Have you ever tried to pit a cherry without a cherry pitter? Well, before yesterday, I had never worked with cherries at all. But after some research, I found two frugal methods to pit cherries.
Use a chef’s knife to squish the cherry like garlic. Um, can you say MESSY? I squirted juice all over my kitchen. I only did this for the first cherry and knew I had to try something else. (Plus, I was worried that I was losing all the juice.)
Use a paper clip to pull the pit out. Ok. So, my paper clip didn’t work quite as well as the one in the video, but this worked really well. I was able to pit a whole bag of cherries in less than a half an hour. (I thought that was pretty good for a first timer.)
I only missed one pit, and of course, hubby got that bite of cobbler. He doesn’t care for cherries much, and even he ate a bowl of this!
Shelly’s Gluten Free Cherry Cobbler
Cherry filling:
3 cups of washed and pitted cherries
1/8 cup of white sugar
1 T arrowroot flour (or other gluten-free flour)
Crumb topping:
3/4 cup of gluten free oats
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/4 cup of almond flour (or other gluten-free flour)
1/2 cup of melted butter
Grease the bottom of your cobbler dish and pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix cherries, white sugar, and arrowroot flour in the bottom of the pan. Meanwhile, mix all other ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Spread the crumb topping over the top of the cherry mixture.
Bake for 35-45 minutes at 350 degrees, or until crust is brown and cherries are bubbly.
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This recipe was shared at Allergy Free Wednesdays.
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Hi Shelly!
I have used a paper clip for pitting cherries before! My sister-in-law thought I was crazy so she has since bought me a cherry pitter! Thanks for the linky!
Hey Shelly… The cobbler really looks good! Can’t wait to fix it and try it. I also have never worked with cherries, but when i told my husband about your cherry cobbler/crisp, he commented that he thought that would be really good. So i guess I’m gonna have to fix me up a paper clip and try it!!! :)
If you don’t want to worry about gluten-free, just sub the gluten-free flours for regular flour too! :) I hope you like it!
Hmm, I used to do the paring knife and cutting board method and it took forever so tended to avoid recipes that use lots of cherries. That paperclip method looks so easy.
I didn’t know about the paperclip method. I wonder if I could sit in front of the tv and pit them. Probably too messy! Maybe if I got one of the kids helping me….
I’ve worked with cherries ALOT! I have many bags in my freezer, pit free! I use a sturdy straw to push the pit out. Do not use a flimsy straw from your last trip to McDonald’s because it will not hold up! I use a thick plastic one that came from one of my kids sippy cups from years ago. I kept it and now I know why. Never tried a paperclip, but the straw is fast. I do mine over a big bowl and keep the juice. HTH!!
Also, thank you for all you do! You really help save us busy moms $$$!!!
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