Preheat the oven to 400°F. Butter a shallow 2-quart baking dish; set aside.
In a large bowl, toss the cubed apples, sugar, flour, spices, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and salt. Add the cherries and toss to coat; then transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Place the dish on a baking sheet to catch drips and bake the fruit for 15 minutes.
While the fruit bakes, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt for the topping in the same bowl the apples were in. Add the butter and almond butter and cut them into the dry ingredients until pea-size bits form using a pastry blender or two knives. Add the egg and almond extract, and stir just to blend; mixture will be clumpy and somewhat dry.
Remove the fruit from the oven (leave the oven on) and crumble the topping mixture over the fruit. Sprinkle the sliced almonds on top and return the cobbler to the oven. Bake an additional 30 minutes, or until topping is golden and crisp and fruit juices are thick and bubbly. Cool cobbler 15 minutes before serving.
Apple Pie Spice Mixture: ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Butter a shallow 2-quart baking dish; set aside.
In a large bowl, toss the cubed apples, sugar, flour, spices, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and salt. Add the cherries and toss to coat; then transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Place the dish on a baking sheet to catch drips and bake the fruit for 15 minutes.
While the fruit bakes, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt for the topping in the same bowl the apples were in. Add the butter and almond butter and cut them into the dry ingredients until pea-size bits form using a pastry blender or two knives. Add the egg and almond extract, and stir just to blend; mixture will be clumpy and somewhat dry.
Remove the fruit from the oven (leave the oven on) and crumble the topping mixture over the fruit. Sprinkle the sliced almonds on top and return the cobbler to the oven. Bake an additional 30 minutes, or until topping is golden and crisp and fruit juices are thick and bubbly. Cool cobbler 15 minutes before serving.
Apple Pie Spice Mixture: ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon ground allspice