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One of the best features of simple fruit desserts like fresh peach cobbler is the ability to adjust how sweet you make it. With ripe, naturally sweet peaches, you can cut back on or even omit added sugar and your dessert will still turn out perfectly. So, whether you enjoy lightly sweetened desserts or have an insatiable sweet tooth, you can add sugar to the peaches to suit your taste.
Ingredient Notes
Here’s what you need to know about the key ingredients in this recipe. The complete list, including quantities, is in the printable recipe card below.
FRESH PEACHES: For best results, buy peaches with rich, rosy color and no green spots. They should yield slightly to pressure, but not be too soft. Very firm peaches should ripen enough for use in a day or two at room temperature.
SUGAR: We use just a tablespoon of sugar to boost the peaches’ natural sweetness, but feel free to add more if you like. For extra sweetness and a touch of crunch, sprinkle coarse sugar on top of the cobbler before baking.
WHOLE MILK: Using whole milk instead of low-fat or fat-free milk in the cobbler topping enhances flavor, texture, moisture, and browning.
Overview
How to Make Fresh Peach Cobbler
Planning to make this recipe? Here’s a quick overview of how it’s done. Detailed, step-by-step instructions are in the printable recipe card below.
Mix the peeled, pitted, and sliced peaches with a splash of lemon juice and sugar to taste, then arrange them in a buttered baking dish. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, then work in cold butter until the mix is crumbly. Stir in milk to form a soft biscuit-style dough.
Drop spoonfuls of that dough over the peaches, sprinkle a bit more sugar if you like, and bake until bubbling around the edges and the topping is golden.
Let the cobbler cool slightly before serving plain, topped with whipped cream, or a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Tested Tip: How To Quickly Peel Peaches
As long as your peaches are reasonably firm, a sharp vegetable peeler is the quickest way to remove the skin. To pit them, slice around the fruit lengthwise, twist to separate halves, and pop out the pit. This method is fast and easy, no boiling require.
More Easy Fruit Desserts
Cobblers, crisps, and bettys are all easy-to-make desserts that start with lightly sweetened or spiced fresh fruit. The difference is in the topping. Cobblers, like this one, use dropped biscuit dough. Crisps, like our Easy Blueberry Crisp, feature a crunchy topping made with oats or cereal. And a betty, like our Classic Apple Brown Betty, are layered with sweetened, buttered bread crumbs for a easy twist.
Fresh Peach Cobbler
Ingredients
- 2-1/2 lbs fresh peaches, about 7 or 8 medium
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon sugar, or more to taste
For the biscuit dough:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1/4-inch cubes
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon coarse decorating sugar, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and butter a 2-quart baking dish.
Prepare the peaches:
- Peel and pit the peaches and slice them into thin wedges. Toss with the lemon juice and sugar (sugar amount adjustable) and arrange them in an even layer in the prepared baking dish. Set aside while you prepare the biscuit topping.
Make the biscuit dough:
- Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt to a mixing bowl and combine thoroughly.
- Add the chilled butter and, using your fingertips or a pastry cutter, blend it into the flour until the lumps have disappeared and the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Gradually stir in the milk and combine to make a soft dough.
Assemble and bake :
- Spoon the dough over the peaches and sprinkle with decorating (coarse) sugar if desired. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until the peaches are tender and the dough is golden brown.
- Let the cobbler cool for 20 minutes before serving plain, with whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made this cobbler the other day and served it with peach ice cream. It was easy and delicious. I think a little vanilla in the biscuit dough would be nice.