Sweet Dark Cherry Cobbler

Homemade cherry filling is baked under a basic dough topping creating a delightful cherry cobbler. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 220 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 1 (12 ounce) bag frozen pitted dark sweet cherries, thawed
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.75 cup water
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.25 cup white sugar, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.

Step 2

Combine 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon in a large saucepan; stir in water until mixture is smooth. Add cherries and butter to sugar mixture and bring to a boil; cook and stir until cherry mixture is thickened, about 2 minutes. Pour cherry filling into the prepared baking dish.

Step 3

Mix flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; cut in shortening using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir milk into flour mixture until topping is just moistened. Drop topping by spoonfuls over cherry filling; sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons sugar over topping.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until topping is golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes.