Mom’s Magic Peach Cobbler Recipe

Name: Mom's Magic Peach Cobbler
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 4 cups sliced peaches (frozen, fresh or canned); 3/4 cup sugar (recommend white); 1/2 cup softened butter; 1/8 tsp salt; 1 cup flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/2 cup milk; 1/2 cup sugar (white or brown); 1 tbsp cornstarch; pinch salt; 1/4 cup boiling water

January 1, 2022 · FoodHussy · 35 Comments

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My Mom’s MAGIC peach cobbler is the most perfect dessert! It’s warm and sweet, crunchy and juicy! This was THE dessert I asked her to make for my birthday every year! It’s cake with fruit and you can even put ice cream on top (although I prefer whipped cream)!

This time it comes from my Mom! My Mom is a baker – always has been, always will be. She makes a meatloaf so awful that a stray cat wouldn’t even eat it (seriously – one of my favorite childhood memories). But my Mom – well she can bake her little a** off! (She’s very tiny – 5’1″.)

Mom’s peach cobbler recipe supposedly came from our Grandma Grace whose parents brought this from the wagon train. I 100% do not believe that at all. But this old-fashioned peach cobbler is delicious so I keep my mouth shut!

What is Peach Cobbler

Peach Cobbler is a dessert consisting of a peach filling poured into a large baking dish and covered with a batter, biscuit, or dumpling before being baked. They think the “cobbler” comes from it being a little bumpy – like a cobblestone street.

Mom’s Magic Peach Cobbler Ingredients

You might be curious as to why it’s called MAGIC peach cobbler – well there are a couple of ingredients that create this magical crunchy sugary top that crackles when it bakes. It is my FAVORITE part!

sliced peaches – you can use frozen, fresh or canned! I like using frozen peaches because if I have a good fresh peach – I’m eating it ASAP. Canned peaches are a little soft – so frozen are my favorite to use!
sugar – you can use regular sugar or light or dark brown sugar – I’ve used it with all and it’s all yum! (Even a mixture!)
softened butter
salt
flour
baking powder
milk – any milk or even half & half is fine
sugar
cornstarch
salt
boiling water

What is the easiest way to remove the skin from a peach

If it’s peach season and you bought a crate of fresh peaches, you can easily get the skin off by blanching the peaches! Then they are ready for this cobbler recipe! Here’s how:

Boil a large pot of water – big enough to submerge all the peaches – an
Reduce heat so water is just simmering and lower peaches into the water.
Blanch peaches for about 30 seconds.
Using a slotted spoon, carefully move peaches from the pot into a bowl of ice water
Once cooled, pull the peach peel away with your hands.

How to make Magic Peach Cobbler

Spray baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and preheat oven to 375
Arrange sliced peaches in bottom of baking dish
1. If using canned peaches be sure and drain the peach juices/syrup off really well.
2. If using frozen, just toss them in frozen
In a medium bowl, cream 3/4 cup sugar with 1/2 cup butter using a hand mixer – sugar will be fully incorporated into butter and it will be creamy like softened butter
Add dry ingredients (salt, flour, baking powder) and milk to make a batter
1. if your batter isn’t spreadable – add a little more milk
Spread the batter over fruit
In a separate bowl, stir 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch and a pinch of salt
1. Feel free to add a teaspoon cinnamon here if you like!
Sprinkle sugar mixture evenly over batter
Microwave 1/4 cup water for 1 minute so it’s boiling
Pour boiling water over ALL of sugar – this is where the MAGIC happens!
1. Be sure to drizzle the water over all of the sugar so every grain is covered with water!
Bake at 375 for 45 minutes (or until the cobbler topping is done – test like you do cake – toothpick in the center – if it comes out clean – it’s done – should be golden)

The best part is the top is crunchy and cracks with the sugar/water. It’s so delicious! This is by far the best cobbler I’ve ever eaten – and it’s great that I can make it myself. And it’s a dessert with no eggs! Top with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream and that dish will be empty in no time!

What is the difference between a cobbler, a crisp and a crumble?

So after much research (quick Wiki-search) – here’s the difference:

Cobbler – fruit with batter/biscuit topping
Crisp – fruit with a struesel topping (flour, butter & sugar)
Crumble – fruit with an oat and brown sugar topping

There you have it – mystery solved!

How do you know when cobbler is done baking?

You test this easy peach cobbler with a cake tester or a toothpick – just like you do a cake! Stick the toothpick into the center of the cobbler cake topping and if it comes out clean – it’s done!

What can be made with peaches?

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