I have really never been a fan of warm fresh fruit desserts, I don’t loathe them, but they are just not my favorite. I find them to be a tad mushy and feel they often need an additional textural component like a crunchy topping on an apple pie or crisp crust enveloping sweet summer cherries.
However, I have never tried a cobbler and this peach cobbler recipe has changed my mind and made me a true believer of all things warm, sweet and fruity. My local market had gorgeous peaches on sale last week, so of course I picked up a huge bag with no plan in mind. I’m a sucker for a sale on fresh fruit…it’s the using it before it goes bad that I struggle with!
After tossing around a couple of ideas, I decided to make a peach cobbler for my favorite neighbor, Rose. She lets our pups out during the school year and is all around a fabulous person with a love for fruit desserts. I took her over the cobbler with a pint of vanilla ice cream and received a phone call an hour with rave reviews!
After I made this recipe for Rose, Brian was a little jealous, so I ended up whipping together another one over the weekend. This recipe is so easy, you’ll want to make it all summer long.
Random Notes:
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Peach Cobbler
Ingredients
2 cups peeled, sliced peaches (this was 5 medium peaches for me)
1 cup sugar, divided use
1/4 cup water
4 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup self-rising flour*
1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup milk
Ground cinnamon, optional
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine the peaches, 1/2 cup sugar, and water in a saucepan and mix well. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
3. Put the butter in a 1.5 quart baking dish and place in oven to melt.
4. Mix remaining 1/2 cup sugar and salt and flour until thoroughly combined. Whisk in vanilla and milk slowly to prevent clumping. Pour mixture over melted butter. Do not stir. Spoon fruit on top and gently pour in syrup. Again, do not stir. Sprinkle top with ground cinnamon, if using. Batter will rise to top during baking. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes.
Notes:
-To serve, scoop onto a plate and serve with your choice of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
- *You MUST use self-rising flour, or this recipe will not work. If you do not have self-rising flour, simply add ½ teaspoon of baking powder to your all-purpose flour.
Adapted from Paula Deen
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Utah peaches aren’t ready yet, but when they are, I am making this dessert!
I am totally making this! Where do you get self rising flour? I’ve looked everywhere for it and can’t find it.Would you ever use frozen peaches?
Larissa-
Self rising is right by the all purpose flour. I buy Kroger brand and it works just fine. I think frozen peaches would be fine! Thanks so much for stopping by!
-Jamie
Peach cobbler is my all-time favorite food. If I knew I would die tomorrow, peach cobbler is definitely the last thing I would eat!
This looks scrumptious!
Yay! Just brought home a whole load of peaches from a roadside farm stand we passed…cobbler cobbler cobbler…! Thanks for posting!
Looks a lot like the one I make. Always a hit. Glad you enjoyed it. I have always loved HOME MADE warm fruit desserts with ice cream.
I love love peach cobbler and truth is I’ve never made it. Your recipe is the perfect excuse to give it a go! BTW- I love the lighting in this photo.
I love peach desserts, although, like you I’m not really crazy about most other warm fruits. This looks fantastic.
Good luck with the awards! (i voted for you!)
Ahh I love love love peach cobbler. I’m a huge fan of all warm desserts with a large scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
This sounds and looks delicious!!!
I have yet to find a go to peach cobbler recipe.. this looks fantastic! Im printing this for when we go peach picking soon!
I am normally a crisp girl myself, but this looks delicious!!
Peach cobbler was the first warm dessert I ever had. I remember it perfectly. I’ve been hooked ever since!
I am trying this…STAT! I always think of the South when I hear “peach cobbler”…considering I live in Canada I have no idea why…maybe a movie I saw?!? Anyway…I love it
I love making cobblers throughout the year–they are so easy to customize with whatever fruit is in season!
ooh this looks gorgeous… a friend and I are having a crumble vs. cobbler bake-off, and this is very similar to the cobbler recipe I usually use – glad to hear it’s well-loved!
Wow, great job here. Awesome picture too! You should really consider submitting this to Recipe4Living’s Fall Cobbler Recipe Contest! It looks delicious!
okay … may have just poured the peaches in on top of the butter and put the batter on top of that …
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will let you know how it goes …
Turned out just fine.
Next time I’ll be sure to do it the right way, though!