The Best Peach Cobbler
Total Time
1 hour
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Rating
4.7 out of 5 stars
(228)
Ingredients
8 servings
- 5–6 large fresh yellow peaches, sliced (about 5 cups, or 750-900 grams)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch (optional – see note 1 below)
- 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- a pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup turbinado sugar (optional, but really nice)
- whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for serving
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Smear the bottom of 9×13 pan with a little bit of butter. Add peaches and sugar, and mix directly in the pan.
Step 2
Mix the butter, sugar, vanilla, flour, baking powder, and salt until a cookie-dough-like batter forms.
Step 3
Place scoops of the mixture over the top of the peaches. Spread with a spoon or with your fingers – no need for perfection here.
Step 4
Bake for 30 minutes. At this point it should be juicy and bubbly around the sides – if not, see notes.
Step 5
Sprinkle the top with turbinado sugar. Bake another 10-15 minutes and then finish with a few minutes under the broiler (475-ish) for a few minutes to get it golden brown and slightly crunchy on top. (Just keep a close eye on it because it can burn quickly.) If it’s not looking saucy, see note 2 below.
Step 6
To get a thick saucy peach base, let it stand for 20-30 minutes before serving with some vanilla ice cream. But good luck with that. 😅
Step 7
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Chef's notes
If your peaches are too juicy and looking a little soupy after mixing with the sugar, you can add a tablespoon of cornstarch to help thicken everything up while it bakes. Alternatively, if your peaches seem to dry or underripe, let them hang out with the sugar for 15-20 minutes to help release the juices.
If it’s not saucy and bubbling after 25 minutes of baking, it’s probably because your peaches are a tad on the firm / dry side. I found that pouring two tablespoons of melted butter over the peaches at this point was helpful in coaxing some “juiciness” out of the peaches during that last chunk of bake time.
