Description
Sweet Cherry Cobbler combines juicy bing cherries with a buttery biscuit topping for a classic homemade dessert perfect for summer gatherings and family dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups pitted bing cherries, frozen or fresh
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 to 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 3 tablespoons cold butter
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Place cherries in a heavy-bottom saucepan.
- Whisk water and cornstarch together until smooth and pour over cherries.
- Add sugar and cook over medium heat until the filling thickens.
- Stir in lemon juice and keep the filling warm.
- Mix flour, baking powder, and 1/4 cup sugar in a bowl.
- Cut in the cold butter until crumbly.
- Whisk egg and buttermilk together and stir into the flour mixture until a soft dough forms.
- Pour the cherry filling into a 2 1/2-quart baking dish.
- Drop spoonfuls of dough evenly over the cherries.
- Sprinkle remaining sugar over the topping.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown and bubbly.
- Serve warm or chilled.
Notes
- For a biscuit-style topping, shape the dough into rounds before placing on the filling.
- Frozen bing cherries work just as well as fresh cherries.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream for extra flavor.
- 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