Our 4 ingredient cherry cobbler with cake mix and oats recipe is an easy dessert you can throw together in minutes. Made with pie filling and your favorite boxed mix you just bake in the oven with other flavors too like our Blueberry Cobbler with Cake Mix.
Cobbler with cherry pie filling is an easy treat to bake in the oven. A dump and go dish you can bring to any potluck or serve your family on the weekends. You can use any fruit you like for this easy cake mix recipe but this is one of our favorite creation.
Yep, this is yet another cake mix cobbler recipe you are going to love!! Just 3 ingredients is all you need unless you want to sprinkle some oats on the top for added texture. NO added sugar or dicing up fruit, it is already done for you inside that can there. Choose whichever dry mix you like. White or yellow work great but strawberry is incredible too.
To moisten the crumble you’ll need some melted butter, that is all. Do NOT follow the instructions on the back of that box as we are not making pie filling cupcakes y’all. 😉 Don’t get me wrong those are incredible too and only need 2 items for that but this is yet another tweak to the traditional boring stuff.
Best Cake Mix to Use
You are going to start with a box of yellow cake mix (or flavor of choice). If you can find cherry that is even better but typically strawberry flavor is about as close as you can find, which is delicious too.
Flavor combinations
Ok so let’s talk about a few popular and delish combinations of boxed cake mixes with cans you could try. Of course white, yellow or vanilla cake mix works with literally any flavor in the can. Lemon cake mix is fabulous with blueberry filling or strawberry mix with mixed berry filling is a great flavor profile too especially during the summertime.
Can you use any flavor of pie filling?
Yes, that is a great way to change things up. This go around we grabbed 2 cans of cherry pie filling, 21 oz each. If you wanted to use canned fruit, follow our Peach Cobbler with Cake Mix directions instead.
Can you add an oat topping?
I did add some oats inside the cake mix batter to add texture, fiber and a better “chew” to it but yes you could additionally sprinkle on some of our Crumb Topping for Muffins to the top as well if you wanted to.
This is seriously the best cake mix hack. If you want a thicker “crust” use just one can of fruit in a 9×9 pan. This makes more of everything with 2 so a 9×13″ is better.
If you really want more of a “solid” crust to it, but only one is to pour the filling in a dish. Whisk up our pour over top pie crust and do just that. No mixing required, just bake, scoop and serve that way.
You could use another “crust” of sorts with this same filling too though. Using refrigerated biscuits you can make a sweet bottom and top layer with frozen fruit or canned like this one. We did this with blackberries with our cobbler with biscuits.
How Long to Bake Cherry Cobbler with Cake Mix
You will want to preheat oven before you add any food which takes 10 minutes or so. The temperature needs to be stable from start to finish to get the ideal texture. Once prepared it will take about 30 minutes to get that perfect golden brown color on the top with a bit of crisp.
You could call this other version of a cherry pie filling dump cake too. <—– that we made in a different way though without the crumbly topping that you see in this one. Very similar ingredients so you should definitely try them both. Voila, and there you go friends. Jump to recipe and let us know what you think of this goodie patootie. 😉
FAQ
Pie has a bottom and top solid crust you need to slice to serve. A cherry cobbler with cake mix is more of a crumble just on top, browned and scooped out to serve. Sometimes there is a nutty or oat topping on the very top too. Both are good but the easiest cobbler recipe is here for you.
No, that is the beauty of baking desserts at home. You can do whatever you’d like so if you want a crumble but Old Fashioned oats aren’t your thing then leave them off. You can make a topping out of cake mix with some melted butter instead like we did here.
That is up to you but honestly it is best right out of the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream right over each serving so it can melt and create a creamy sauce over the top of each serving if you ask me!
Cherry Cobbler with Cake Mix Recipe
Equipment
- 1 9×13 pan
Ingredients
- 1 box cake mix
- 2 cans pie filling, 21 oz each, cherry
- 1.5 sticks butter, melted
- 1/2 cup oats, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a bowl, stir together cake mix and oats. Add melted butter and mix until you have a crumbly texture.
- Spread the cherry pie topping evenly in a 9 x 13 baking dish. Top with the cake mixture. (I used my hands to crumble it over top).
- Bake for approximately 30-35 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before serving. Top with ice cream or whipped cream
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How to save leftovers
I hate wasting food so I get it. It does save well for a day or so so let it cool completely first. Then transfer it into a sealed container and put into the fridge overnight. When you want to reheat it transfer to a microwave safe plate for 45 seconds or so to warm. Then add ice cream to the top so it can melt and moisten the top crumble again nicely.
