This Southern Peach Cobbler is loaded with juicy peaches and topped with sweet buttery cake. This recipe can use either canned peaches or fresh peaches and is baked until golden perfection. Top it off with some Vanilla bean ice cream for a perfect southern dessert!
2 lbs (6-7 cups) fresh, canned, or frozen peaches - peeled, pitted and sliced into thin wedges
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
6 TBSN unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
1/4 cup boiling water
To make Cinnamon Sugar mixture:
3 TBSN white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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Large bowl, 2 quart baking dish.
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 40 min. Ready: 60 min Serves: 4-6
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
In a large bowl, combine peaches, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, and cornstarch.
Toss to coat evenly, and pour into a 2 quart baking dish. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
During baking, in a large bowl, combine flour, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. Blend in butter a hand blender, until mixture becomes coarse. Stir in water until just combined.
Remove peaches from oven, and drop spoonfuls of topping over them. Sprinkle entire cobbler with the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
Bake until topping is golden, about 30 minutes.
Serve immediately with a scoop of Vanilla bean ice cream.
1 serving:
Calories 10
Total Fat 0 g.
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 1 mg
Potassium 8 mg
Total Carbohydrate 2.7 g
Dietary fiber 0.1 g
Sugar 1.6 g
Protein 0 g
Peaches have many health benefitswhich are related to the nutrients within the peach, such as, the dietary fiber, low carbohydrate, abundant vitamins, including vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin E, and niacin, as well as minerals, such as, potassium, cooper, manganese, and phosphorous.
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