Upgrade Cherry Cobbler Into A Warming Dessert That Will Be The Star At Any Table

Peak cherry season winds down in the U.S. well before autumn, but a hot baked cobbler can make a bag of frozen cherries into a perfect cold weather treat. Amp up the fall or winter coziness with an upgrade of almond, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves. Whipping up this almond spiced cherry cobbler recipe is easy, too. The filling of cherries, sugar, and spices are mixed right into the baking dish. Toss them with just a couple tablespoons of flour or cornstarch to absorb the cherry juice released during baking, thickening it into a sauce.

A cobbler isn't a cobbler without a biscuit topping. When mixing the batter, work with the coldest butter you can, and massage it into the dry ingredients quickly. If the butter warms and melts into the dough before it can bake, the biscuit topping will turn out thick and dense. You want the biscuits crisp and fluffy for a cherry cobbler that will make it feel like grandma's in the kitchen.

As strange as it might sound, cherries just taste more like cherries when paired with almond extract. The pair of ingredients share the aromatic compound benzaldehyde, which is just a nerdy way to say that they have some similar flavors that boost each other up. The almond extract's vanilla and marzipan-like aroma notes can shave some edge off the sour cherry too, while lending some nuttiness to the baked dessert. And it's not just for cherries. Almond extract is also the secret ingredient you need for richer blueberry pie.

Sweet and spicy cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves transform the cherry tart into a fragrant dessert that will warm up any chilly night. Top it all off with fresh whipped cream or vanilla ice cream to slowly melt into the hot cobbler. Sound good? Then get baking with Tasting Table's recipe for almond spiced cherry cobbler.