cherry cobbler, doesn’t it?
Here’s my Cherry Cobbler Recipe. I think you’ll love it!
Cherry Cobbler Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (113 g) butter, 1 stick
- 4 cups (620 g) cherries, pitted
- 1/2 cup (99 g) sugar
Cherry Cobbler Batter
- 1 cup (113 g) self-rising flour
- 1 cup (198 g) sugar
- 1 cup (227 g) milk
Optional Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon (4 g) almond extract
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat the oven to 350º F. Add sliced butter to the baking dish and place in the oven while it preheats to allow the butter to melt. Remove the baking dish once the butter has melted.
- Prep the cherries. Add cherries and ½ cup sugar to a bowl and toss to combine.
- Make the cobbler batter. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Pour in the milk and whisk until smooth and well combined.
- Add cherries. Pour the sugared cherries over the melted butter, evenly distributing over the melted butter. Do not stir.
- Add the cobbler batter. Pour the cobbler batter evenly over the cherries, do not stir.
- Bake. Bake until lightly golden brown on top, about 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to rest about 3 minutes.
- Serve. Serve warm.
Notes
Make-Ahead and Freezer Instructions
To make ahead. Bake and store covered in the refrigerator. Reheat and serve. To freeze. Bake in a freezer-safe baking dish and cool completely. Wrap tightly with freezer-safe wrap topped with foil. Freeze for up to 3 months. To serve, allow to thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Reheat and serve. To reheat. To reheat in the oven, cover with foil and reheat until heated throughout, about 20 minutes. To reheat in the microwave, reheat in 30-second intervals until warm in a microwave-safe container.Variations
Gluten-Free Cherry Cobbler. Use your favorite gluten-free flour for baking substitute. Dairy-Free Cherry Cobbler. Use your favorite dairy-free milk (such as oat milk) and dairy-free butter substitutes. Lower Sugar Cherry Cobbler. Replace the sugar in the recipe with your favorite sugar-free sugar substitute for baking.ÂSubstitutions
Self-rising flour – use 1 cup self-rising flour and omit the baking powder and salt called for in the recipe ingredients.Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
Oooh…I adore fruit desserts…and your lightened up cobbler is right up my alley! Sounds divine~
Um where is my plate? I want mine with ice cream please. 😀
I want to try this recipe…Looks really nice to eat…Thanks a lot..
Oh this looks so yummy. I will try it but I am a rule (in this case, recipe) follower and I need to know what size pan you use. I’m assuming it’s 8 x 8″.
Yes, you can use an 8×8 or 9×9. In my case, I was in our RV and just used a 10″ round cake pan.
Oh my does this look fruity, buttery, sweet and SUCCULENT! What a great way to use up the current summer cherry crop!!
This looks wonderful! How long do you bake it?
Hey Terri,
Thanks so much! You bake for 45 minutes, or until cooked throughout, depending on your oven. I hope you enjoy it!
Thank you! I am going to make this next week for some friends (if I can wait that long!)
Yum! They’ll love it! Of course, you could always make it ahead of time just for testing purposes. {wink, wink}
Robyn
I love it and it’s so good yummy. It’s easy simple and quickly made for dessert foods. Thank you for recipe for yummy.
Thank you, Jessica!
Oh girl your cherry recipes are killing me. So delicious!!
Williamsburg is one of the places I’ve always wanted to visit but just, for some reason, never have. I’m most definitely putting it on my list for next summer! Also on my list is your delicious cherry cobbler. Cobblers are one of my favorite desserts – so much easier than pies for me since there’s usually no rolling out of a crust. I enjoy mine with a tiny drizzle of cream or a little scoop of vanilla ice cream.
This looks sooo delicious! What a treat!
Your cherry cobbler looks amazing. No wonder you prefer your own over the restaurant’s. I’ve never tried the nextresse sweetener before. Thanks for the link, I just signed up to get a free sample. 🙂 I hope it doesn’t have a strong after taste like other sweeteners. Can’t wait to try. I’ve been wanting to switch from using a sweetener over regular sugar.