Description
Molten chocolate cobbler delivers pure dessert magic from Southern kitchens. Rich chocolate pudding nestles beneath a crackly top, creating irresistible warmth you’ll savor with pure comfort and joy.
Ingredients
Scale
Chocolate Cobbler
Main Ingredients:
- ½ cup flour
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon (2.5 milliliters) instant espresso powder (optional)
- 5 tablespoons (75 milliliters) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (60 grams) light brown sugar
Dairy and Wet Ingredients:
- 5 tablespoons (75 milliliters) 2% milk
- 2 tablespoons (30 grams) unsalted butter, melted
- ¾ teaspoon (3.75 milliliters) vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon (0.625 milliliters) salt
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup (120 milliliters) hot tap water
Serving:
- Vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a small ceramic baking dish.
- Combine dry ingredients including flour, baking powder, salt, instant espresso powder, and cocoa powder in a mixing bowl.
- Incorporate milk, granulated sugar, melted butter, and vanilla into the dry mixture, creating a thick batter.
- Carefully spread the dense chocolate batter evenly across the ceramic dish, ensuring a smooth surface.
- In a separate bowl, blend cocoa powder with granulated and brown sugars to create a powdery topping.
- Generously sprinkle the sugar mixture over the chocolate batter, covering the entire surface.
- Slowly pour hot tap water across the top of the layered dessert, being careful not to disturb the sugar coating.
- Place the baking dish on a small baking sheet to catch potential drips and prevent oven mess.
- Transfer to the preheated oven and bake for approximately 35 minutes until a crisp layer forms on top.
- The final texture should feature a crunchy surface with a gooey, pudding-like underneath.
- Remove from oven and allow the cobbler to rest for 15 minutes, helping it set and develop rich flavors.
- Serve warm, accompanied by a generous scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream for the ultimate indulgence.
Notes
- Prepare this decadent dessert in a small ceramic dish for perfect individual servings that create a magical chocolate self-saucing pudding.
- Use hot tap water as the secret ingredient that magically transforms the layers into a gooey, luscious chocolate dessert with a crispy top.
- Instant espresso powder is optional but adds depth and intensifies the rich chocolate flavor without making the dessert taste like coffee.
- Allow the cobbler to rest for 15 minutes after baking, which helps the layers settle and develop a stunning contrast between the crisp top and molten bottom.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream to create a delightful temperature and texture contrast that elevates this simple yet impressive dessert.
- Choose a small baking sheet when baking to catch any potential overflow and protect your oven from messy spills.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 245
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg