Even though everyone knows that the story about George Washington and the cherry tree is simply an urban legend, most still serve something with cherries on President’s Day. This delicious 4-Ingredient Cherry Chocolate Crisp is perfect, since it’s quick, easy, and good – especially served warm with ice cream. It’s also a great dessert to serve around the Christmas holidays, since it’s red, and also for Valentine’s Day – chocolate and cherries. No one will guess that there are so few ingredients, or that hands-on time is less than 10 minutes. It’s truly amazing that four ingredients can be transformed quickly into a warm, flavorful fruit dessert with a crispy topping and gooey chocolate!

The versatile Basic Oatmeal Cookie Mix mixed with a little butter and chocolate chips forms the crispy crust over canned cherry pie filling. Nothing could be easier, and few things this easy are this good.


8 Servings


2 21 oz. cans cherry pie filling
1/4 cup butter
2 cups Basic Oatmeal Cookie Mix
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350°.


2. Pour the pie filling into a 9 x 9" glass baking dish.


3. Melt the butter and toss it with the Oatmeal Cookie Mix.


4. Stir in the chocolate chips.


5. Spread the Oatmeal topping evenly on the cherry filling.


6. Bake 35-40 minutes or until bubbly.


7. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Amount Per Serving
Calories 516 Calories from Fat 205
Percent Total Calories From: Fat 40% Protein 3% Carb. 58%

Nutrient Amount per Serving
Total Fat 23 g
Saturated Fat 9 g
Cholesterol 16 mg
Sodium 168 mg
Total Carbohydrate 74 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugars 0 g
Protein 4 g

Vitamin A 7% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 0% Iron 5%