Old-Fashioned Black Cherry Cobbler

Submitted by Caroline Cooks

"Oh, so good! (Prep time doesn't include pitting the cherries.)"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 709.77 ml bing cherries, pitted and halved
• 59.16 ml unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 59.14-118.29 ml sugar or 59.14-118.29 ml Splenda sugar substitute
• 78.78 ml flour

• Topping

• 236.59 ml flour
• 44.37 ml unsalted butter, chilled
• 4.92 ml baking powder
• 1.23 ml baking soda
• 2.46 ml salt
• 59.14-78.78 ml buttermilk
• sugar, for sprinkling top

directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. In mixing bowl, combine cherries, flour and sugar; toss to coat evenly.
3. Place in 8” square pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until bubbly.
4. Meanwhile, sift flour into bowl; add baking powder, soda, and salt; and cut in chilled butter with pastry blender or 2 knives. When pea-sized texture, add buttermilk -all at once- stir just to blend.
5. DO NOT OVERMIX; dough will be tough.
6. When cherries are finished baking, remove from oven, drop dough by large spoonsful over cherries, and sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar.
7. Return to oven for 25-30 minutes or until topping is done and golden brown.
8. Serve hot or cool with whipped cream.

Reviews

[Jami H.]

I read reviews first before making and read some were saying the recipe was not sweet enough so I tweeked the recipe just a touch... I coated the cherries with the sugar before adding other ingredients. I also, noticed the recipe did not say when to add the butter while baking the cherries for the first time (4 tbs) I did add that in. Each time sugar was called for I added just a little more than the recipe stated. It turned out perfect! Don't forget the sprinkled surgar on top.

 

[itstime4cake]

I really liked the cherry filling, but the crust left something to be desired. I thought it was not sweet enough. It tasted like plain bisquick dough and I even added the sugar on top. Undecided on whether I will try it again to see if it was a chef error.

 

[XAnnette]

This cobbler was yummy and easy. When making other cobblers, I hadn't ever cooked the fruit seperately at first but I'm glad I did in this recipe. It insured the topping wasn't gooey on the bottom. I used 1/2 cup of sugar in this recipe and that made the cherries sweet enough but next time I think I'll add a tablespoon or two of sugar to the topping part of the recipe. Also, next time I'll add 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract to the cherries.

 

[Annisette]

This was terrific!! I love cherries, and this was a wonderful use of fresh cherries!!! This was wonderful with some fresh whipped cream!!

 

[heathercolburn]

This cobbler is great because it includes very little butter and sugar! Consequently, it is less sweet but great with coffee. I used fresh cherries, gluten-free flour, and substituted yogurt and a little water for the buttermilk. I was unsure whether the butter listed in the cherries was to be included so I left it out. Loved it!