Five Cobblers, One Crumble

Today's desserts include Five Cobblers, One Crumble, and lots of yum. Check out the Fruit Crumble, Crisco's® Apple Cobbler, and the rest of today's yumminess. Enjoy!

EASY CHERRY COBBLER

This is from Leah Maroney at the Spruce Eats. For this yummy recipes, Leah wrote, "Cherry cobbler is a quick and easy cherry dessert. It’s a delicious dessert that's somewhere in between a cake and a pie and easier to make than both. Canned cherry pie filling is spooned on top of a quick and easy batter before it’s all cooked in a cast-iron skillet in the oven. You can use fresh cherries if they're available, making your own pie filling. The cherries sink to the bottom as the batter bakes and creates a cobbler.

"It’s quick to mix up and bake and everyone will love this easy dessert any time of year. It’s especially tasty served warm and topped with whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream."

Prep Time: 15 minutes; Cook Time: 45 minutes; Total Time: 60 minutes; Makes 6 to 8 servings

To view this online, go to https://www.thespruceeats.com/upside-down-cherry-cobbler-recipe-304727.

Ingredients

2 ounces (4 tablespoons) salted butter, more for the skillet

1 cup milk

1 large egg

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup sugar, divided

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 (21-ounce) can cherry pie filling

Directions

Gather the ingredients.

Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 375 F. Generously butter a medium cast-iron skillet, cake, or pie pan.

Melt the butter in the microwave. Combine the melted butter with the milk, egg, and vanilla extract.

Add 3/4 cup of sugar, the flour, baking powder, and salt to the egg-milk-vanilla mixture. Whisk to combine and make a fairly smooth batter.

Pour the batter into the prepared skillet.

Pour the cherry pie filling all over the top of the batter.

Bake until puffed and golden, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup sugar over the top of the cobbler.

Continue baking until the sugar is crisped and the filling is bubbly, another 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly. Serve warm.

Tip

If you decide to make your own filling and you have fresh cherries, check out the best way to pit fresh cherries.

Recipe Variations

You can make this recipe with cherry pie filling (as we did above) or you can try your hand at making your own cherry pie filling using fresh cherries.

You can also make this recipe using other pie fillings; try a strawberry filling or blueberry filling.

How to Store and Freeze

This cobbler can be stored, covered, at room temperature for up to two days. Or store it in the refrigerator for up to four days.

You can freeze this recipe in an aluminum pan (which can be the same one you cooked the cobbler in). Just cover with foil once cooled and freeze. Reheat in a preheated oven until warmed through and serve.

What's the difference between cherry pie and cherry cobbler?

Both cherry pie and cherry cobbler contain cherry pie filling. Cherry pie has at least one thin, flaky crust and often has two, the second being a lattice crust on top. Cherry cobbler contains cherry pie filling and then is topped with a cake-like batter that bakes up fluffy and golden brown. Cherry cobbler takes less time to make, but they both are delicious cherry recipes.

STRAWBERRY COBBLER

This was posted at Vegetarian Times on July 11, 2019, and begins, “Serve this delicately sweet dessert warm or at room temperature, or cover, and refrigerate up to two days.”

Makes 6 servings.

View this online here.

Ingredients

6 cups fresh strawberries, halved

3/4 cup sugar, divided

1/2 cup plus 2 Tbs. flour, divided

1 Tbs. lemon juice

1/8 tsp. baking powder

1/8 tsp. baking soda

1/8 tsp. salt

3 1/2 Tbs. nonhydrogenated vegetable shortening

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat 11- x 7-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Toss together strawberries, 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbs. sugar, 2 Tbs. flour, and lemon juice in bowl. Transfer to prepared baking dish.

Whisk together remaining 1/2 cup flour, remaining 2 Tbs. sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in separate bowl. Add shortening, and mix well with fork until mixture is crumbly. Stir in 1/2 cup water. Spread over strawberry mixture. Bake 20 to 30 minutes, or until browned and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

SHORTCUT PEACH COBBLER

This is from Diana Rattray on The Spruce Eats. Diana wrote, “This peach cobbler has long been a popular way to make a cobbler quickly. This version is made with canned sliced peaches, and it's perfect for when you don't have time to peel and pit several peaches. Or when peaches aren't in season.

“The batter calls for self-rising flour, but if you don't have it you may substitute with 1 cup of all-purpose flour, 1-1/2 teaspoons of baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon of table salt.

“This is an excellent dessert to make on a busy day, and it's a popular cobbler in the South. Take it along to a summer cookout or potluck!”

Prep Time: 10 minutes; Cook Timie: 50 minutes; Total Time: 60 minutes; Yield: 1 9X13 pan (8 servings)

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Ingredients

1 stick (4 ounces) butter

1 cup self-rising flour

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 cup milk (low-fat is fine)

1 large can (29 ounces) sliced peaches in heavy syrup

Directions

Heat the oven to 350 F.

Put the butter in a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan or a 2-1/2 to 3 quart baking dish and place it in the oven until the butter has melted.

Meanwhile, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl and stir to blend. Stir in the milk until well blended.

Take the pan out of the oven and pour the batter over the butter.

Spoon the peaches with syrup evenly over the batter.

Bake the peach cobbler for 45 to 55 minutes, until the topping is golden brown around the edges and lightly browned in the center.

FRUIT CRUMBLE

This is from Genevieve Ko in The New York Times cooking enewsletter. For this yumminess, Genevieve wrote, "The buttery blend of oats and nuts in this easy, warm dessert stays nubby and crunchy while baking over the juicy fruit. (It also happens to be gluten-free.) A chai spice blend is especially nice in the mix, but other sweet-leaning spices like cinnamon and cardamom taste just as good. Any blend of fruit works, and keeping the peel on apples, pears and stone fruit not only streamlines the preparation but also adds a pleasant chewiness. If you want to go all berry, stick with fresh options; frozen fruit ends up too wet. (Thawed frozen berries work just fine with a mix of sturdy fresh apples and pears, though.) You don’t have to serve a warm bowl of this crumble with ice cream, but you probably want that creaminess swirling into the jammy fruit."

Prep Time: 5 minutes; Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes; Total Time: 1-1/4 hours, plus cooling; Yield: 6 to 8 minutes

This was featured in "Learn to Bake in 5 Easy Recipes," and can be viewed online at https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1025182-fruit-crumble.

Ingredients

For the Crumble

1-1/2 cups instant oats (see Tip)

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

1 teaspoon chai spice or ground cinnamon (see Tip)

1 teaspoon fine salt

1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

For the Fruit

2 pounds fruit, such as berries, pears, apples, peaches, plums or a combination

1/2 cup sugar

2 tablespoons cornstarch or flour (see Tip)

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Preparation

Prepare the crumble: Heat oven to 375 degrees with a rack in the center.

Mix the oats, sugar, nuts, chai spice and salt in a medium bowl. Cut the butter into cubes the size of dice and toss in. Use your fingers to smush the butter into the dry ingredients until no yellow bits remain and the blend forms clumps. Refrigerate uncovered while you prepare the fruit (or covered for up to 3 days).

Prepare the fruit: If you’re using big fruit, scrub it well, then cut into 1/2-inch pieces, about the same size as small blackberries or big blueberries. Throw out any pits, seeds or stems.

In a large bowl, mix the sugar and cornstarch. Add all the fruit, then the lemon juice and stir until well mixed. Scrape the fruit and any juices into a 9- or 10-inch ovenproof skillet and spread evenly.

Scatter the chilled crumble mixture evenly over the fruit, breaking any large clumps into smaller pebbles. Place the skillet on a sheet pan to catch any dripping fruit juices.

Bake until the fruit is bubbling, the liquid has thickened and the top is nicely browned, about 45 minutes. If the crumble darkens too much before the fruit mixture is thick, place a sheet of foil loosely on top. Cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Tips

If you want to make this gluten-free, be sure to use gluten-free oats and cornstarch.

You can also use a spice blend, such as apple pie spice or pumpkin spice, or a savory blend, like baharat.

BLACKBERRY-PEACH COBBLER

This is from Laurie Ellen Pellicano on The New York Times cooking site. Laurie wrote, "Peak summer fruit is best prepared simply, especially in warm desserts like cobblers. In this recipe, the tartness of blackberries (or raspberries) balances the sweetness of yellow peaches (or nectarines), and the filling only needs the tiniest amount of sugar to get the juices flowing. Topped with a thin layer of fluffy cornmeal batter, the berries boil up to form juicy pockets, and a finish of raw sugar adds a satisfying crack. Serve this cobbler warm, or enjoy it any time of day, even for breakfast."

Yield: 1 (10-inch) skillet cobbler (8 to 10 servings); Time: 45 minutes, plus cooling

To view this online, go to https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1022303-blackberry-peach-cobbler.

Ingredients

For the filling:

3 pounds ripe yellow peaches (or nectarines), pitted and chopped into 1-inch chunks

1 pint/6 ounces blackberries (or raspberries)

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon tapioca starch or cornstarch

1 lemon, halved, zest reserved for cobbler topping

For the cobbler topping:

1/2 cup whole milk

1 large egg

3/4 cup fine-grind cornmeal

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (1/2 stick), cut into 1/2-inch cubes

1 tablespoon turbinado, or any raw sugar, for topping

Preparation

Heat the oven to 425 degrees. Prepare the filling: In a large bowl, combine the peaches, blackberries, granulated sugar and starch. Squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon on top and toss to combine. Scrape the mixture into a 10-inch cast-iron skillet.

Make the topping: In a small bowl, combine milk, egg and juice from the remaining 1/2 lemon; whisk to combine.

In a large bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt and reserved lemon zest; stir to combine. Add the cold butter. Using your fingertips, smear and rub the pieces into the cornmeal mixture until it looks like wet sand.

Make a well in the center of it and add the milk mixture. Using a spatula, stir until thoroughly combined, then spoon it over the top of your fruit. Level the topping to cover more of the fruit. Sprinkle the surface of the topping with the raw sugar.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the fruit is bubbly and the topping is a deep golden brown. Let cool slightly, then serve warm.

CRISCO’S® APPLE COBBLER

This is from that infamous long-since-forgotten emailing list, though the poster stated that it's from the Crisco® Cookbook. This begins, “Top this wonderful dessert with whipped cream or ice cream.”

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 20 minutes

Serves 8

Ingredients

Filling:

5 medium cooking apples, peeled and sliced

1 cup granulated sugar

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

Topping:

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup CRISCO all-vegetable shortening, or 1/4 CRISCO Stick

1 egg, slightly beaten

1/4 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

Heat oven to 400ºF. Spray an 8x8 baking dish with Crisco No Stick Cooking Spray.

Filling:

Place apples in a large mixing bowl. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg in small mixing bowl. Pour sugar mixture over apples; toss and stir to combine. Pour apples into prepared pan; dot with butter.

Topping:

Food processor method: In a food processor, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Pulse in Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening until coarse crumbs form. In a small bowl, mix egg, milk and vanilla; add to flour mixture and pulse to combine. Drop biscuit mixture in 8 mounds on top of fruit.

Or

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl; cut in Crisco until coarse crumbs form.

Combine egg, milk and vanilla in a small bowl; add to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened. Drop biscuit mixture in 8 mounds on top of fruit.

Bake at 400ºF for 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm with cream or ice cream, if desired.

Apple-Cranberry Variation: Add 1 cup fresh cranberries and 1/2 cup additional sugar to the filling mixture. Proceed as directed.

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