3-Ingredient Cherry Dessert
This incredibly easy 3-Ingredient Cherry Dessert is the ultimate dessert hack for busy weeknights! Sweet cherry pie filling is topped with dry cake mix and melted butter, then baked into a bubbling, cobbler-like treat with a perfectly crisp crust.
Ingredients
- 1 can 21 ounces cherry pie filling
- 1 box 15.25 ounces yellow cake mix
- 1 ½ to 2 sticks ¾ to 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat & Prep: Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Add the Fruit Base: Pour the entire can of cherry pie filling directly into the prepared baking dish. Use a spatula to spread the fruit out into a flat, even layer across the bottom of the pan.
- Add the Dry Mix: Open the box of dry yellow cake mix and sprinkle it evenly over the top of the wet cherry pie filling. Do your best to break up any large clumps of powder with your fingers so the layer is completely level. Do NOT stir the powder into the fruit!
- Add the Butter: Carefully and slowly drizzle the fully melted butter all over the top of the dry cake mix. Try to cover as much of the exposed dry powder as humanly possible to prevent dusty spots. Again, do NOT stir!
- Bake: Place the dish on the center rack of your preheated oven. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the top crust is a deep golden brown and the cherry juices are visibly bubbling around the edges.
- Cool & Serve: Remove the dessert from the oven and allow it to cool and set on the counter for 5 to 10 minutes. Serve warm with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Notes
Pro-Tip: If you notice small pockets of dry cake mix powder remaining on the surface about 30 minutes into the baking time, simply open the oven and use a spoon to gently press those dry spots down into the bubbling butter and cherry juices beneath them!
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