Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler
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This old fashioned peach cobbler is one of the best ways to enjoy fresh peaches during peach season. Juicy, sweet peaches make this fresh peach cobbler a standout comfort food dessert for summer gatherings.
The crust for this old-fashioned peach cobbler recipe is made with dollops of dough on a brown sugar-baked peach mixture. It turns perfectly golden brown in the oven and is especially good with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream on top. If fresh ripe peaches aren’t available, canned peaches work well too.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
This is a great, easy peach cobbler recipe using simple ingredients. It might look complex at first glance, but it’s really the easiest way to enjoy fresh seasonal fruit. The combination of juicy peaches and a lightly sweet buttery crust is perfect for summer baking.
This quick and easy summer dessert takes under an hour and requires just a few basic cobbler recipe staples, along with fresh fruit and a touch of citrus.
This is a wonderful dessert for a family gathering, picnic, or barbecue. Just like my Bisquick Apple Cobbler, Fresh Cherry Cobbler, and my Caramel Apple Cobbler, this one has a top crust rather than a bottom crust that’s crunchy and delicious, giving it that grandma’s peach cobbler vibe. It’s sure to become your favorite peach recipe and ranks right up there with the best fruit cobblers.
Ingredients for Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler
Main ingredients:
- Peaches – Use fresh yellow or white peach slices. I prefer yellow as they tend to have more peach juice and flavor. If using canned peaches, drain off the heavy syrup and omit the extra sugar. The best peaches are room temperature and slightly soft to the touch.
- Brown Sugar – Helps create a caramelized glaze and enhances the peach flavor.
- Lemon Juice – Use fresh if possible, but bottled works too to brighten the peach mixture.
- Flour – All-purpose flour works best for this recipe.
See the recipe card below for full ingredients and instructions.
Equipment and kitchen tools
- Prepare a 9″x13″ baking dish
How to make Old-Fashioned Peach Cobbler
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Prepare a 9″x13″ baking dish with butter or shortening.
- In a large bowl, stir together the filling for the cobbler: peaches, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, and cornstarch.
- Spoon the peach mixture evenly to the baking dish.
- Bake uncovered for 10 minutes.
- As the peaches cook, combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in a food processor.
- Add the butter, pulsing until the mixture resembles sand. Add the water and pulse until the dough comes together into a smooth paste.
- Using oven mitts, carefully remove the baking dish from the oven.
- Add dollops of the dough mixture over the peaches as evenly as possible.
- In a small bowl, stir together the cinnamon topping and sprinkle evenly over the dough.
- Place the cobbler back in the oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the peaches are bubbling.
- Cool a few minutes before serving.
Tips for the Best Results
- You can substitute frozen peach slices, thawed, for the fresh peaches.
- Peach cobbler is best when it is served after it is made. Store leftover cobbler in a covered container or covered in plastic wrap and refrigerated for up to 3 days.
- This cobbler is delicious with pecan praline or vanilla ice cream.
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Serving Suggestion:
The best way to enjoy this is warm from the oven with a scoop of ice cream or fluffy whipped cream.
For more tasty peach recipes, try this easy Peach Ice Cream or these Peach Cobbler Egg Rolls.
Substitutions and Variations
- Swap in canned peaches or thawed frozen peaches if fresh, juicy peaches aren’t available.
- No fresh lemon? Bottled lemon juice works in a pinch.
- Add sliced almonds or oats to the topping for extra crunch, or try it with a cake-style top using cake mix.
- Serve with praline or vanilla ice cream to complement the sweet, buttery topping.
FAQs About This Recipe
Store in an airtight container or covered with plastic wrap in the fridge. It will keep for up to 3 days.
Yes. Let it cool fully, cover with aluminum foil, and freeze in an airtight container. Just like fruit pies, it can be thawed and reheated when ready.
Peeling is optional. Some prefer to remove peach skin, especially for a smoother filling. Blanching in an ice water bath helps make peeling easier.
Adjust to taste. It depends on the sweetness of your fruit and if you’re using canned peaches.
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More Easy Peach Desserts
- Peach Iced Tea – refreshing and delicious! If you love peaches, you will love this simple iced tea recipe.
- Peach Pecan Muffins – Great for a summer breakfast, brunch or picnic.
- Peach Ice Cream – An easy, no-churn ice cream made with fresh peaches and some cream.
- Peach Milkshake – A delicious and refreshing iced drink.
Homemade Peach Cobbler
Equipment
Ingredients
Cobbler Filling
- 8 fresh peaches peeled, pitted and sliced
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Pie Crust
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, cold and sliced into pats
- ¼ cup boiling water
Cinnamon Topping
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Prepare a 9"x13" baking dish with butter or shortening.
- In a large bowl, stir together the filling for the cobbler: peaches, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, and cornstarch.
- Spoon the peach mixture evenly to the baking dish.
- Bake uncovered for 10 minutes.
- As the peaches cook, combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in a food processor.
- Add the butter, pulsing until the mixture resembles sand. Add the water and pulse until the dough comes together into a smooth paste.
- Using oven mitts, carefully remove the baking dish from the oven.
- Add dollops of the dough mixture over the peaches as evenly as possible.
- In a small bowl, stir together the cinnamon topping and sprinkle evenly over the dough.
- Place the cobbler back in the oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and the peaches are bubbling.
- Cool a few minutes before serving.
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The peaches are SO good this year! We have a local farm that closed their stand to the public but you can go outside it and pay for a bag of peaches via the honor system.
We have some peach trees but nothing worth eating yet, and we lost one to yesterday’s storm which was sad.
This sounds wonderful! Thank you for sharing at Party In Your PJ’s.