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If you happen to live in an area where delicious peaches are grown or sold, you are very lucky! It’s not the case for me but once in a while fortune smiles on me too. This was one of those times when I stumbled on a fruit stand with the sweetest peaches. If the peaches are ripe, eating them fresh is definitely the best way to go. However, if you have a surplus and eating them all is beyond your capacity, make this cobbler. To me fruit cobblers, crumbles and crisps are the ultimate treats in the summer. They are so easy to throw together and they taste amazing! I’ve always been an advocate for using produce seasonally while the fruit is at its best.
Cobbler Recipe
While good quality peaches don’t need much help to taste great you can always enhance mediocre ones. I like using brown sugar for that caramel-like taste and a splash of maple syrup. Vanilla is optional. Some people add cinnamon to their peach filling but I believe it tends to take over in the flavour department. Maple syrup, on the other hand, intensifies the flavour but doesn’t compete with the peaches. The batter is a very simple combination of flour, butter, sugar and milk with baking powder as a raising agent. It is soft and scoopable, which creates that perfect cobble effect when baked. This recipe is incredibly easy and fail proof. No prior experience is required to ace it.
Recipe Tips and Notes
I don’t peel peaches for this dessert. I like the texture and the colour the skins add to the filling. However you are welcome to peel them if that’s your preference. As I mentioned earlier, I think brown sugar adds loads of flavour to the filling. It makes it taste far richer and more complex as does the maple syrup. I use real maple syrup only. To avoid a very wet filling I thicken it with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch (cornflour in the UK). Finally, for the best texture use cold butter and cut it in the flour the same way you do for a pie crust. Serve you peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream. It makes the whole experience so much tastier. However, if your teeth are sensitive to the hot and cold contrast, swap it out for whipped cream or custard.
More Fruit Cobblers to Try:
Italian Plum Cobbler Strawberry Marsala Cobbler Rhubarb Cobbler
