Summer’s here, and my old fashioned peach cobbler recipe comes loaded with fresh peaches, just the right spices, and an amazing, sugar-crusted cake like topping! It’s the best peach cobbler I’ve ever had! It’s perfect for those warm summer evenings spent with friends and family around the table, sharing a delicious meal and lots of laughter!
If you’re as crazy for cobbler as my family is I hope you’ll try my strawberry cobbler, apple cobbler, blueberry cobbler, or blackberry cobbler next! Your family will love them all. I promise! ♥
Let’s bake this cobbler!
What I Love About This Recipe
No dessert says SUMMER quite like a big bowl of steaming, fresh peach cobbler. Top it with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream and you’ve got heaven!
- Perfect celebration of summer
- Great for parties!
- Delicious cold, hot, alone, or a la mode!
Easy Peach Cobbler Ingredients
Fruit Filling
- Peaches: I like making my cobblers with ripe, but not overly ripe fruit. If you try to peel overripe or very ripe peaches, you always lose way too much of the flesh. I think very ripe peaches are best eaten out of hand or used in fruit smoothies.
- Sugar: Granulated sugar.
- Brown Sugar: Light of dark.
- Cinnamon: The perfect spice for peach cobbler.
- Nutmeg: Adds a nice warm undertone.
- Lemon Juice:Â The addition of lemon juice not only adds a great tang, but it helps the peach cooking process by bringing necessary acidity. The final result is tender, delicious peaches!
- Cornstarch: To thicken the filling.
Cake Topping
- All-Purpose Flour:
- Sugar: Granulated sugar.
- Brown Sugar: Light of dark.
- Baking Powder: Gives some rise to the topping.
- Salt: Works with baking powder yo get the topping to rise.
- Butter: I use unsalted butter. Make sure the butter is very cold.
- Water: Yes the water needs to be boiling when you add it.
Tips
Initial Bake: That initial bake softens the peaches so that the final dish has perfectly soft, melt-in-your-mouth fruit. You can skip that initial bake if your peaches to be a bit more on the solid side — but I love how this bake makes the peaches almost jam-like!
Peeled Peaches: I get the best results when I peel my peaches before using them. Here’s how I simplified this often-annoying process:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Using a paring knife, make an X on the bottom of the peach through the skin.
- Ease the peaches into the boiling water (not all at once because you don’t want the water temperature to drop too low) for 30 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon.
- Plunge peaches into a bowl filled with ice and water.
- Using the tip of the paring knife, grab the edge of the skin at the X and peel.
Cutting Butter:Â Why should you cut butter into your flour and not just mix it all quickly? You want those chunks of unmelted butter to stick around! That’s what will give you really tender, moist cake at the end.
Optional Toppings: Vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, even yogurt — the toppings are endless for peach cobbler! But don’t feel like you have to have toppings — this cobbler is perfect on its own.
Storing + Freezing + Make-Ahead
- How Long Can You Keep This In The Fridge?You can store your peach cobbler in the fridge for up to five days. I love eating this straight out of the fridge, but you can also toast up a slice in a toaster oven to get some of that crispiness back in the cake topping.
- Can You Freeze This?Yes! Make sure your cobbler is fully cooled (you don’t want to lower the temp of your freezer with hot cobbler!) and freeze for up to eight months.
- To thaw, let it sit in the fridge overnight, then give it some life by letting it bake in the oven until the topping resuscitates.
- Make-Ahead: You can prep the peach filling up to a day in advance. I actually love letting the peaches soak in their coating before I bake them — it brings out all the yummy flavors and lets everything really shine!
How To Make Southern Peach Cobbler Recipe
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In a large bowl, fold the peaches, 1/4 cup each white and brown sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice and cornstarch until all ingredients are well combined.
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Pour fruit mixture into a 9X13 inch baking dish.
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Place in preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes.
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While peaches are in the oven, mix together all the cake topping ingredients, except the boiling water, to a medium bowl.
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Use a pastry blender to cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture looks like coarse meal.
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Pour in the boiling water and stir just until the mixture comes together and is just mixed through.
- After the peaches have baked the 10 minutes, pull them from the oven and drop large spoonfuls of the dough topping over peaches.
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Evenly sprinkle the top of the dough with the 3 tablespoons of sugar.
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Place the baking dish on a rimmed baking sheet, in case the cobbler bubbles over and drips, and bake for 30 minutes or until the topping is golden and baked through and the peaches are tender.
More Cobbler Recipe Favorites
- Bisquick peach cobbler
- Chocolate Cobbler
- Pear Cobbler
- Bisquick Blueberry Cobbler
- Cherry Cobbler With Cake MixÂ
- Pecan Pie CobblerÂ
- Bisquick Apple Cobbler
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Southern Peach Cobbler
Ingredients
- 8 fresh peaches peeled, pitted and sliced into wedges
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Cake Topping:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup boiling water
Sugar Topping:
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large bowl, fold the peaches, 1/4 cup each white and brown sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice and cornstarch until all ingredients are well combined.
- Pour fruit mixture into a 9X13 inch baking dish.
- Place in preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes.
- While peaches are in the oven, mix together all the cake topping ingredients, except the boiling water, to a medium bowl.
- Use a pastry blender to cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture looks like coarse meal.
- Pour in the boiling water and stir just until the mixture comes together and is just mixed through.
- After the peaches have baked the 10 minutes, pull them from the oven and drop large spoonfuls of the dough topping over peaches.
- Evenly sprinkle the top of the dough with the 3 tablespoons of sugar.
- Place the baking dish on a rimmed baking sheet in case the cobbler bubbles over and drips, and bake for 30 minutes or until the topping is golden and baked through and the peaches are tender.
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Conclusion
My southern peach cobbler recipe is the perfect way to celebrate all of summer’s best flavors. Stone fruit is just the beginning!
What’s your favorite summer flavor? Let me know in the comments!
Source:Â The Slow Roasted Italian
Kimberly Him says
Ok!!! That was ridiculously delicious. Maybe the best peach cobbler I have ever had! My daughter and I made it tonight as a quarantine activity. Wow! It made for the best dessert ever. Since peaches are not in season right now, we did use Costco’s glass jarred peaches. They worked beautifully.
Wow!!! Thank you for this recipe. It’s amazing.
Kathleen says
Glad you liked it, Kimberly! 😀
Alyssa says
Hi, I’ve made your recipe before and it was Amazing, but I’m in a small town and our market has a bad selection of peaches right now. I definitely don’t want to use canned, but can I use frozen peaches? If so, what would be the measurement? I was thinking of going about 7 cups.
Kathleen says
Hi Alyssa. Yes, you can use frozen peaches just make sure that they’re well thawed. 7-8 cups sounds just right.
Alyssa says
Great! Thank you so much for getting back to me!!
Susan says
We picked over 60lbs of peaches and all I could think of doing was make cobbler! The remaining peaches will be flash frozen. I heard moaning coming from family and myself. That’s a great sign for a great recipe. Definitely a keeper recipe.
Lorraine says
I made this yesterday, added Craisins to the peach mixture and chopped pecans to the topping! Delicious!
Rae Ann Wagner says
My daughter is Gluten Free so I substituted a Gluten Free flour mix. She absolutely loved it, said it was the best peach she has ever had!!
Kathleen says
Hi, Rae Ann! Thank you for sharing, I didn’t know that you this can be made with gluten free flour. I’m glad your daughter loved this! 🙂
Monica says
Peaches are at their “peak” for only a short time. The time is now & I was looking for a fabulous peach cobbler recipe & this is it!!! Simply the best ever. I did increase the cinnamon as I love cinnamon more than the average person:). I do intend to add the rum next time as someone else suggested;)
Kathleen says
Hi, Monica! Thanks for choosing this recipe! Your tweak sounds perfect! 🙂
Judy says
Absolutely the best peach cobbler ever!
Kathleen says
Thank you so much, Judy! <3
Linda Provost says
This is the best peach cobbler I have ever made! I just added a tablespoon in with the sugar before I sprinkled it on the top. Never can have too much cinnamon. Awesome. Thanks for the recipe.
Kathleen says
Hi, Linda!! Yay, so happy you love this cobbler! Thank you too! 🙂
Jill Gourlay says
My dad is from South Carolina and he has eaten MANY MANY peach cobblers in his time I made this for dessert a couple weeks ago and he LOVED it. Said it was best hes ever had- and hes hard to please and will tell you straight up if he doesn’t like something. He even requested this for Father’s Day. Needless to say, this is a WINNER!! Thanks for this recipe ?
Kathleen says
Hi Jill! I’m so happy this past the “Dad” test! LOL. Mine is the exact same way so when he gives it a thumbs up I thrilled. <3
Margarita says
Hi. I’m making the peach cobbler now and waiting for it to come out. I plan on serving it tomorrow. Once it cools in room temp, do I need to cover it and put it in the fridge or leave it out on the counter overnight until tomorrow?
Kathleen says
Hi Margarita. You can store either way. From some reason, I always refrigerate EVERYTHING! <3
Vic says
I would like to use canned peaches for this recipe, may I know how many 15 oz canned peaches will I use for the 8 fresh peaches called for in your recipe? Thank you
Kathleen says
Hi Vic. Gosh I’m sorry I don’t know what that would equate to.
Angie says
I’m making this right now and I’ve had it in the oven for 45+ minutes n the center of the topping is still straight dough. Suggestions?
Kathleen says
Hey Angie, sounds like it needs to continue to cook a bit more <3
Chelsea says
Absolutely love this. I had never made a cobbler before (or even peeled a peach) and it worked out so much better than I thought. Thank you so much for your recipe and tips. I just finished making this for Easter and its soo delicious! Family requested it so I’m so glad it was a success. Definetly a new favorite! Thank you 🙂
Kathleen says
You’re so welcome, Chelsea! I’m happy all the tips helped out, too <3
Meriah says
I am not a huge fan of fruity deserts but for some reason have been craving a delicious peach cobbler so I gave this recipe a try and man was this simple and so yummy! Everyone loved it, especially when served warm with some vanilla ice cream.
Kathleen says
Meriah, I’m happy to hear everyone enjoyed this Peach Cobbler. The ice cream is a killer idea <3
sheri says
I just made this for our New Year dinner….it was absolutely amazing!….the only thing i did different was i used delmonte sliced peaches…my hubby said not to lose this recipe..everyone loved it!!.Thank you so much.
Kathleen says
Hi, Sheri! Wow, so happy you and your husband liked it! Thank you! 🙂 This is one of my favorites!
Denise says
I accidentally forgot the hot water step. I ended up pouring it over the cake topping after I had everything in the pan. Then sprinkled coarse sugar on top. It came out golden brown and crunchy. I also reduced amount of sugar to half what was called for in topping. My peaches were super sweet. Thanks for this recipe!
Kathleen says
Hi Denise!
I’m glad it all worked out and you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Patti says
I made this with peaches we brought home from Michigan.. it was delicious. I especially loved the topping. My question is: have you made a cherry cobbler with this topping and could I get the recipe. Thank you so much.
Kathleen says
Hey Patti! Sounds delicious! No I don’t have a Cherry Cobbler yet. I do have a delicious Cherry Crisp if you like a buttery topping instead of the cakey topping. I sent you an email with some more ideas!
ALma says
I have made this recipe and EVERYONE LOOOOOVES IT!
Thank you!
Kathleen says
Thank you so much, Alma!
Meggs says
Best cobbler! I get requests from my father in law every year for his birthday.
Kathleen says
Yay! That makes me soooo happy! 🙂
Catherine says
My husband LOVES this recipe! I bought some peaches at a festival and forgot to ask if they had been refrigerated. Well they had been and were mealy yuck! My husband said make a crisp or something with them. I found your recipe on Pinterest, it looked easy enough and I had the ingredients so I gave it a try. (I was nervous as I had never made a cobbler before) Wow this is the best peach cobbler I have ever tasted!
Thank you so much for this recipe I will definitely be making this for family and friends.
Kathleen says
So happy to hear that Catherine! I hope you find more recipes on the site that you enjoy as much <3
Kennessa says
This is our family’s new favorite peach cobbler recipe! I used white peaches from our tree. We loved it so much I had to make another pan 2 days after the first one! Thank you for sharing it!
Kathleen says
Kennessa! I’m sooo jealous you grow fresh white peaches!! I used to have 32 fruit trees at my old house and I miss them like crazy. I’m so happy your family liked the cobbler. Enjoy <3
Marsha says
I am from Texas, and peach cobbler is one of my favorite desserts. This is an excellent recipe and one that I will make again. This turned out beautifully and was absolutely delicious. My family tries to monitor our sugar intake, so I cut the sugar in half in each section of the recipe and it was perfect. You really don’t need more than that. This is my new go to recipe.
Kathleen says
Wow! Thank you Marsha!! So happy to hear that this is your new go to recipe! I’m seriously honored! 🙂
Gina DePalmo says
Must say this is Amazing, I did use my home made Peach Pie filling, and used all your ingredients and doubled the recipe, I use it for a Restaurant and let’s say it’s a PEACHY HIT!
Kathleen says
Hi Gina! Wow! Thank you that’s a HUGE compliment <3 Thank you!