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Pear and Dried Cherry Cobblers with Ginger-Chocolate Chip Biscuit Topping

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 Servings

Ingredients

Filling

2

1/4 pounds firm but ripe Anjou, Bosc, or Comice pears, peeled, cored, cut into 3/4-inch dice

1

/2 cup dried tart cherries

1

/3 cup sugar

1

tablespoon finely chopped crystallized ginger

1

tablespoon all purpose flour

2

tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

Topping

1

/3 cup sugar

1

1/2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger

1

cup all purpose flour

1

/2 teaspoon baking soda

1

/4 teaspoon salt

5

tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

1

/3 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

1

/2 cup chilled buttermilk

Vanilla ice cream

Preparation

  1. Filling

    Step 1

    Preheat to 350°F. Butter four 1 1/4-cup custard cups or soufflé dishes; place on rimmed baking sheet. Combine first 5 ingredients in large bowl; toss to coat. Divide filling among prepared custard cups. Dot with 2 tablespoons butter. Bake until filling is hot and bubbling around edges, about 20 minutes. Maintain oven temperature.

  2. Topping

    Step 2

    Combine sugar and ginger in processor; blend until ginger is finely chopped. Transfer 1 tablespoon sugar-ginger mixture to small bowl; reserve. Add flour, baking soda, and salt to remaining sugar-ginger mixture in processor; blend 20 seconds. Add butter; using on/off turns, process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Transfer to medium bowl. Mix in chocolate chips, then buttermilk (mixture will be very moist).

    Step 3

    Drop topping by heaping tablespoonfuls onto filling in custard cups (about 4 very generous tablespoons for each); sprinkle with reserved 1 tablespoon sugar-ginger mixture. Bake until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbling thickly, about 20 minutes. Cool 20 minutes. Serve cobblers with ice cream.

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