The Best Ever Southern Peach Cobbler

By Tdunl

Fresh sweet peaches baked in a spiced sugar mixture and topped with the most amazing cobbler topping. Sprinkled with sugar for a caramelized topping it is heaven on a plate.

The peach mixture is luscious and creamy. The cobbler is absolutely divine. It is crisp on the outside and cakey on the inside. Served along side a scoop of vanilla ice cream and you'll be in heaven.

Ingredients

• For Cobbler:
• 8 fresh peaches - peeled, pitted and sliced into thin wedges
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• FOR SPRINKLING:
• 3 tablespoons white sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1/2 cup boiling water

Preheat oven to 400

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.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine flour, sugars, baking powder, and salt.

Blend in butter with your fingertips, or a pastry blender, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in water until just combined.

Remove peaches from oven, and drop spoonfuls of topping over them.

Sprinkle entire cobbler with the sugar. Set your baking dish on a baking sheet (this cobbler can drip into the oven otherwise). Bake until topping is golden, about 30 minutes.

Frozen peaches would be great. You may want to add a little more flour (frozen peaches will release a lot of liquid as they cook) and may need to adjust the cooking time by a few minutes. Enjoy! Let us know how it goes.