Easy Cherry Cobbler
Servings 6 servings
Calories
Ingredients
- 4 cups cherries pitted
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons corn starch or arrowroot flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Drop Biscuits
- 12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut into cubes
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup boiling water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Lightly grease an 8" cast iron skillet with butter.
- Place the pitted cherries, sugar, corn starch, cinnamon, vanilla extract, almond extract and lemon juice into the skillet. Stir to coat and set aside.
- To make the biscuits
- In a small bowl, combine the butter, flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Using a fork, pastry cutter or your fingers, cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles a coarse meal.
- Add the 1/2 cup boiling water and stir the batter until it is combined.
- Heat the skillet over medium heat and bring the cherry mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally. Drop the biscuit batter in heaping tablespoons onto the cherries.
- Bake the cobbler for 45 to 50 minutes or until the biscuits are slightly golden brown.
- Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.