Today was cold here in Minnesota. We went to the park this morning with a neighbor friend and her little guy. It was great to get some fresh air and let the kids run for a bit….but it was cold! It put me in the mood to make something warm and cozy for dessert. So, when I came across this recipe a bit later in the day I knew it would be just the thing. It was ridiculously easy to throw together. It also adapted wonderfully to the few changes I needed to make for it to be allergy friendly. The only thing I would change next time would be to use dark cocoa. I can’t easily find dark cocoa around here and I’m out right now. I’ve been tempted to order the double dutch cocoa from King Arthur Flour but just haven’t done it yet. Any other dark cocoa fans out there? What kind do you use and where do you get it? Inquiring minds want to know! Anyway, this was delicious. Crisp on the top and oozing chocolate underneath. Goodness gracious, what’s not to love! The recipe suggests serving this with ice cream. I can’t have ice cream right now, but for those of you that can…please do!
adapted from Tasty Kitchen
Chocolate Cobbler
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoons salt
- 7 tablespoons cocoa powder, divided
- 1 ¼ cup sugar, divided
- ½ cup milk (I used soy)
- ⅓ cup melted butter (I used Earth Balance)
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1-½ cup hot tap water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
First stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, 3 tablespoons of the cocoa, and 3/4 cup of the white sugar. Reserve the remaining cocoa and sugar.
Stir in the milk, melted butter, and vanilla to the flour mixture. Mix until smooth.
Pour the mixture into an ungreased 8-inch baking dish.
In a separate small bowl, mix the remaining white sugar (1/2 cup), the brown sugar, and remaining 4 tablespoons of cocoa. Sprinkle this mixture evenly over the batter.
Pour the hot tap water over all. Do not stir!
Bake for about 40 minutes or until the center is set.
Let stand for a few minutes. Serve with homemade ice cream using the gooey sauce to spoon over all.
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Becky, spring for the Double-Dutch – it’s REALLY tasty. I use it all the time… And take heart, here in Vermont it’s still getting down in the 20s at night. Spring WILL come – we hope? PJ Hamel, King Arthur Flour baker/blogger
Hi PJ!
Thanks…I think I will:-) It’s supposed to be 70 here this weekend, so there is light at the end of the tunnel!
An up and coming Blog!
Nice combination of Photography, Design, and Cooking Prowess.
T.T.
This looks incredible! How come I wasn’t invited over to sample some???? Oh yea, cause it’s too cold and rainy to go outside- ha!
It was so good! We could make it for our next get-together:-)
I love when you post recipes that look easy enough for me to make.
Too bad I already made (and ate most of) peanut butter cookies tonight!! 
I have it in the oven right now! It looks like it is going to be amazing… I’ll let you know the verdict in a little bit
Kate-
I hope you loved it!
It was Awesome! I say “was” because when I woke up this morning and sneaked into the kitchen to snag one more bite before I start the day, it was all gone. Thanks for blogging this recipe!
I’m so glad you liked it!!
That cobbler looks amazing! You should submit the recipe to the Recipe4Living Fall Cobbler Recipe Contest here!
Oh lord this was lovely. Great recipe, will definitely do again.
Finally a creative baker, So lucky I found you,,I am your newest and biggest fan,,keep creating!!
Awww…thanks Sandy!
Love your site! And this recipe looks amazing! I’m a huge dark cocoa fan (I used to work at a bakery where it was stocked in 50lb bags), but I can’t find it for sale anywhere in the retail world. Where do you buy yours??
WithoutaThingtoWear.com
Hi Naomi! Love dark chocolate:-) I end up using Hershey’s Special Dark quite a bit. It can be hard to find…only one grocery store in my area has it (that I know of.) I see it can be purchased on Amazon now too. I may do that next! I like to use the subscribe and save option. You can always cancel your subscription!
There are more “gourmet” dark cocoa options that can be ordered from King Arthur Flour but I have had good success with the Hershey’s.
Thanks for the great tip Becky! I’ll definitely stock up on cocoa from Amazon (who would have thought?? Amazon has everything!)
I really appreciate it!
Naomi
Wow! This looks awesome!! I sooo wish I could taste this right now.
I made this last night for our Valentine dinner, it was so yummy! Turned out perfect, thanks for the great recipe!
Are you kidding me!? I think I have just found my own little heaven!!!
I am confused on whether or not I put the gooey sauce in the oven for 40 minutes too….?