Cherry pickin!

Ah, the end of spring. Birds chirping, flowers blooming, fresh veggies and black berries on their way! But remember those beautiful cherry trees that have stopped blooming? They've started ripening up and are perfect right now! At least, they are in Bell Buckle TN at 640 Pepper Hill where we used to live.
My son and I went there a few days ago to get a few last items from the house. I noticed all the red berries covering my tree that I love so much but have to leave behind. James and I got to work! He got a pan and I got a bowl and we didnt stop picking cherries until our containers were full. It was so much fun and he really loved it. Great family past time and there are all kinds of farms around for strawberries, blueberries, cherries, you name it. So go out and take the kids! Then come home and let them help with this awesome kid friendly desert! SO easy....OMG so easy, lol

(I made a cream cheese icing, but later decided it was too much sugar for me. Grayson and James loved the icing though. I just think overall it's a bit much. To make it, mix 8oz soft cream cheese, 5 tbs butter, 2 cups powdered sugar. Add the sugar in slowly so it blends well. Spread over dish while still hot)

You need:
Fresh fruit, pitted/seeded/sliced how you like it. 2-3 cups more or less, just whatever you like.
Pancake mix and needed ingrediants (mine was simply mix and water, I made two batches)
1/2 cup sugar
Baking dish, again I used glass. It was small, like 5x7 in?
Ice cold milk

Here's how ya make it!
1. Pre those fruits! Wash 'em, slice em, pit em, whatever. I just pitted my cherries and used them hole
2. Make two batches of pancake mix (this may vary...remember to always improvise ;)
3. Spray your dish with cooking oil or something. Go with butter flavored and avoid Olive oil and such. Just taste better and the spray has next to zero calories regardless of the flavor anyways
4...Oops, forgot to preheat the oven! Go with 350, my no fail temp
5. Pour about half of the batter into your dish, layer in your fruit of choice, sprinkle on the sugar paying attention to make it evenly dispersed.
6. Slowly pour the remaining batter on top. Start in the middle and work out so the under layers arent disturbed.
7. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes.
8. Add the icing if you want it, and serve HOT with super cold milk :).

It's almost like a cobbler, so hot sweet and mushy, lol. And so freakin easy! You'll love it. Perfect for teachers and student to make in class after a field trip to the blue berry farm...if they have a convection oven.