Quick Cherry Cobbler
A quick cherry cobbler is the best way to end a summer picnic. This recipe is full of the sweet – tart flavor we expect from cherries topped with a slightly chewy – crunchy crust. That’s what cobbler is all about.
This quick and tasty recipe uses some pantry ingredients and canned pie filling to save you a lot of time and effort. You’ll love how easy the recipe is. Your family will love how it tastes!
When I was a girl, my parents had three tart cherry trees in the corner of the front yard. We looked forward to the summer day when those cherries were red and ripe!
We’d drag ladders from the garage and spend several days picking cherries, filling our bowls and paper grocery bags with the tart fruit.
It was a race to collect more cherries than the birds ate! We used old aluminum pie pans tied to a piece of string and hung in the tree branches to scare off the birds.
That worked fairly well, but the years we had the best harvest were the years when a robin made her nest in the cherry trees. She kept all the other birds away!
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After we’d harvested as many cherries as we could manage, we spent hours sitting on the patio pitting those tiny red fruit. Mom bagged up the pitted cherries for the freezer. We sure enjoyed the “fruits of our labor” come winter and mom baked a cobbler or pie!
The cherry cobbler recipe that mom used involved a more traditional pie crust type topping and was made in a 9×13 pan. I’m sure that was because mom was trying to feed five children and a husband … all of whom had bottomless pit type appetites!
This quick cherry cobbler recipe comes together in just a few minutes. I like that it uses just the basic baking ingredients that most kitchens have on hand.
In fact, the only item you may need to purchase might be the pie filling. I keep a can on hand, because I tend to use it to top cheesecakes and pancakes. You never know when pie filling will be needed! 
Make It a Meal:
This is dessert, so treat it as such! Top with ice cream, whipped cream or a dollop of heavy cream and dive in. If you’re on a diet, skip supper and just go straight to dessert.
Variations:
Use any canned, prepared fruit pie filling. If you have fresh or frozen fruit, toss in 1/2 cup flour and 1/c sugar and spread on bottom of the pan in place of the canned fruit filling.
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My grandma had a clipping in her recipe box for an even faster shortcut cherry cobbler. This recipe totally relies on #ConvenienceCooking packaged ingredients: canned pie filling and cake mix.
Quick Cherry Cobbler Recipe
Ingredients:
Margarine or Butter, Flour, Sugar, Baking Powder, Milk, and Fruit Pie Filling
Recipe Directions:
Melt margarine in baking dish. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and milk. Spoon mixture over margarine. Spoon pie filling over the dough mixture. Bake and serve.
Quick Cherry Cobbler
Fast and easy, this cherry cobbler makes a family pleasing dessert!
Ingredients
- 8 TB (1 stick) Margarine or Butter
- 1 cup Flour
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 3/4 cup Milk
- 20 oz Fruit Pie Filling
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Melt margarine in bottom of 8x8 inch baking dish.
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In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and milk.
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Spoon mixture over melted margarine.
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Spoon pie filling over the dough mixture.
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Bake at 325 F for 50 minutes. Check at additional 5 minute increments until top is golden.
Approximate Nutritional Information:
Servings Per Recipe: 9, Amount Per Serving: Calories: 313, Fat: 10g, Cholesterol: 12g, Sodium: 134mg, Carbs: 53g, Protein: 2g
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This looks so delicious!
Thanks Kushi, my husband heartily agrees!
Lovely comfort food at it’s best. Looks fabulous, and I guess you can use freshly stewed fruit as well
Bintu,
You certainly can use freshly stewed fruit! That would be wonderful! (just adds a couple steps, but soooo worthwhile!)
I love cherries in puddings. Your cobbler looks lovely.
Thanks Helen! Appreciate you stopping by!
I can’t tell you how much this was is a dish sitting next to my coffee right now! How delicious!
LOL Valentina, it’s easy enough to make … let’s have some for breakfast tomorrow!
Looks delicious and I love how easy you made this cobbler!
Thanks Kathryn,
It’s pretty yummy and truly only takes about 5 minutes to mix up. The waiting is the hard part.
This cherry cobbler looks amazing! Love how quick and easy it is.
Oh Rachel! Wait til you taste it! You’ll really love it then.
this look delicious!everything is gonna be great with cherry
i love this so much.
pls share more recipes, Noel. i’m forwarding, so excited.
You’re welcome Pat, come back for more! We’re always cooking…
Wow, I can’t believe how easy this recipe sounds. And I’m sure it tastes delicious. Perfect to serve up for any occasion.
Stephanie, It’s such an easy recipe that I share it with new cooks – so they can make something to be proud of without stressing out.
Oh, yum! Love cobbler in the summer. Such a great dessert! Definitely want to try this recipe very soon. Looks delicious!
Thanks for the comment Christine, I’m sure you’ll love it. Cobbler is one of those desserts that fits all seasons, isn’t it?!
OH my.. I was just telling my husband this week to buy us some cherries to make cherry cobbler.. Sounds so yum. I love a good cobbler especially with tart fruits.
Did you get your cherries yet, Veena?
Tart cherries are the best!! I wish I could find some like the ones I grew up with… sigh.
I’ve bought fresh cherries 2 times lately and they are really sweet right now. Maybe I’ll try making it from scratch. It looks delicious!
Linda,
There is nothing like made-from-scratch-with-fresh-fruit cobblers! Let me know how it turns out!
When I was a kid, my aunt had an orchard. Every summer we had our share of cherries, peaches, plums, pears….I sure miss the good old days. Cherry picking was something I looked forward too. I ate so many while I picked….they are so good. This looks like the perfect summer dessert.
Gloria,
It seems like we forget how much hard work it was, when we eat the sweet rewards, huh?!
I love cobblers! They are so easy to make and so delicious! They always scream summer to me. Yum!!!!
Cobblers disappear in a hurry around here, I’m pretty sure the rest of my family loves them too!
Fruit cobblers are perfect for summer cookouts. I’ve done similar with blueberry pie filling, too. They come together so quickly and everyone loves them.
Alicia, I love taking advantage of fresh fruit in season, but ya gotta love the quality canned goods the rest of the year!
I love cobbler so easy to make and yet so comforting. This recipe is so flexible goes well with any fruit. Of course serving it with ice cream makes it more even special.
Of course we serve it with ice cream … at least that’s how my family always did! LOL I wouldn’t know how to eat it otherwise.
Cherry are expensive now, I will wait for some time to make this delicious cobbler. I haven’t tried cherry in cobbler only used them to make the cake and cookies.
Swathi, I’m sure you’ll like the cobbler … wait til cherries are in season, then pick some up.
Looks delicious! And it’s also a master recipe — use any pie filling. This is a fantastic recipe if you need something in a hurry — just keep several cans of pie filling on hand.
Marisa, so right. And there are so many good quality canned fruit fillings out there now. You really do have your choice of filling.
What a great recipe for those days/nights when you need dessert for a crowd in a pinch! Cobbler is so yummy and always a crowd pleaser around here!
Convenience cooking! When people stop in and you’re wondering what to feed them … this is a winner!
Cherries are my all time favorite fruit. I didn’t try them until college when I moved from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest (they were too expensive growing up), and I would go to the u-pick farms every summer to bring home gallons of them. We’ve recently moved back to the PNW and I’m excited to start making delicious cherry recipes like this one again!
Happy Cherry Baking, Mackenzie! Go forth and buy a buncha cherries, do it up right!!
Cherry pie is not usually one of my go to’s, but this looks absolutely delicious and I love that it’s quick and easy!
I can’t make a good pie crust. My mom makes killer crusts. One of my sisters learned the trick … me … not so much. Cobblers, I can make! Quick and easy and delicious!
Looks delicious. I love quick desserts. I like to make this soon because I am having 1 bag of fresh cherries. thanks!
Ah, fresh cherries, I’m jealous! Let me know how you like this recipe!
Oh this looks so scumpticous and it’s perfect we just visited strawberry farm and would love to try your recipe
Go for it! Strawberries are great in cobblers… let me know how the family likes this version.
This looks so delicious and I’m such a huge fan of cobblers. We’ll be going cherry picking soon and I’ll probably try this cobbler soon then
Molly, have fun cherry picking! That’s a great family activity … no matter how big or small your family might be.
I love that this is a quick and easy dessert that you can throw together in no time for a summertime gathering! Everybody loves cherry cobbler!
Amy, …and you know how many times you need to feed people in the summer, right? They just keep showing up! LOL
You had me at quick and strawberry and cobbler.. the best kind of comforting recipe definitely one to try it’s on my to bake list!
Let me know when you make it, Karyn. Quick and Easy recipes are the best!
I love fresh and easy desserts using seasonal fruit! this looks like a family favorite!
Kylee, it sure is a family favorite! Please let me know how your family likes it.