Fresh Cherry Cobbler

When I made Cherry Sorbet a few weeks ago, I spent a long time pitting over 3 pounds of fresh cherries. I just couldn't dump the leftover puree in the trash. I saved it in a plastic container in the fridge for a few days till I could find another purpose for it. I was so excited to come across a recipe for fresh cherry cobbler on All Recipes.

Fresh Cherry Cobbler 

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup milk

• 2 cups pitted sour cherries (sub in the cherry puree)
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the butter in a 9x13 inch baking dish, and place in the oven to melt while the oven is preheating. Remove as soon as butter has melted, about 5 minutes.
In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of sugar, and baking powder. Mix in the milk until well blended, then pour the batter into the pan over the butter. Do not stir.
Rinse out the bowl from the batter, and dry. Place cherries into the bowl, and toss with the remaining 3/4 cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon of flour. Distribute the cherry mixture evenly over the batter. Do not stir.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. A toothpick inserted into the cobber should come out clean. 

I undercooked the crust a little bit. It was very buttery and very tasty. It was a great use for the leftover cherry puree. Although keep in mind that the cherry puree had a lot of the natural flavor zapped out of it, from the cherry sorbet. So that made this dessert not as cherry to the extreme in flavor.

 I served it hot with vanilla ice cream. I think it went over pretty well with everyone.

 So don't waste that leftover cherry puree. Or if you are so inclined you could just make this recipe.  

I won't judge.