Chocolate Cobbler is a chocoholic’s dream! It’s chocolate on chocolate but it is best served topped with vanilla ice cream! Make it soon!
For more delicious Chocolate Cobbler recipes, try out my Nutella Cobbler and Chocolate Oreo Cobbler.
Sabrina’s Chocolate Cobbler Recipe
You are probably familiar with the traditional fruit and biscuit cobblers, but get your taste buds ready for extreme deliciousness. Also known as Chocolate Pudding Cake, this Chocolate Cobbler is decadent chocolate dessert and the ultimate chocoholic recipe!
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Ingredients
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter , melted
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 cup dark cocoa powder , divided
- 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar , packed
- 1 1/2 cups hot water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spread melted butter over a 9×13 baking pan.
- In a large bowl whisk together the milk, vanilla and sugar until mostly dissolved.
- Add in the flour, ¼ cup cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt, then whisk until just combined and no dry streaks remain.
- Spoon batter over the butter, being careful to not mix the butter in.
- Mix remaining ¼ cup cocoa powder with brown sugar and sprinkle over batter.
- Gently pour the water over the batter and sugar.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until the top is dry.
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About this Recipe
Just like a classic cobbler, this cobbler recipe uses simple ingredients and is perfect with vanilla ice cream. Instead of layering a biscuit batter over fresh fruit filling, the topping is a chocolate sugar mixture and the filling is even more chocolate for maximum chocolatey deliciousness.
Chef’s Note: Let the Cobbler Rest
The hardest part of baking this cobbler is not immediately scooping it out of the pan as soon as it’s out of the oven! You want to let it rest for about 10-15 minutes before serving because the filling is going to be molten. If you burn your tongue, you’ll miss out on all the chocolate goodness!
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Your cobbler is done when the top is set and firm. Be careful not to over bake or you won’t get a fudgy filling. Since there are no eggs in this recipe, you don’t have to worry about the gooey center.
- To avoid a lumpy batter, sift the flour with the other dry ingredients before combining with the wet ingredients.
- Use full fat dairy in this cake. Whole milk and real butter make this cake extra moist and rich. Butter substitutes can be too oily and separate, and just don’t taste as decadent!
- If your baking dish is shallow, bake the cobbler on a baking sheet to catch any fudgy filling that oozes over. It will also impact the sauciness.
- One of the keys to this chocolate dessert is the hot water. Bring your water just to boiling before pouring over the cake.
- Pour very, very carefully, not to disturb the dry ingredients and batter.
What to Pair With Chocolate Cobbler
When your cobbler has cooled a few minutes, serve it warm with a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream or Whipped Cream. If you are a chocoholic, top your cobbler with Chocolate Ganache or Dark Chocolate Ice Cream, or both! Be sure to serve this cobbler warm or at room temperature for best taste and texture.
How to Store
- Serve: This cobbler is best served warm and can be at room temperature for up to 2 days.
- Store: Cover baking pan with aluminum foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 1 week. Reheat in the microwave in 30 second increments until warm and gooey again.
- Freeze: It’s not recommended to freeze chocolate cobbler, but if you do wrap it tightly in foil and plastic wrap. Freeze for up to 1 month and thaw before reheating in the oven on low heat.
Slow Cooker Method
- Pour the melted butter into the bottom of the crockpot.
- Prepare the batter as usual.
- Pour batter over butter, careful not to mix.
- Make the cocoa powder and brown sugar topping and sprinkle over batter evenly.
- Slowly pour boiling water over the batter and sugar mixture without mixing.
- Cover slow cooker with lid and cook on low for 3-4 hours, or on high for 2 hours.
Variations
- Strawberry: Give this cobbler a strawberry layer by adding dollops of strawberry jam to the baking dish before topping with the chocolate mixture.
- Caramel: Chop up soft caramel candies, like these Salted Caramels, and spread evenly on the bottom of your baking dish. Top with the chocolate batter and sugar mixture and bake.
- Chocolate Chips: Make a Double chocolate cobbler by sprinkling ½ cup chocolate chips over the batter and sugar mixture. You could also use peanut butter chips, caramel chips, or white chocolate chips!
- Gluten Free: Make gluten free chocolate cobbler by substituting almond flour, or another gluten free flour, for the all purpose flour.
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Hello, I wanted to make this for a party and was wondering if I could make it in tin muffin cups for individual servings.
Yes you can and that’s a fun idea. Just know that this is a “gooey” cobbler and they will have to eat their individual servings right out of the muffin liner! A 9×13 pan usually has between 14 – 16 cups of batter so we’re guessing you’ll get 20 – 24 standard muffin sized servings or 12 LARGE muffin sized servings. Baking time for standard muffins is around 20 – 27 minutes and for larger muffins, closer to the 9×13 baking time of 30 – 35 minutes. Let us know what you decided to go with and share a photo! I’m super curious to see how they turn out! Happy Holidays Jessica!
This is heavenly!! We’ve had a week of frozen weather and this warm chocolate perfection hit the spot!!
Glad you all enjoyed the cobbler! Stay warm and thanks Jen for the kind words and five star review.
I made this today and it is absolutely decadent.
( I added the vanilla ice cream for the final touch ??)
So good!
Glad you enjoyed the Chocolate Cobbler and thank you Wendy for the five star review!
This dessert was very fudge, gooey and delicious!!
Definitely a huge hit.
The only thing I had to change was the baking time.
It ended up taking about 45 minutes.
Very yummy!!
Oh! Good to know and glad you enjoyed the Cobbler.
Why isn’t there an egg in any chocolate cobbler recipe?
When I eat a cobbler I can tell it’s missing in the cake portion of the cobbler. The cake part of the recipe is a bit off..not yours, I haven’t tried it yet. Any of them..just curious. Is it because it may make scrambled eggs in the hot fudge part?
Thanks..
This recipe reminds me of wacky cake (also with no eggs). I don’t know for sure why no eggs and I’m hoping that you won’t miss it too much with this recipe. Let us know what you think!
Hello, I’ve been making this recipe since my granddaughter was a baby.
She’s a delightful young lady now. She just called me for this recipe. She was making it since she was so young I had to do the hot water snd and oven for her.
And no. Definitely. It does not need or use eggs. It just doesn’t need it.
Make sure you have a good butter.
Make it. Most of your questions will be answered. If any remains, ask then. It’s a good trustworthy recipe. Enjoy!!
This is the best! I will never go back to plain cake again. Made today.The house smells of chocolate! When you scoop it out flip your spoon so pudding is on top. OMG!
Decadent right?!! So good. Thank you Gina for your sweet comment and for the 5 star rating!
Do the leftovers have to be refrigerated ?
You had leftovers?!! Just kidding. Here are my storage hints:
HOW TO STORE CHOCOLATE COBBLER
Serve: This Chocolate Cobbler is best served warm and can be at room temperature for up to 2 days.
Store: Cover baking pan with aluminum foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 1 week. Reheat in the microwave in 30 second increments until warm and gooey again.
Freeze: It’s not recommended to freeze Chocolate Cobbler, but if you do wrap it tightly in foil and plastic wrap. Freeze for up to 1 month and thaw before reheating in the oven on low heat.
While this had great flavor, it was too sweet the pudding part did not thicken up was very runny.
Baking regularly for our household, I made sure to measure everything carefully.
The batter just didn’t firm up on top.
Something isn’t right with this recipe.
I’m so sorry David! Hopefully, there is another recipe that would work better for you.
One word. DELICIOUS!!!!!!!
Quick and easy so good!! Hubby really ?
Instructions aren’t clear. When do you add the 2nd helping of cocoa powder?
Thanks for catching that. You’ll want to add it in with the flour in step 4. Enjoy!
This looks and sounds absolutely amazing ?.. can’t wait to make it .. I have all the ingredients in my pantry.
Enjoy!
OMG… you had me at hello!!! I am SO trying this ?
Haha, Enjoy!
This chocolate cobbler sounds delicious! I’m saving this for our next summer BBQ, I know everyone will love it!
Enjoy!
Bakery pantry ingredients baked into one scrumptious dessert…my kind of recipe. Thanks for sharing!
I know, right?! So easy!
This dessert looks like absolute chocolate heaven! Definitely an indulgent and tasty dessert!
Thanks for the 5 stars.
I have never heard of chocolate cobbler before but this recipe has my name written all over it – can’t wait to make this one!
You have GOT to try it!
Chocolate lover’s dream or heaven, either way this is extremely delicious.
Thanks for the 5 stars, Andrea!