Quick Cobbler (using canned pie filling)

1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
1 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup milk
2 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt
1 can fruit pie filling

Melt butter in baking dish.

Mix first five ingredients, and pour over melted butter, but do not mix.

Pour fruit over batter.

Bake 30 minutes at 425-degrees F.

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Cream Cheese and Pie Filling Dessert

Mix together:
2 cups self rising flour
2 sticks (1 cup) margarine
1 cup nuts (chopped finely)

Bake in a 9x13-inch pan for 30 minutes, allow to cool.

Cream together:
8 oz cream cheese
3 cups confectioners' sugar

Spread on cooled crust. Chill.

Spread small cool whip container over cream cheese mix. Top with PIE FILLING or pudding (made according to package directions). Chill before serving.
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Apple Cobbler Cake (using cake mix and pie filling)

2 (21 oz) cans apple pie filling
1 (1 pound 2.25 oz) pkg Pillsbury moist supreme butter recipe or yellow cake mix
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened - only a little though (if too soft you'll end up with a mushy dough)
2/3 cup chopped walnuts (roll or beat until crumbs) (NOT optional!)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup milk

Preheat oven to 375F.

In large saucepan, heat pie filling over medium heat until very hot. Stir occasionally.

In large bowl, combine cake mix and butter. Blend at low speed on mixer (45-60 seconds) until crumbly. Place 1 1/2 cup of this mixture in a medium bowl. Stir the walnuts and cinnamon into the 1 1/2 cup mixture and mix well.

Spoon hot pie filling into ungreased 9x13 pan (or 2 8-inch square pans)

Spread remaining cake mix and butter mixture over hot filling.

Dribble the 1/2 cup milk evenly over the cake and butter mixture trying to moisten all of it.

Sprinkle the mixture with walnuts over top of the cake mixture.

Bake at 375F 30-40 minutes or until topping is golden brown and cracks appear dry. Cool 30 minutes

Serve warm with ice cream - :-) yum, yum

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Cherry Tiramisu (using canned cherry pie filling)
Servings: 6

1 cup Italian-style ricotta cheese
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup coffee liqueur
1 1/2 cups shortbread cookie crumbs (about 30 two-inch cookies)
1 (21 oz. can) cherry pie filling and topping
grated chocolate for garnish
fresh mint leaves for garnish

In a large mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese, confectioners' sugar, sour cream and coffee liqueur; mix well. Set aside.

In an electric blender or food processor container, process cookies, in small batches, until finely crushed.
Remove 6 cherries from cherry filling; reserve for garnish.

To assemble dessert, spoon 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese mixture into each of six (8-ounce) parfait glasses.

Add 2 tablespoons cookie crumbs to each glass; top each with 2 tablespoons cherry filling.

Repeat ricotta, crumb and cherry layers.

Finish each serving with an equal portion of the remaining ricotta cheese mixture.

Garnish with reserved cherries, grated chocolate and mint leaves, if desired.

Let chill 2 to 3 hours before serving.
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Cherry Cobbler Bars

Makes 18 bars

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 11 x 7-inch pan.

Mix flour and baking powder. In a large bowl, beat butter and powdered sugar with electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Beat in egg and lemon peel. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture.

Remove 2/3 cup dough. With floured fingers, pat remaining dough over bottom of prepared pan.

Spread cherry pie filling over dough to edges of pan.

Roll reserved dough into 1-inch balls. Flatten balls slightly and place evenly over pie filling.

Bake 30 minutes, or until top is golden.

Apple Kuchen variation:
Instead of cherry pie filling, drain 1 (20 ounce) can of apple pie slices and mix with 1/2 cup golden raisins and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Spread over dough, using spatula to break up apples if needed to cover dough. Roll remaining dough into long ropes and lay diagonally over apple slices to create criss-cross effect. Proceed as directed.
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