Fruit cobblers are one of my favorite desserts. This peach cobbler recipe is one of the quintessential dishes of summer.
Peach cobbler is best when the sweet juicy peaches are ripe and in season. If you’re lucky enough to live near an orchard, this is the perfect recipe for your bounty, and such a great reward.
Now, you can use frozen peaches, or fresh peaches that were canned at home. I wouldn’t recommend canned peaches that you buy at the grocery store for this cobbler recipe. It’s so easy to make that even if you think you can’t cook, you can make our peach cobbler recipe. But watch out! It may become the dish everyone asks you to bring to potlucks and get togethers.
Classic Peach Cobbler Recipe
Save RecipeIngredients
- 8 large, ripe peaches, pitted and cut into small chunks
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 2 T fresh lemon juice
- 2 t. all-purpose flour
- 1 t. kosher salt
- 1 t. nutmeg
- 1 t. cinnamon
- 1 t. vanilla extract
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 t. kosher salt
- 1 t. baking powder
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup water
- 8 T. unsalted butter, very well chilled (one stick)
- 1 egg white, beaten with water added
- ¼ cup sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees with the rack positioned in the center.
- Add peaches, sugar, lemon juice, flour, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla extract to a large glass bowl. Thoroughly combine.
- Transfer peach mixture to a greased 8x8” baking pan. Top peach mixture with an even layer of brown sugar before placing pan in oven.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
- While baking, add flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder to a different bowl and stir to combine thoroughly.
- Remove chilled butter from refrigerator and chop into very small pieces with a sharp knife.
- Add butter to the bowl and combine with dry ingredients with your fingers. You should have small pebble-sized pieces of butter when finished.
- Add heavy cream and water to the flour mixture and stir with a fork until all the dry ingredients are moist and somewhat sticky. Do not overwork dough.
- Remove peach mixture from oven and carefully spoon dough over the top. Make sure the dough is the same thickness throughout so it cooks evenly. You can cover the entire surface, or do like I did and leave deliberate spaces in between. It looks more rustic that way.
- Return pan to oven and bake for another 10-15 minutes, or until the topping begins to brown.
- Remove from oven and brush the top with the egg white wash and sprinkle remaining sugar on top.
- Return to oven to finish baking, another 10-15 minutes. Remove from oven when the top is evenly browned.
- Remove from oven and allow pan to cool slightly. Serve alone or topped with your favorite ice cream or whipped cream.
Serve this peach cobbler recipe with a scoop of ice cream – my favorite is a good french vanilla – or a dollop of homemade whipped cream. This is even good for breakfast, if there’s any leftovers!
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