Sinfully Easy Cherry Cobbler

One of my favorite things to do is to take a boxed cake mix and dress it up or use it in another way.  This Sinfully Easy Cherry Cobbler is one of those recipes.

Ingredients:
3 cups of cherries (I used almost all of a large bag)
1 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup brown sugar
Yest of 1 lemon
1 Tbsp Grand Marnier (but lemon juice is a nice substitute)
1 Butter Golden Cake Mix (recommend Dunkan Heinz)
1 stick butter (maybe a little more)
5 ramekins (a baking dish would work too...it is just special to give each family member their own dessert every once in a while)

Step 1:  Pit the cherries.  I did it by hand because, let's just be honest about it, I am too cheap to buy a cherry pitter.

Stept 2:  Mix cornstarch, brown sugar, lemon yest, and Grand Marnier with the cherries and let sit a few minutes while your oven heats up to 350°.  Then butter your ramekins.

Step 3:  Put about 3/4 cup of the cherry mixture into each buttered ramekin.  Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the cake mix on top of each.  There will probably be a little extra cake mix left in the bag so just evenly divide it up and spread that on top of each ramekin too. (See picture below)

Step 4: Thinly slice butter and lay slices over the cake mix, trying to cover it completely.  You will use the whole stick of butter and maybe a little more.  It is a lot of butter...just accept that it is not a healthy dessert and move on!  Or you choose to focus on the cherry part of the dessert and pretend it is healthy like me.

Step 5:  Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes.  After about 30 minutes check to make sure that there are no cake mix lumps that are not covered in butter.  You may need to add a little bit more butter to some ramekins.

This is such a simple dessert!!!  I think next time I make it, I will add some chopped almonds to the cake batter for more crunch.  I have also made this dessert with blueberries and blackberries.  Just adjust the sugar level if you decide to use different berries...some are sweeter than others.  I have tried to add cinnamon to this dessert, but I didn't prefer the taste.  You have to try this sinful dessert! Pin It Now!