Homemade Fresh Cherry Cobbler

When I saw that cherries were free at Earth Fare this week (and fairly inexpensive just about everywhere . . .) I knew it was time to re-post our family’s favorite Cherry Cobbler recipe!  Sometimes it’s difficult to find a recipe that calls for fresh cherries (and canned cherries can get so expensive!), so this is a great time to treat of year to treat your family to some fresh cobbler.

This cobbler should cost between $3-$4 for the entire pan which will easily serve eight happy helpings (even less if you score the cherries free at Earth Fare!)  So, for just $.50 per serving, there’s no reason not to bake some up at your house this week . . I promise, your family will be so glad you did!

Fresh Cherry Cobbler

Ingredients

1. 1/2 cup butter
2. 1 cup all-purpose flour
3. 1 cup white sugar Dixie Crystal $1.98 at Winn Dixie, or use $.75/1 Imperial Sugar
4. 1 teaspoon baking powder
5. 1 cup milk
6. 2 cups pitted sour cherries On sale $2.49/lb. at Publix,  Rainier Cherries BOGO $5.99 at Publix, Free at Earth Fare, or $2.99/lb. at Harvey’s, Food Lion, Winn Dixie & Bi-Lo (see how we pit them at our house)
7. 3/4 cup white sugar Dixie Crystal $1.98 at Winn Dixie, or use $.75/1 Imperial Sugar
8. 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
9. ice cream optional . . . not-so-optional at our house 🙂 Breyer’s BOGO $5.99 at Publix, use $1/2 Breyers Product printable or $0.50/1 Breyers Blast printable stacked with $1.50/2 Select Breyers Items Target printable

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Melt butter in 9×13 casserole dish in stove, until completely melted (about five minutes.)
3. Meanwhile, combine 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar & baking powder in small bowl, mix well.
4. Add milk and stir until combined, then pour flour/milk mixture over melted butter in casserole dish.
5. Mix together cherries, 3/4 sugar, and 1 tbsp. flour in bowl.  Evenly pour cherry mixture over flour/milk mixture in casserole (do not stir.)
6. Bake 45-55 minutes, until golden brown.
7. Serve warm . . . with ice cream of course!

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