This easy cherry cobbler recipe couldn’t be any easier. Seriously.
There are many things about summer that I love: dipping my toes into beach water, taking naps on a hot, lazy day, wearing flip flops daily, ICE CREAM, and having access to an abundance of wonderful fruits and vegetables in markets and at farm stands. I bought so many cherries at the store the other day. They have been nothing short of amazing. Fresh cherries are fantastic in the middle of summer- so sweet and perfect for making an easy cherry cobbler!
I piled some of my fresh cherries into a bowl and we went into our backyard and oohed and ahhed at them. My son took a silly picture of me oohing and ahhing.
How to make Easy Cherry Cobbler:
So what do you do when you have loads of fresh cherries? You make cherry cobbler, of course! Like I said before, it’s easy. Pile cherries into a little casserole dish and drizzle them with lemon juice.
Crumble an easy-to-mix cobbler topping on top. My Mom was visiting for dinner the night that I made the cobbler, and she happens to be gluten-free… so I tried out some of the Cup 4 Cup All-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour Blend for this recipe (you can use regular flour if you’re not gluten-free). As they say on their package, you can use this flour in place of regular flour for baking. We thought it was really very good. I can’t wait to try it with some of my cookie recipes.
Here it is all baked-up. I love how the cherry juices ooze into the top layer.
And there you have it: an easy cherry cobbler recipe. When baked, the cherries become soft and wonderful. They retain their sweetness and their juices too. We top our cobbler with a little whipped cream, but ice cream is a good idea too.
Here are a few more recipes using cherries that you might like to try:
- Cherry Amaretto Pie
- Cherry Slab Pie
- Easy Cherry Crisp
- Cherry Mojitos
- Cherry Pie Cups
- Fresh Cherry Turnovers
- Cherry Almond Galette
Easy Cobbler Recipe
Ingredients
COBBLER:
- 5 cups fresh cherries (pitted and left whole)
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, melted
TOPPING:
- 1/2 cup whipping cream or heavy cream
- 1/2 tablespoon powdered sugar
- whole cherries, for garnish (if desired)
Instructions
MAKE THE COBBLER:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Butter an 8x8-inch square pan (or similar-sized round casserole dish).
- Pile the cherries into the prepared dish and sprinkle with lemon juice.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar and flour. Use a fork to stir in the egg. Keep stirring until the egg is incorporated into the dry ingredients and it's a crumbly mixture.
- Crumble the crumbly mixture over the cherries. Drizzle melted butter on top.
- Bake 35 to 45 minutes, until the top is a nice golden brown and the cherry juices are bubbling. Remove from the oven and cover with foil to keep warm until you're ready to serve.
PREPARE THE TOPPING:
- Use a hand mixer to whip the cream in a medium bowl. Add powdered sugar during mixing, and continue to mix until the cream is thick. Serve whipped cream over individual plates of cobbler. Top with a fresh cherry, for garnish, if desired.
Notes
- *For pitting cherries, it's easiest to use a cherry pitter like this one: OXO Cherry Pitter
- *If you are preparing this as gluten-free, use 1 cup of gluten-free all-purpose flour to replace the regular all-purpose. I used Cup 4 Cup Gluten Free Flour Blend and it worked out great. They sell it in the Williams Sonoma stores too.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Beautiful!
Hey Lori, I love your blog. A friend linked me to it today and it’s great.
This is a really delicious looking recipe that I’d like to try.
Have you ever made cherry jam by any chance? I was just given a jam maker and your post has inspired me to try it but I’ve no idea if it would be good or not. Would love some feedback from you if you’ve ever done it. 🙂
This is the maker I’ve been given…
http://www.uniquekitchenitems.com/custom_product/jam-jelly-maker/
Thanks
I haven’t made cherry jam yet! I’d love it though. I don’t think you need a jam maker to make jam- it’s pretty easy to make on the stovetop!
This looks fantastic. I love cobbler and pie, and crisp! With ice cream of course 😉
The cherries Whole Foods got were exceptionally amazing this year! Perfect for turning into cobbler.
Whole Foods mails you cherries?! Where can I sign up, lol! These are flawless and you really did them justice in this lovely cobbler, Lori!
I’ve been buying cherries at Whole Foods, farmer’s markets, or anywhere I can get my hands on them! I just bought some today and a cobbler sounds like a great idea.
Looks good! Thanks –
Love fresh cherries this time of year! Baking them up in this cobbler is the perfect way to use them!
This looks absolutely FABULOUS!!!!
Perhaps a silly question: How do you pit a cherry and keep it whole? I see your suggestion for the cherry pitter….will check that out. This looks too yummy to pass up!
Yes, that is exactly how you do it- with a cherry pitter. If you’re really in a jam, you can use a strong plastic straw to poke the pits out of the cherries!