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  • Makes 3 cups filling + 6 chocolate dumplings

Chocolate and cherries are a naturally delicious pairing. This vegan cobbler uses a combination of sweet and tart cherries for balanced flavor and tops them off with rich chocolate dumplings. For extra decadence, top with our easy-to-make Aquafaba Whipped Cream.

Ingredients

  • 16 oz. frozen unsweetened pitted dark sweet cherries
  • 8 oz. frozen unsweetened pitted tart cherries
  • ¾ cup chopped pitted dates
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • ½ cup unsweetened plant milk, such as almond, soy, cashew, or rice
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 teaspoons chia seeds
  • ⅔ cup quick oats, ground
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons pure cane sugar
  • 1 teaspoon regular or sodium-free baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • Powdered sugar (optional)
  • Aquafaba Whipped Cream (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. For filling, in a large bowl stir together the first six ingredients (through almond extract) and 2 Tbsp. water. Pour into a 2-qt. baking dish.
  2. For dumplings, in a small bowl stir together milk, applesauce, and chia seeds. Let stand 5 minutes. In a medium bowl stir together oats, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir in chia seed mixture just until moistened. Spoon six mounds over the cherry filling.
  3. Bake 65 minutes or until filling is bubbling around edges and a toothpick inserted in dumplings has crumbs clinging. Let cobbler stand 30 minutes. Serve warm. If desired, dust lightly with powdered sugar and top with Aquafaba Whipped Cream.

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Cheryl2 months ago
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Wow, this is so delicious. This is on repeat in my household and special enough to serve at a fancy dinner party.

MA4 months ago
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Is the nutritional information available ?
Thank you.

Barbara Bennett4 weeks ago
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As a diabetic, I’d like to see the NI for a lot of recipes here.

Kim7 months ago
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My non-vegan husband said this is a keeper (and I agree)! My local grocery store, Safeway, sold frozen Wyman’s Dark Sweet & Red Tart Cherries in a 2-pound bag, expensive ($17.99) but the 50/50 mix but worked great. The only change I would make would be to reduce the cooking time to 55-60 minutes as the cherries turned a little black on top (but fortunately tasted fine).

marylou taylor8 months ago
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Not sure I can find 2 different kinds of frozen cherries.

Fm10 months ago
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I really enjoyed this recipe. I probably should have doubled it for our group of 6. Sadly there were no seconds or leftovers

SL10 months ago
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Looks delicious but serving count looks off- states “MAKES 3 CUPS FILLING + 6 DUMPLINGS”. There are no dumplings in this recipe :). Recipe conversion for ounces and cups is still not in agreement, as stated below by a previous reviewer, Jackie.

Leslee B7 months ago
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There are chia dumplings. Look at the photo 🙂

Jackie Ward10 months ago
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16 oz is 2 cups, not 4, and 8 oz is 1 cup, not 2. Not sure which is correct in the recipe.

Elise DeCarolis9 months ago
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I always use the weight over the volume when both are given because it is more accurate. Weight and volume are not interchangeable in this case because 2 c of cherries will not equal 16 oz and 16 oz of cherries will not equal 2 c. The only ingredient that can convert smoothly from weight to volume and vice versa is water. Not sure if this will help you at all, but thought I would share. 🙂 It also makes me want to go weigh and measure cherries now haha!

Courtney Davison10 months ago
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Hi Jackie,

We’ve updated the recipe to include just the ounce measurements, as those are reliable.

Thank you!

Courtney Davison
Managing Editor
Forks Over Knives

Dorothy powell2 years ago
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Love this recipe … used all tart cherries because that was what I had frozen on hand .

Cyn2 years ago
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I’m allergic to oats is there any other option?

Sarah Kaplan2 years ago
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Instead of cane sugar could I use date sugar?

Laura Mastandrea2 years ago
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What kind are tart cherries?

Catherine Oxtoby2 years ago
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This is so delicious!

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Nancy Macklin has a bachelor of science in dietetics from Iowa State University and a Master of Science in health services administration from the University of Saint Francis. Macklin worked as a hospital-based clinical dietitian, providing counseling for diabetes, heart disease, and weight loss and as a food service director in health care dining sites. She now serves as a test kitchen dietitian, developing 500+ recipes per year. She is a member of the Academy for Nutrition and Dietetics and International Association of Culinary Professionals. Find her on LinkedIn.

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