# I seek a good (preferably easy) cherry cobbler recipe! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 6, 2005, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seek-a-good-preferably-easy-cherry-cobbler-recipe/283410 "2005-01-06T16:58:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seek-a-good-preferably-easy-cherry-cobbler-recipe/283410/1 "2005-01-06T16:58:30Z")
I know I could check out Food Network’s website or just use Google, but you Dopers are some of the finest chefs I’ve ever known. If anyone has an easy recipe for a knock-out cherry cobbler, I’d be much obliged. Keep in mind that I’m admittedly not much of a baker, so recommendations for store-bought varieties would be welcomed as well. Also, do people usually use the canned cherry pie filling for those? It seems like de-pitting a bunch of fresh cherries might be more hassle than it’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seek-a-good-preferably-easy-cherry-cobbler-recipe/283410/2 "2005-01-06T18:24:44Z")
You want easy? Here’s how we used to do it on Boy Scout campouts: Dump can of cherry pie filling into Dutch oven. Dump Jiffy yellow cake mix on top. Cut up a little butter or margarine on top of the cake mix. Bake until it looks done. You could also try it with chocolate cake mix if that sounds good. Instead of cherry pie filling, try apple pie filling and canned peaches. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seek-a-good-preferably-easy-cherry-cobbler-recipe/283410/3 "2005-01-06T18:37:42Z")
[Sweet Cherry Cobbler](http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/109546). It takes only 20 minute to prepare (plus baking), and allows you to use frozen cherries. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seek-a-good-preferably-easy-cherry-cobbler-recipe/283410/4 "2005-01-06T18:46:30Z")
Use **Thudlow** ’s recipe, only substitute sweetened Bisquik for the cake mix. This is my default cobbler, and I use canned cherries, peaches, etc. with no problems. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seek-a-good-preferably-easy-cherry-cobbler-recipe/283410/5 "2005-01-06T19:23:13Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Use **Thudlow** ’s recipe, only substitute sweetened Bisquik for the cake mix. This is my default cobbler, and I use canned cherries, peaches, etc. with no problems. 😃 So just add regular sugar to Bisquick and sprinkle it onto the cherries before baking? And put butter on top so it melts as the thing bakes? That’s IT? I could have been making these for YEARS! (I’m not big on the cherries myself–it’s for someone else–but I love other fruits, and that seems almost TOO easy.) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seek-a-good-preferably-easy-cherry-cobbler-recipe/283410/6 "2005-01-06T20:37:14Z")
That’s it. Bisquick is the greatest invention on earth. You can adjust the sweetness easily - I recommend adding a tablespoon of sugar to the mix and working from there. I don’t like mine very sweet, so I generally hold back on the sugar. You can modify this recipe by adding Southern Comfort to the peaches, Kirsh to the cherries, etc. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seek-a-good-preferably-easy-cherry-cobbler-recipe/283410/7 "2005-01-06T22:30:42Z")
Look in your generic cookbook for a recipe for drop biscuits. Mix up the biscuit dough. Dump a can of cherries into a cake pan. Glop the biscuit dough on top. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake for as long as your recipe calls for the biscuits to cook. Eat warm. ---
**Author:** ![Adoptamom\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Adoptamom\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adoptamom_II)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seek-a-good-preferably-easy-cherry-cobbler-recipe/283410/8 "2005-01-07T01:01:47Z")
The Cuppa Cobbler recipe: Cup of self rising flour Cup of sugar Cup of milk stick of butter can/bag of favorite fruit 1. Put the stick of butter in a 9x13 or 8x8 pyrex dish into a 375 oven and melt until sizzling. 2. Mix the cups of stuff together in bowl. 3. Pour the batter into the sizzling butter, 4. Dump your fruit of choice in and spread the fruit evenly through the pan. Bake for about 35 minutes. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seek-a-good-preferably-easy-cherry-cobbler-recipe/283410/9 "2005-01-07T01:41:41Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > So just add regular sugar to Bisquick and sprinkle it onto the cherries before baking? And put butter on top so it melts as the thing bakes? That’s IT? > > I could have been making these for YEARS! (I’m not big on the cherries myself–it’s for someone else–but I love other fruits, and that seems almost TOO easy.) Ssssssh! Generations of mothers have been getting extra hugs and offers of dishes washed for us for going to “all that trouble” of making cobbler! Don’t blow our secret! 😃