An old-fashioned dessert, this Homemade Chocolate Cobbler is a tasty and deliciously easy recipe to bake up when you have that chocolate craving!
HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE COBBLER
We love old-fashioned recipes around here. This Chocolate Cobbler Recipe has been made by my family for years and I have passed it down to my own family. This is always a much-requested chocolate recipe for multiple occasions and for good reason! It is easy, gooey, chocolatey and absolutely delicious. If you have a hankering for chocolate, this Homemade Chocolate Cobbler is one recipe you will want to bake up.
TIPS ON HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE COBBLER:
- You can easily double this recipe by using a 9"x13" baking pan to serve more people.
- Put a large baking pan underneath the baking dish to catch any possible overspill while baking.
- Top this recipe with your favorite toppings like ice cream, caramel syrup, fruit, etc.
- You need HOT water to pour over the whole thing at the end, this is essential to the recipe.
- This produces a gooey center, this is normal.
- We like to use semi-sweet chocolate chips in this recipe but you can use milk chocolate or even dark chocolate if you prefer.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
unsalted butter
all-purpose flour
light brown sugar
baking powder
salt
granulated sugar
cocoa powder
milk
vanilla
chocolate chips
hot water
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE COBBLER:
Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Pour the melted butter into an 9x9 baking dish and set aside.
In a large bowl, add flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, ½ cup of granulated sugar and 1⁄4 cup of cocoa powder
Whisk ingredients together until combined.
Pour in the milk and vanilla extract.
Whisk together until everything is combined.
Add the chocolate chips to the batter. Mix together again until chocolate chips are incorporated.
Pour the batter over the butter in the pan and lightly spread the mixture to the edges without mixing it into the butter.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the remaining granulated sugar and cocoa powder.
Sprinkle mixture on top of the cobbler. (It will seem like a lot but use all of it.)
Pour the hot water evenly over the top (do not stir.) Then bake uncovered for 40-50 minutes, or until the top forms a crust and has dried out. I also put a drip pan underneath the baking dish to catch any possible overspill as it bakes. 
Let it cool for 10 minutes.
Serve with your favorite toppings such as ice cream, caramel syrups, whipped topping or fruit.
HOW TO STORE:
This Chocolate Cobbler can be stored in the refrigerator right in the baking dish (cover with plastic wrap) or in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
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HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE COBBLER
Ingredients
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 ½ cups granulated sugar divided
- ¾ cup cocoa powder, divided
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 ½ cups hot water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
- Pour the melted butter into an 9”x 9” baking dish and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, ½ cup of granulated sugar, ¼ cup of the cocoa powder,.
- Pour in the milk and vanilla extract and stir to combine. Then add the chocolate chips and stir again to combine.
- Pour batter over the butter in the pan and lightly spread the mixture to the edges without mixing it into the butter.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the remaining granulated sugar and cocoa powder then sprinkle it on top of the cobbler. (It will seem like a lot but use all of it.)
- Pour the hot water evenly over top (do not stir) then bake uncovered for 40-50 minutes, or until the top forms a crust and has dried out. Note: I like to put the baking dish on top of a larger baking pan just in case there is any overspill as it bakes.
- Let it cool for 10 minutes before serving with vanilla ice cream or your favorite topping.
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Notes
- You can easily double this recipe by using a 9"x13" baking pan to serve more people.
- Put a large baking pan underneath the baking dish to catch any possible overspill while baking.
- Top this recipe with your favorite toppings like ice cream, caramel syrup, fruit, etc.
- You need HOT water to pour over the whole thing at the end, this is essential to the recipe.
- This produces a gooey center, this is normal.
- We like to use semi-sweet chocolate chips in this recipe but you can use milk chocolate or even dark chocolate if you prefer.
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Looking at the bubbles I assume that you pour the hot water all over the cake, correct? Or is a there particular way to pour the the hot water over the top?
Thank you
Yep, just pour it all over evenly but don't stir. 🙂
I really wanted to try and make this today but just realized I am completely out of brown sugar and its snowing like crazy here. Is it possible to make this with just granulated sugar?
You can make your own brown sugar. If you have some molasses. You should be able to look up how to make brown sugar.
LOVE simple recipes that are easy to make with pantry items I have on hand! Thanks!
Thanks so much Cassandra! Hope you love this one!
I've made this recipe 3 times already and I can't figure out where I'm going wrong. I'm using a 9x9 pan but it keeps over flowing into my oven and I can't get it done enough to be gooey and not soupy
I'm so sorry it's been giving you trouble. Are you certain it's a 9x9 dish you're using and not an 8x8? In addition, you could put another pan under this dish to catch any overspill. You could also try using an 11x7 or an even larger pan. It just won't be quite as thick.