Description
Sweet Cherry Cobbler combines juicy bing cherries with a buttery biscuit topping for a comforting homemade dessert that tastes like summer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups pitted bing cherries
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1–2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons cold butter
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Add cherries to a heavy saucepan.
- Whisk water and cornstarch together until smooth.
- Pour the mixture over the cherries and stir in sugar.
- Cook over medium heat until the filling thickens.
- Stir in lemon juice and keep warm.
- Mix flour, baking powder, and sugar in a bowl.
- Cut cold butter into the flour mixture.
- Whisk egg and buttermilk together.
- Stir wet ingredients into the flour mixture until a soft dough forms.
- Pour the cherry filling into a greased baking dish.
- Drop spoonfuls of dough over the cherries.
- Sprinkle sugar over the topping.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- Use frozen or fresh bing cherries.
- Keep the butter cold for a tender topping.
- Add almond extract for deeper flavor if desired.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 187
- Sugar: 21
- Sodium: 88
- Fat: 5
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 1
- Trans Fat: 0.2
- Carbohydrates: 35
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 29