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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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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
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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*I first shared this recipe in August 2014. Updated July 2018.
SOOOO good!!!! EVERYONE in my family of 15 loved this with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Delicious! I had a jar of peach halves from Bulgaria and thought I would use them for this Cobbler recipe, and I was not disappointed!
After weighing out the required amount and slicing the peach halves into wedges, the recipe came together in a flash!
I took it for a friend’s supper invitation and it was devoured! As an accompaniment, I also took along Vanilla Honey ice cream. Chef’s Kiss to the result!
Thanks to you, Lauren, and to your Mum for sharing your cherished family recipe! It will now be on our family fabourites rotation!
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!!!!
Easy and delicious! I have a local farm that cans peaches. Every time I buy peaches , the fruit goes bad before I bake so I wanted a recipe that worked with a nice jar of peaches. This barely lasted a day in our house.
I made this recipe exactly as written. The dough baked up over the peaches but is a gloppy mess on the bottom. The only thing I can imagine is that the melted butter wasn’t piping hot – that may have started the baking process a little better. Bottom line, I’ll keep looking for the perfect peach cobbler recipe.
Kate, I would give this recipe a try again and follow directions EXACTLY. I made it exactly as written and it turned out fantastic and perfectly baked. Plus all the other successful, glowing reviews here can’t be wrong. I think it was user error. It happens to the best of us. So give it another try. I think you will be happier with the results. All the best!
It was delicious! I only used about 3/4ths of the amount of sugar, baked it for 33 minutes, and added a bit of nutmeg as well as the cinnamon…turned out perfectly! Thanks for the recipe.
This was so incredibly good. I’m talking take a bite and close your eyes while chewing good. I’m going to try it with mixed berries tonight. Thanks for sharing!
Oh! My! Goodness! This was the most delicious peach cobbler ever! E had 25 pines of lovely peaches and the first thing we did was s make this cobbler! I added a tiny bit of nutmeg burner because that’s part of my husbands!s family tradition and it really was s good! Ice cream and hot peach cobbler!!! ❤️ Thank you so much for this PERFECT recipe! It’s a keeper! ❤️
Sorry to be the person who changes a bunch of things in a recipe!! After reading some other reviews, I decided to reduce the amount of sugar considerably because it sounded like it would be much too sweet for my taste. I reduced the amount of sugar mixed with the fruit to 1/3 cup and the amount in the batter to a little over 1/2 cup. I used unpeeled nectarines & added in some fresh picked huckleberries which added a nice amount of tartness – just what I wanted.
I’ve tried this with fresh preaches and served it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice. It was absolutely yummy. I added a dash of nutmeg. It is simple, fast and amazingly delicious. Did I mention fast and simple…
Insanely easy and sooo good. I’ve never made peach cobbler and received some in my farm box. What could be more perfect than quarantining during a pandemic with a dessert made from fresh peaches! I always change up recipes, but decided to make this as is and it was perfect. Read some reviews where people reduced the sugar. I think that’s ok for the peach mixture, but wouldn’t recommend reducing in the flour because it forms a lovely caramelized outer layer over the fluffy crust. I served it with salted caramel ice cream. Watch the video, it makes it so simple to follow. This is going in my recipe book and will make for guests once this pandemic ends.
Outstanding. Simple recipe. Great flavor.
I’ve made this 3 times now. Twice with peaches and once with apples. Everyone loves it. The only thing I do different is hold back about a cup of filling and add after about halfway through baking. That way there’s still some showing on top. I found this out the first time I made it and thought I had too much filling until I checked on it halfway through and didn’t see any peaches.
It was so easy to make, I boiled and iced the peaches as described and the skin just peeled away. Perfect dessert!