Cracker Barrel Cherry Chocolate Cobbler

By jeknudson

Ingredients

• 1 −1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cups butter
• 1 (6 oz.) pkg. Nestle's semi−sweet chocolate morsels
• 1/4 cups milk
• 1 egg
• 1 (21 oz.) can cherry pie filling
• 1/2 cups nuts, finely chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F. 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 semi−sweet 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 2 quart casserole. Drop chocolate batter randomly over cherries. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake at 350 F for 40 − 45 minutes. Serve warm with heavy cream.