Chocolate Cobbler
Besides the perfect taste, this treat is super quick and can be easily made from scratch. So, you can save our chocolate cobbler recipe and keep it on your hand for unexpected guests.
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Servings: 6
Ingredients
For dough:
- 1 cup flour, sifted
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 1 ½ tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp butter melted
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
- oil or melted butter (for greasing)
- ice cream (for serving, optional)
For topping:
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 cup boiling water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, cocoa powder, and chopped walnuts (if using) in a bowl. Add milk, melted butter, pure vanilla extract, and stir well.
- Transfer the batter into a greased baking dish and set aside. In a small bowl mix together all dry topping ingredients and sprinkle on top. Don’t stir!
- Pour the boiling water into the baking dish and again don’t stir!
- Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven. When the top of the cake is set - it’s ready! Serve warm with your favorite ice cream.
Notes
- You can easily prepare this chocolate cobbler recipe in a slow cooker. In this case, you’ll need to pour ¼ cup of melted butter in your slow cooker first. Then combine flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, cocoa powder, and chopped walnuts in a bowl. Stir in milk, melted butter, pure vanilla extract. Pour into the slow cooker over the melted butter. In a small bowl mix together all dry topping ingredients and sprinkle over the top. Don’t stir! Pour the boiling water on top and again, don’t stir. Cook on high for 2 hours or low for 3-4 hours.
- You may use chopped pecans instead of walnuts if you want, or avoid adding nuts if you have a nut allergy.
- If you want to do this chocolate cobbler recipe for a large group just double the ingredients and use a 3-quart baking dish.