Description
This homemade peach cobbler makes the most of peach season! The juicy fresh peach slices are topped with a soft and buttery cookie-like topping that’s simply irresistible. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream!
Ingredients
Peach Filling
- 1/2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup (32 g) arrowroot starch (or cornstarch)
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 6 cups (960 g) peeled fresh sliced peaches (1/2″ thick)
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 2 Tbsp (30 g) lemon juice
Cobbler Topping
- 1 cup (140 g) all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup (133 g) granulated sugar
- 1 tsp (5 g) baking powder
- 1/2 tsp (3 g) salt
- 1/2 cup (112 g) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 1/4 cup (60 g) sour cream
- 1/2 tsp (2 g) vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp (25 g) turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Place a rimmed baking sheet lined with foil in the oven and preheat to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9 x 11-inch rectangular baking dish or 11-inch oval baking dish.
- Make peach filling: Whisk together sugar, arrowroot starch, and salt in a large bowl. Add sliced peaches, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Toss gently to combine. Spoon peach filling into prepared baking dish.
- Make cobbler topping: Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Add melted butter, sour cream, and vanilla and fold together until fully incorporated and a cookie-like dough forms. Drop topping by spoonfuls over the peaches and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
- Bake cobbler: Place baking dish on preheated baking sheet and bake for 65 minutes, or until golden and filling is bubbling. For an extra golden top, move baking dish to the top rack of the oven for the last 5 minutes of baking. Cool cobbler on a wire rack for 1 hour before serving.
- Store leftover cobbler tightly covered (or in an airtight container) in the refrigerator up to 2 days. Reheat in a warm oven (325°F) for 15 minutes, until heated through.
Notes
Peaches: I recommend freestone peaches (where the pit separates easily from the fruit), so you don’t have to wrestle the fruit away from the pit.
Peel and slice peaches: Score the fresh peaches with an X on the bottom. Blanch them in boiling water for about 30 seconds, then use a stainless steel spider kitchen strainer or slotted spoon to transfer them to an ice bath until cool enough to handle. Peel off the skin and use a sharp knife to cut into 1/2-inch slices.
Cobbler topping adapted from Pinch of Yum.