How to Make Cherry Cobbler

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  • Cherry cobbler can be made with either fresh or canned cherries. Pitting cherries can take time, but it's worth it to experience the taste of fresh cherries in your cobbler. This page presents a great cherry cobbler recipe and teaches you how to make cherry cobbler.

  • Introduction

    A ruby red cherry filling, lightly sweetened, and topped with a sweet biscuit dough makes the perfect end to almost any meal. Pop the cobbler in the oven ra few minutes before you sit down to dinner and it will be ready for dessert.

  • Step 1: What You Need to Make Cherry Cobbler

    Ingredients You'll Need for Cherry Cobbler

    • 1/2 cup sugar
    • 2 cups cherries, pitted
    • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
    • 1 tablespoon flour
    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 1 tablespoon sugar
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 3 tablespoons butter
    • 1/2 cup milk
    • Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, if desired

    Equipment You'll Need for Cherry Cobbler

    • 2 large spoons
    • 2 quart casserole
    • 2 mixing bowls
    • Pastry blender

  • Step 2: How to Make Cherry Cobbler

    1. Preheat oven to 375ºF.
    2. Toss cherries, sugar, almond extract, and flour in a bowl.
    3. Pour into casserole dish, and set aside.
    4. Mix flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, baking powder and salt in mixing bowl.
    5. Cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture looks like fine crumbs with no large lumps.
    6. Stir in milk.
    7. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto cherries mixture. Make sure you have at least as many dollops of dough as people who will be eating the cobbler.
    8. Bake uncovered approximately 40 minutes or until biscuit topping is golden brown.
    9. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream, if desired.

  • Step 3: Cherry Cobbler Tips

    1. You can substitute unsweetened canned cherries for fresh cherries.
    2. For a quick cobbler, replace the biscuit dough with slices of refrigerated sugar cookie dough, and use cherry pie filling instead of fresh cherries. Bake for 15 minutes.
    3. Add a 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and an 1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg for a spiced cherry cobbler.



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