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: 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: 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 Mix
- Pecan Pie Cobbler
- 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: The Slow Roasted Italian
Shana says
This is amazing. Best peach cobbler recipe I’ve ever made.
Kathleen says
Yay! Thank you, Shana!
Deanna Hagy says
This is THE BEST peach cobbler I’ve ever had!! I’ve gotten SO many compliments on it. My husband LOVES it also!! Will be my go to recipe from now on!! Thanks for sharing Kathleen!!
Kathleen says
That’s fantastic, Deanna! I’m so happy you all love this cobbler! 🙂
Kathleen says
You just made my day! I think this is the best peach cobbler in the whole wide world!!!
Kathy says
Can this be made ahead and frozen for a short while? Hoping so!
Kathleen says
Hi Kathy, yes it can. 🙂
Mary Jo Yglesias says
Loved it! Will make again and again!
Kathleen says
Yay! Glad you like this cobbler, Mary Jo. Thanks for your positive feedback 🙂
Donna says
If you cut the peaches In advance with the sugars, and Cinnamon, nutmeg,cornstarch, lemon juice, would you keep in the refrigerator.
Kathleen says
Yes, Donna. Enjoy baking!
Shelly says
This is absolutely amazing! Very easy wonderful tasting peachy goodness! It is my favorite! Thank you for this recipe!❤❤❤❤??
Kathleen says
Hi, Shelly! Thank you so much for your feedback! I’m so happy you liked it! 🙂
Carol Kuhns says
The best peach cobbler I’ve ever made
Kathleen says
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Winona says
my gramma love this
Donna says
I made this for a small group of friends and they couldn’t stop raving about it, and they were thrilled when I made it again! THE best peach cobbler recipe!
Kathleen says
Thank you so much, Donna! 😀 So glad to hear it’s a BIG hit with your friends!
Krys says
Tastes very much like my mother’s cobbler that I remember from childhood. Most of her recipes were lost when she passed, so I’m grateful for any recipe that reminds me of hers!
Tom says
I have made this recipe for a few years. This is the best
Kathleen says
Thanks, Tom! 😀
Astrid Jain says
Can’t wait to make this tomorrow for my brother-in-law’s bday! What would you sub for the corn starch — wheat flour?
Kathleen says
Hi, Astrid! Yes, wheat flour is a good alternative. I haven’t tried it yet myself yet, but you’ll need 2 tsp. of wheat flour for every 1 tsp. cornstarch. Hope this helps. Happy baking! 😀
Tiff Rodriguez says
My goodness! So good that I had to put my plate of peach cobbler down so I can post this comment! Yummmm! Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Kathleen says
Yay! So happy to hear you liked it, Tiff! 😀
Alicia Bequette says
The perfect peach cobbler! I’ll be using this recipe from now on. Thank you!
Kathleen says
You’re welcome, Alicia! Enjoy! 😀
Jacqueline L Steele says
Hi Kathleen! Thanks for this wonderful cobbler recipe ☺️. Do you know how I could adjust it for a diabetic friend?
Blessings ❤️,
Jacqui Steele
Kathleen says
Hi Jacqui. I’m sorry but I don’t!
Jacqui Steele says
Oh okay, well I’ll do some experimenting in the kitchen lol! Thank you for a wonderful recipe ?
Kathleen says
<3
Natasha says
Use almond flour instead of regular flour. And a natural sweetener replacement like monk fruit.
Melanie Hinkle says
My hubby is kinda of a peach cobbler snob, so I needed a really great recipe for a cobbler when we pick up some fresh peaches from the farmer’s market. Needless to say, this was a hit! It’s really delicious and now is our go to cobbler recipe. Thank you so much!
Kathleen says
So happy it was a hit for your family, Melanie! <3
Merel Hayes says
I have not tried this recipe yet! But I will real soo, and will let you know my thoughts. Thanks,
Kathleen says
Looking forward to your feedback, Merel! Enjoy baking! 😀
Cynthia Wandel says
I’ve made this peach cobbler before, and it’s delicious. I want to make this cobbler tonight, but I don’t have any unsalted butter, just salted. Can I use the salted butter? Will it change the taste?
Kathleen says
Hi Cynthia! Yes, you can absolutely use salted butter. Enjoy <3
Cynthia Wandel says
Thanks for getting back to me so fast! The came out great! It’s delicious! Thank You for this great recipe! My family loves it!
Cynthia Wandel says
Cobbler, I forgot to add that in! LOL!
Kathleen says
You’re so welcome, Cynthia! I’m happy you have a new recipe your family loves!! <3
Peggy A Evans says
I loved it but was a wee disappointed when the crust adsorbed all that delicious peach juice. What did I do wrong?
Kathleen says
Gosh, Peggy I can’t imagine what could have happened!
Carol Rosenberg says
My husband and I started a BBQ business a few months ago. As one of the ways to expand out business we thought we would add desserts. Your cobbler recipe is a BIG HIT!! I make the peach as well as apple using the same recipe. Our customers can´t get enough!! Thank you for your recipe.
Kathleen says
Wow that’s sooo cool, Carol! You’re hitting it big! 😀