Summer is here and it has been too hot to use our oven! This easy gluten free cherry cobbler mug cake will hit the spot. Fresh juicy cherries and a delicious cake-like cobbler topping will make you want to make this dessert over and over again.
If you love cake as much as we do, you should check out all of the gluten free cake recipes on this site.
This simple cobbler is made in your microwave and is ready in under 3 minutes. What better way to satisfy that cobbler craving?
The temperatures are rising here in the South Bay and it is getting hotter by the day. In most parts of the country, this really isn’t a big deal. Turn on the air conditioner and make a cherry cobbler in a mug!
Well here in the California Bay Area, many homes don’t have air conditioning. Hard to believe, but true. In our house, air conditioning must have been an afterthought with whoever built it. Our tiny unit doesn’t cool our house very well.
The biggest rule when it is that hot is “DO NOT” use your oven. We have microwave mug cakes for these days. Just check out this Gluten Free Chocolate Chili Mocha Mug Cake or this Easy Gluten Free Lime Mug Cake recipe.
Most summers, we only need air conditioning a few days, maybe a week or two combined. It is too early to know how many hot days we will get this summer, but I do know I am not turning on my stove or oven until it cools off.
This easy Gluten Free Cherry Cobbler Mug Cake is perfect for hot days like this.”
The best thing about mug cakes is that they are EASY. Dump the ingredients into a mug and turn on the microwave. No-bake dessert is easy, but mug cakes have speed on their side!
With this dessert, there is no heating up the house, and you get the same great taste of an oven-baked cobbler. This dessert works with any fruit, so experiment with peaches, blueberries, apples, etc.
Note that this recipe calls for oats. It is very, very important to make sure the oats you use are certified gluten free. Oats are very easily cross-contaminated with wheat so really make sure so you stay safe.
Can you use frozen cherries in this recipe?
Yes, you can use frozen cherries. The taste is the same if you use frozen or fresh cherries.
How to Make a Gluten Free Cherry Cobbler in a Mug:
Add your dry ingredients to a bowl and whisk to blend.
Next, add in the wet ingredients and whisk to blend.
Pour the cherries to the mug.
Pour the cobbler batter over the cherries. Microwave for 90 seconds. Don’t be surprised if the cobbler cooks up over the glass a little bit. You may want to put a plate under the mug when I make this cobbler in a mug.
If you love cherries, try these Gluten Free Cherry Chocolate Chip Muffins or these savory Duck Tacos with Cherry Orange Salsa
Things You Need To Make a Cherry Cobbler Mug Cake:
- This easy to use gluten free flour blend.
How to make a microwave gluten free mug cake:
Gluten Free Cherry Cobbler Mug Cake
Easy cherry cobbler microwave mug cake recipe.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup chopped fruit, more if you use a large mug
- 1/4 cup gluten free flour blend, (*Note, my flour blend has xanthan gum included. If yours doesn't, add 1/2 teaspoon.)
- 2 tablespoons almond flour
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup almond or coconut milk
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- In a microwave safe mug, add fruit.
- Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon brown sugar.
- In a bowl, add dry ingredients and mix well.
- Add egg, brown sugar, vanilla, and dairy free milk.
- Stir well.
- Pour on top of fruit.
- Microwave (with a plate underneath) for 90 seconds.
- Cake will be hot so allow to cool.
- Top with ice cream, whipped cream, or eat alone.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 727Total Fat: 40gSaturated Fat: 23gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 93mgSodium: 139mgCarbohydrates: 77gFiber: 5gSugar: 6gProtein: 19g
This post was updated from an older 7/2016 post. Here is the older photo:
Lynn Carpenter
Oats are not listed in the recipe ingredients. How much is called for?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Lynn, I updated this recipe a few weeks ago, but never deleted the oats from the suggested products list. This has been fixed. Thank you so much for pointing this out.
Jaclyn
Delicious and full of flavor, plus easy to make! Thanks for the delicious recipe!
Sandi Gaertner
You are so welcome Jaclyn 🙂
Fiorenza
Brilliant recipe!
Versatile and comfortable dessert to prepare mostly during the summer season.
Thank you for sharing!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Fiorenza 🙂
nancy@skinnykitchen.com
Delightfully delicious Sandi!!!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Nancy 🙂
Shivani Saxena
Omg!!I want that!So good.
Christine
Awesome! I always forget that dessert can be gluten free, too. Can’t wait to try this.
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Christine 🙂
Matt @ Plating Pixels
Cobbler anything is a winner, especially as an easy mug cake. Uh oh, now I have an excuse to enjoy this anytime. Btw hello from a fellow Bay Area food blogger!
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Matt, I saw you were in the Bay Area. I am in the South Bay. We should grab coffee sometime. Are you on the FB Bay Area Food Bloggers list?
Erren @Erren's Kitchen
Another wonderful recipe, Sandi! Looks fantastic!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Erren 🙂
Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life
What a clever recipe and I love that it is gluten free too! I can’t believe you made it in the microwave…that is awesome!
Sandi Gaertner
It is just way too hot to bake here lately. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Patty Haxton Anderson
Looks scrumptious and hard to believe from microwave cooking!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Patty 🙂
Joanne T Ferguson
This looks so cute and what a great recipe Sandi! Unusual way to enjoy cake, but I like it! Pinned and shared!
Cindy @ Hun... What's for Dinner?
What a great dessert! Having a single serve recipe on hand, could be dangerous in my house, LOL.
Kimberly
omg … I love cherry cobbler … and I recently started following a gluten-free diet … so this recipe is perfect! Thanks!
Sandi Gaertner
I hope you like it Kimberly 🙂
Leah
Looks great! What a great gluten free dessert option! Love anything with cherries!
Byron Thomas
Looks good, but I’m not a lover of cherries. Could I substitute? Also, has anyone ever told you that in thumbnail size, you look just like the red-headed lady on Sex and the City? 🙂
Sandi Gaertner
You are funny Byron, I haven’t been told that I looked like her. You can definitely substitute another fruit, just make sure it isn’t too thick or it won’t get as soft.
Linda (Meal Planning Maven)
Sandi, your GF Cherry Cobbler Mug Cake looks absolutely scrumptious…and so creative and fun too!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Linda. Is it really hot where you are as well?
April J Harris
This looks delicious! And what a fabulous idea for hot summer days!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you April 🙂