Chocolate Cobbler

Our Chocolate Cobbler recipe is extra rich and chocolatey with a gooey, pudding like texture. This is an egg-free dessert that is beyond simple to whip up with pantry staples. You’ll find us enjoying this warm with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top!!

Let’s talk about chocolate for a moment, shall we?

It’s a Happy Little Chocolate Moment.

I have to admit, the first time I made this chocolate cobbler, I was a hot mess. I was having one of those “I just want to eat all the chocolate” kind of days (AKA, my normal state of being), and I needed something serious to save the day.

I’d seen a few chocolate cobbler recipes floating around the internet (this was back in 2009, by the way), and the obsession was born.

As the smell of melty chocolate smacked me in the face, I was like, “Okay, universe, you’re speaking my language now.” 🍫

And that first bite? Pure. Magic.

It’s like a warm hug, a chocolate explosion, and a scoop of vanilla ice cream all mixed into one perfect little dessert.

Think lava cake, but without all the fussiness.

Now that we’re here in 2025, where eggs are the price of your first born child, I appreciate this gooey, decadent, excessively chocolate dessert for the fact that it’s also egg free.

This is basically a budget-friendly superhero. And don’t even get me started on how easy it is to make—no fancy ingredients needed, just stuff you probably already have in your pantry.

♥ What We Love About This Recipe:

Honestly, what’s not to love about this excessively chocolate dessert? Here’s what’s at the top of my list, though.

• No weird ingredients: This cobbler calls for nothing but the staple ingredients most people are stocked with. No picking the perfect piece of fruit or chopping and peeling. The only ingredient you may not have is espresso powder, but if you don’t have it on hand, just skip it. It does help deepen the chocolate flavor, so I do recommend you buy some. It’s great in my perfect chocolate chip cookies, homemade brownies, and just about any dessert that calls for a lot of chocolate. Get it here.
• It’s easy: That’s something I say about a lot of my recipes, but that’s because my goal is always to create big wins in the kitchen with minimal effort.
• It’s chocolate: Smack you in the face levels of chocolate. And its surprising too – most people haven’t even heard of a chocolate cobbler. I mean, cobbler is for fruit, right? Not this time, although my apple cobbler is still very much at the top of my list.

Ingredient Notes:

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

For the cobbler:

Butter – One of the key components of this recipe is to place the butter in the baking dish and pop it in the oven as it preheats. This melts the butter and gets the dish hot, which helps things to bake up properly.

Dry Ingredients – You’ll need all-purpose flour, white sugar, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder. Use an unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder for the best result.

Wet Ingredients – For mixing with the dry ingredients you’ll need some milk and vanilla extract.

Espresso Powder – This is optional but I definitely recommend it! I promise it won’t make the chocolate cobbler taste like coffee. Espresso powder enhances the chocolate flavor and makes it even richer and fudgier tasting!

My Favorite Vanilla!

A good quality vanilla really does make a difference and this is my favorite brand.

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For the topping:

Sugars – We’re using both granulated white sugar (texture) and brown sugar (flavor).

Cocoa Powder – Chocolate in the filling and chocolate in the topping. There’s never enough, you know?

Hot Water – This is a key ingredient that helps the cobbler bake up properly. We tested the recipe with cold water and it doesn’t turn out quite the same.

Ice Cream or Whipped Cream – We have tested this both ways, extensively. Just doing my due diligence. I prefer vanilla ice cream, but whipped creamy is also decadent and delicious.

My Favorite Cocoa Powder!

This cocoa powder is Dutch-processed, giving it a rich, deep flavor and color. Hershey’s brand is inexpensive and easy to find.

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Step by Step Chocolate Cobbler:

Mix together the dry cobbler ingredients in a mixing bowl while your oven preheats. Whisk in the wet ingredients until well combined.

Melt some butter in an 8×8 baking dish in the oven while it preheats. When melted carefully spoon the chocolate cobbler mixture over the melted butter in the pan.

Prepare the topping by mixing together the dry ingredients with a whisk and then sprinkle over the top of the chocolate cobbler in the pan.

Slowly pour the hot water over the top, covering all the topping. Bake uncovered for 30 to 35 minutes or until the top has firmed up but the cobbler is still jiggly in the middle.

We love fruit cobbler too! Here are some of my favorites that I like to make, epsecially in the summer when fruit is ripe and fresh and hard to pass by.

• Bisquick Peach Cobbler
• Pumpkin Cobbler
• Keto Blueberry Cobbler
• Blackberry Cobbler
• Peach Cobbler Egg Rolls