Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Cherry Chocolate Cobbler

This is a clone!

Posted by FootsieBear at anonymous - April 30, 2001

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter
1 (6 ounce) package Nestle's semisweet chocolate morsels
1/4 cup milk
1 egg
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
1/2 cup nuts, finely chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter; cut with pastry blender until crumbs are size of large peas. Melt over hot (not boiling) water, Nestle's semisweet chocolate morsels. Remove from heat and cool slightly at room temperature (about 5 minutes). Add milk and egg to melted chocolate and mix well. Blend chocolate into flour mixture.

Spread cherry pie filling in bottom of a 2-quart casserole. Drop chocolate batter randomly over cherries. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 to 45 minutes.

Serve warm with heavy cream.

Makes 6 servings.