Cake Mix Cherry Cobbler the easiest and tastiest dessert that you can make with ingredients from your pantry. You’ll be amazed at how simple this recipe is.
Cake Mix Cherry Cobbler
Cake Mix Cherry Cobbler, Mmmm this stuff is tasty! Sometimes you just need something sweet! Am I right?
Usually, I reach for something of the chocolate variety, but once in a while, I want cherries. Not the healthy cherries, I want the cherry pie filling goo-covered cherries.
This recipe is quick, fast, cheap and uses items that you probably already have available in your pantry and refrigerator. Ingredients such as canned cherry pie filling, cake mix, oats, almond extract and butter…that’s it.
My kids can help whip this simple dessert up, if I melt the butter they can do the rest. And yes, this is not a recipe “from scratch” but once in a while, that’s just fine.
Cake Mix Cherry Cobbler couldn’t be easier to make and satisfies a sweet tooth in no time at all. I love knowing that I have an easy dessert in my repertoire that I can make quickly and not break a sweat. It really is so simple!
You may also have heard this type of dessert referred to as a “dump cake”. Either way, you describe it, just know that it is easy and delish. My preferred title includes cobbler, that’s just me.
Be sure to try our apple version. Cake Mix Apple Cobbler is equally as easy and yummy!
What is a cobbler?
Cobbler is a dish consisting of a fruit or savory filling poured into a large baking dish and covered with a batter, biscuit, or dumpling before being baked. In my version, the batter comes from a cake mix, butter, and coats combo.
What makes a cobbler different from a pie?
In one word, crust. Pies have either one or two crusts, cobblers do not. Cobblers have a “messier” look to them. Not a clean and crisp edge. You may get a bubbly edge from all that delicious fruit.
What you need to make Cake Mix Cherry Cobbler:
- Cherry pie filling
- Almond extract
- Yellow cake mix
- Butter
- Oats
This recipe for Cake Mix Cherry Cobbler has been on Who Needs A Cape? since nearly the beginning of our site. I decided to freshen it up and give it some new pictures. The older picture just didn’t do it justice, even simple desserts need a pretty picture.
Now if you’ve been following our site for a while you may have noticed that I really enjoy desserts with cherry pie filling. Not gonna lie, I always have. Be sure to scroll down as I’m linking a few other cherry treats to enjoy.
Let’s talk toppings! I made some homemade whipped cream, it was the perfect topping. You can also use canned whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Although, no topping is really needed it does take this sweet treat to the next level of deliciousness.
Tips for making Cake Mix Cherry Cobbler:
- Use vanilla extract if you do not have almond extract.
- Like less cobbler topping? Half the butter, oats and cake mix.
- I used a round baking dish approximately the same size as a 9×9 baking dish.
- Serve with whipped cream or ice cream after cooling.
Love cherries? Try these recipes:
Air Fryer Cherry Pies
No Bake Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Parfait
Creamy No-Bake Black Forest Pie
Other amazing cherry recipes to try:
Pink Passion White Hot Chocolate | Snacks and Sips
Cherry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake | Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch
Cherry Cheesecake Dip with Toffee Pretzel Pieces | Mildly Meandering
I’d love to hear what your favorite cherry dessert is, please comment below.
Cake Mix Cherry Cobbler
Cake Mix Cherry Cobbler the easiest and tastiest dessert that you can make with ingredients from your pantry. You'll be amazed at how simple this recipe is.
Ingredients
- 1 21 oz. can cherry pie filling
- 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted
- 1/3 cup oats
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Open can of cherry pie filling, stir in almond extract.
- Spread can of filling over the bottom of a 9x9 baking dish.
- In bowl combine together: cake mix, melted butter & oats. Use a fork to combine until chunky.
- Spread over top of filling.
- Bake 25-30 minutes.
- Cool before serving.
- Optional: whipped cream or ice cream on top
Find this recipe and more at the Weekend Potluck!
Do you think you could use apple pie filling? That is what I have in my cupboard right now. This sounds so yummy and delicious! Oh, I would like to try it with peach pie filling, too!!
I’d give it a try. Perhaps without the Almond Extract, Vanilla extract might be good instead.
This cobbler looks so good! My hubby loves Cherry cobbler and I love the idea of using cake mix! I pinned and I would love for you to share this at my linky party Thursday! http://www.juliakendrick.com I hope you have a blessed day!! Julia
delicious looking, I have printed it. I have made in the past a cobbler made with a cake mix, can of pie filling fruit, coconut and butter and was so good. I will be trying this thanks andi thewednesdaybaker
Yum! I love goo covered cherries!
Hi Lori,
This is a great easy and quick cobbler. Have a great St. Patrick’s Day and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday!
Come Back Soon,
Miz Helen
Thanks Miz Helen, we truly enjoy our visits to your Full Plate Thursday!
These look super-duper yummy! Thanks for sharing! :>) Linda @ http://www.paperseedlings.com
Love the ease of this dessert!
Thank you for linking this recipe to the In and Out of Kitchen Link party! I can’t wait to see what you bring to the party next week!
Cynthia at http://FeedingBig.com
This is just made with the butter, and will bake without using milk or eggs in the cake mix? I really want to try this but I’ve never heard of just using butter.
Yup, use only the ingredients listed on this recipe. Traditional ingredients for baking a cake are not required. Enjoy 🙂
Very important pointer for this recipe! Do NOT use salted butter or the topping will come out way too salty. 🙁
I wish this was said before I made it. I had both kinds of butter, but I decided to use the salted one. Because it didn’t tell me. I just made it am going to serve it tonight to my daughter and Son in law. It is his favorite kind of Cobbler. He will eat everything that is made with cherries 🍒.
I used to make this dessert when my kids were little, which was many moons ago. I am now gluten free, so I used this recipe with a gluten free yellow cake mix. I also added a can of sour cherries, drained, to the canned cherry pie filling. Was more tart that way. Delicious. I added some chopped walnuts to half of the top and left the other half walnut free. And voila!! So very delicious!
Hi
Just came across your site and want to make this this weekend. When you say oats are you talking about quick oats are the old fashion oats?
Thanks
Lana, I usually have the quick oats in my pantry. I’m sure either could work though! Enjoy!
1/8 t? Is that teaspoon?
yes – 1/8 of a teaspoon 😉
Can you double this and bake in a 9 x 13 pan?
I was looking at the yellow cake mix in my pantry and used the lemon cake mix by mistake. Good thing I used vanilla extract. BUT it was so good. Had my friends try some they really liked with the lemon cake mix. Yummy. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Can instant oats be used in this recipe?
Can you use chocolate cake mix
Definitely, I’ve used chocolate myself and it’s great.
I love this recipe! Easy and delicious. I did use vanilla extract in lieu of almond. And didn’t want a bunch of leftover oatmeal so I used a small individual Quaker Oats instant cup as a substitute and it was fine.
I used chocolate devils cake mix and added chocolate chips on top it was great, my wife loved t.