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Chocolate Cherry Crunch

This Chocolate Cherry Crunch is so easy to make! Perfect dessert for a gathering. 
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 1/2 cup 100% natural unsweetened cocoa
  • 1/2 cup butter or one stick, or 8 tablespoons, softened
  • 1 21 ounce can cherry pie filling
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract could use vanilla extract

Instructions

  • In a large bowl whisk together the flour, brown sugar, oats and cocoa. Cut the butter in pieces and cut into the flour mixture until resembles coarse crumbs. Spray a 8 x 8 baking dish with cooking spray. 
  • Press about 3/4 of the crumb mixture in the bottom of the baking dish. Mix the almond extract into the cherry pie filling and spread filling over the crumbs. Sprinkle last of the crumbs on top.
  • Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes. If some of the crumbs look dry on top when you remove from the oven just take the back of a spoon and mash them into the cherry mixture until they are wet. Makes about 8 servings.