This old fashioned Peach Cobbler recipe is not only extremely easy to make from scratch, but it's made with fresh or canned peaches so you can enjoy it all year round! It's one of my favorite family recipes from my mom, and although I am bias, I think it's the best of the best!
Peach Cobbler
Peach season is pretty much the best time of the year, am I right?! I love going to “pick your own” farms or buying a large box from a local vendor. Peaches are one of those things I could never get sick of! I have too many favorite peach recipes that I rotate through them each season, starting with my favorite homemade Peach freezer jam.
This peach cobbler recipe comes from my mom, and it is a family favorite recipe she made for us all the time growing up! The best part about it is that it literally takes 5 minutes to throw together! My mom often used a quart jar of homemade canned peaches, but you can also use fresh peaches!
How to easily peel peaches:
I've found the easiest way to peel peaches is to gently lower 2-3 peaches at a time into a pot of boiling water. Leave them in the water for about 30 seconds, and then remove them to an ice-water bath. The ice water bath will shock them and keep the peach flesh from cooking, but the peach skin will be so easy to peel that you wont even need a knife!
How to make Peach Cobbler:
- Add the sliced peaches, sugar and salt to a saucepan and stir to combine. Cook on medium heat for just a few minutes, until the sugar is dissolved and helped to bring out some juice from the peaches. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Slice butter into pieces and add to a 9×13 inch baking dish. Place the pan in the oven while it preheats, to allow the butter to melt. Once melted, remove the pan from the oven.
- In a large bowl mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the milk, just until combined. Pour the mixture into the pan, over the melted butter and smooth it into an even layer.
- Spoon the peaches and juice (or canned peaches, if using) over the batter. Sprinkle cinnamon generously over the top.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes. Serve warm, with a scoop of ice cream, if desired.
How to store and reheat peach cobbler:
Peach cobbler is best enjoyed warm, right after it's baked. Store leftover cobbler covered, in the fridge for 4-5 days.
To reheat peach cobbler, use the microwave or oven. To reheat in the oven, remove it from the fridge and allow it to come to room temperature. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes or until warmed through. (Place tinfoil over it if it's browning too much).
Tell me this isn't the epitome of comfort food desserts?! A bowl of warm peach cobbler served with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream on top is seriously my idea of heaven.
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Recipe
Peach Cobbler
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 peaches , peeled, cored and sliced (about 4 cups) (or 600-700 g)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar (150 g)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
For the batter:
- 6 Tablespoons butter (85 g)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (120 g)
- 1 cup granulated sugar (200 g)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup milk (180 ml)
- ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Add the sliced peaches, sugar and salt to a saucepan and stir to combine. *(If using canned peaches, skip steps 1 & 2 and follow the directions starting at step 3)
- Cook on medium heat for just a few minutes, until the sugar is dissolved and helps to bring out juices from the peaches. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Slice butter into pieces and add to a 9x13 inch baking dish. Place the pan in the oven while it preheats, to allow the butter to melt. Once melted, remove the pan from the oven.
- In a large bowl mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the milk, just until combined. Pour the mixture into the pan, over the melted butter and smooth it into an even layer.
- Spoon the peaches and juice (or canned peaches, if using) over the batter. Sprinkle cinnamon generously over the top.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 38-40 minutes. Serve warm, with a scoop of ice cream, if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
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*I first shared this recipe in August 2014. Updated July 2018.
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Hands down the best cobbler EVER. Each time I’ve made it. I’ve added either blueberries, or blueberries and cherries. I also add a touch of cinnamon to the fruit along with a teaspoon or so of lime juice to cut the sweetness just a tad and it’s been amazing each time.
OMG. Best peach cobbler I have ever made and ever made. My husband loved it. I took the shortcut and made it with canned peaches, but it was incredible. Thank you for sharing. This is my new go-to, and will be sharing this recipe with my grandchildren in 30 years like I came up with it myself. 🙂 Thank you!
We are so happy you and your husband enjoyed it!!
OMG!!! This IS such a quick, easy and so delicious recipe. My family loved 🥰 IT!! One for the tool box for sure. Made it twice already making it for a friend tomorrow and can’t wait to share with others. Thank you so much!!!!
I made this today for the first time. It was delicious! Even my husband who doesn’t like peaches thought it was yummy. Thank you!
Simple and delicious, just like a good cobbler should be. Thanks for sharing a wonderful recipe. My fiance loves it!
I just made this last night. Wow, it’s so delicious! I didn’t have milk, so used equivalent whipping cream so the dough was thick and not spreadable. I just did the best I could to cover the butter and it worked great! I’ve been looking for a “keeper” cobbler recipe and this is it. Thanks!
I made it for the first time and it turned out great! My family and guests just loved it.
I just made this for dessert tonight and, of course, I had to taste a sample first before serving it to my family. I took the advice of some others and, since my peaches were very sweet (I used fresh), reduced the sugar in the peaches and the topping. It is delicious! I’ve bookmarked the page and will definitely be making it again. Yum!
Just made this for our dessert tonight, but, of course, I had to try a small sample of it before I could serve it to the family! Since my peaches were very sweet, I took the advice of some others and reduced the amount of sugar in both the peaches and the topping. It tastes divine! I’ve bookmarked this page and will definitely be making it again. Yum!
Will frozen peaches work? Do you follow the directions for fresh? Thanks, I’m new to making from scratch!
They should. Thaw them first and adjust sugar if they are already sweetened.
I managed to kick my grandmother out of the kitchen to let me have some wind-down time with the excuse of this recipe… Then, of course, I realized I’d forgotten the salt about fifteen minutes into baking. It still came out very nice, but I was kicking myself for half an hour or so. Goes great with ice cream.
I appreciate the reminder that peaches can be poached for peeling, or I’d have spent who knows how long with the little paring knife, whittling away at them.
The sugar ratio was way to much. My granddaughter made it and didn’t realize that 1 cup. of sugar to 1 cup of flour was way to much. It should have been 1/4 cup of sugar or less. And the sugar in the peaches was way to much also. The batter was funny to. Had to add more flour but we still had to throw it out after baking. Worst recipe ever!
This was delicious! I don’t peel my peaches because they are thin skinned. My mother (age 93) loved it too, she said it reminds her of an old recipe she had called ‘busy day pie’. Thanks for posting!!