If you love cobbler, wait until you try my cheat for quick and easy cobbler! Grab your favorite gluten free vanilla cake mix and your favorite fruit and give this gluten-free cake mix cobbler recipe a try! I will show you how to make this delicious cake-style cherry cobbler in just 30 minutes.
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You are in for a special treat today with this easy gluten free cobbler made with cake mix! The cake turns out light and fluffy and tastes incredible with the fruit. Although you can use any fruit, I made my cobbler with thawed frozen cherries.
Why this gluten free cobbler recipe is great when you need cake quickly:
- You will love this recipe because this fresh cherry cobbler is topped with fluffy cake!
- The fruit cooks below, and you get so much flavor from the roasting fruits. It is almost like two desserts in one.
- You don’t need to precook the fruit; mix in sugar and tapioca starch and top with the cake batter!
Use any gluten free cake mix, or use my homemade gluten free vanilla cake mix!
Allergen Information:
This homemade cobbler cake recipe is gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, soy-free, and oat-free. Always read the ingredients on your cake mix to ensure they are free of any allergens you are sensitive to.
Ingredient Notes:
For the full list of ingredients and amounts, please go to the recipe card below.
- Gluten-Free Cake Mix – You can use any brand or my homemade gluten free cake mix recipe. I have tested Open Nature and Betty Crocker gluten free cake mixes.
- Cherries—You can use any fruit, but cherries can be fresh, canned, or frozen. If using fresh, remember to remove the pits!
- Cooking oil – Use a light oil that doesn’t have a lot of flavor. If using Open Nature, it lists butter instead of oil.
- Milk – You can use regular milk or non-dairy.
Step-By-Step Photos and Directions:
NOTE: If you use frozen cherries or fruit, thaw it before prepping it for baking. You do not need to drain the juice from thawing.
Preheat your oven to 350º F.
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Step 1: Add your fruit, sugar, and tapioca starch to a large mixing bowl and mix to coat the fruit. As I mentioned above, there is no need to drain frozen fruit. Add the fruit to a greased 8×8 baking pan. (Again, use cherries with the pits removed.)
Step 2: Make the gluten-free cake mix in a large
Step 3: Your cake batter should be smooth and creamy.
Step 4: Spread the cake batter out over the fruit.
👀 Sandi Says: I find gluten-free cake turns out fluffier if you mix it until it is barely mixed. If you overmix it, the cake will be denser.
Step 5: Bake the cake at 350º F for 40-45 minutes until the top is golden.
To test if the cake is finished baking, insert a toothpick into the center of the cake. If the toothpick comes out clean, it is done baking. If you see batter or crumbs, the cake needs to bake longer.
Top it with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, or my homemade Old-Fashioned Vanilla Cream Sauce.
Fun flavor variations:
- Use a different fruit like peaches!
- Mix some additional fruit pieces into the cake mix.
- Use a chocolate cake mix if you are using cherries for a delicious flavor combination.
You may also love this Gluten Free Cherry Clafoutis or this Gluten Free Dump Cake recipe.
Frequently Asked Questions:
You can easily make this cake dairy-free by choosing a dairy-free cake mix
Mix the dry cake over the fruit in a dump cake and top it with butter. You make the cake batter in my cake mix cobbler recipe, so the fruit is topped with fluffy cake!
Yes, you can use canned fruit. If you use sweetened pie fruit, it may make your dessert a bit sweeter, but it will turn out delicious.
This cobber will keep fresh for up to 4 days in the refrigerator.
More Gluten-Free Cobbler recipes:
- Gluten Free Blueberry Cobbler
- The Best Gluten Free Peach Cobbler
- 3 Minute Microwave Gluten Free Cherry Cobbler
- If you are grain-free/paleo, try this Paleo Peach Cobbler
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Gluten Free Cake Mix Cobbler
Ingredients
- 1 box gluten free vanilla cake mix * see note
- 4 cups fruit (* I used frozen cherris)
- ¼ cup cane sugar
- 2 tablespoons tapioca starch
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º F.
- In a bowl, add 4 cups fruit. If you are using frozen food, please be sure to thaw the fruit first.
- Add 1/4 cup cane sugar and 2 tablespoons tapioca starch and toss to coat the fruit.
- Pour the fruit into an 8×8 greased baking pan.
- In a bowl, make 1 box gluten free vanilla cake mix according to the directions.
- Spread the cake batter over the fruit.
- Bake the cobbler for 40-45 minutes until the cake is done and the fruit is bubbly.
- To test for doneness, insert a toothpick into the center of the cake. If the toothpick comes out clean, it is done baking. If you see batter or crumbs, the cake need to bake longer.
Notes
- You can use and make any brand of gluten free vanilla cake mix. Make sure to buy the ingredients like eggs, oil, and milk listed on the box.
- Use any fruit. Fresh, frozen, or canned. You do not have to drain the fruit as it makes a great sauce for the fruity cobbler.
- This cake mix cobbler will keep up to 4 days in the refrigerator.
SPECIAL NOTE
Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn’t test, my rule of thumb is to add more flour if your dough or batter is wet and add more liquid if the dough or batter is too dry!
Nutrition
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutritional information is an estimate provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the actual nutritional information with the products and brands you are using with your preferred nutritional calculator.
I have yet to find a vanilla gluten free cake mix. All I ever is is yellow. Where can I get a vanilla GF cake mix?
Hi Melinda, Use the yellow cake, it is pretty much the same thing!