We have all heard the adage about making lemon aid out of lemons. What about when life gives you peaches? Although there are plenty of good uses for lemons in the kitchen, given the choice between a peach and a lemon, I think most of us will choose a peach every time. I’m not going to play favorites here but I’ll be honest, whenever I’m lucky enough to have access to fresh peaches, I will do everything in my power to make those babies sing. There is peach pie, there is peach ice cream, there is peach jam, and as we saw last week there are even peach scones. Among the other endless possibilities, there is fresh peach cobbler.
Last week, like millions of other Americans, our family celebrated the Fourth of July. We basked in the glory of summer at our small cottage on a small lake in the Middle of Nowhere, Wisconsin. We had just two guests join us, our good friend Lane and his chihuahua-pekingese son, Fernando. You may recall that I mentioned a dinner party at Lane’s, a few months ago when I put together a Lime Fiesta Salad. Back then I was unaware that Lane knows his way around a cookbook and I was under the impression that he doesn’t cook. Since that time I’ve learned more than a few times that I was dead wrong and I’m hoping that Lane will grace us with a guest post here on Platter Talk, at some point in the future.
For today’s celebration of our nation’s birth, Lane volunteered to make some special burgers on the grill. Although I instructed him to not bring anything else, he arrived at our cottage bearing beef, salads, chips, and more. The only thing we needed was an appropriate dessert for this Fourth of July, and with my very limited Internet access, I was able to find something that was promised to be easy and called for a key ingredient of which we had plenty – fresh peaches.
Throughout the day we sat at the end of our pier overlooking the placid lake, sipping peach iced-tea and chatting about nothing in particular and what seemed like everything in general. We enjoyed a picnic lunch on the deck with a new and delicious burger recipe hot off our grill. We took brief naps in our easy chairs while watching the antics of Robin Williams in the movie RV, for the 100th time. When all else had passed, we dove into this pan of fresh peach cobbler.
It was a delicious ending to our summer holiday spent with a good friend in a beautiful setting, during one of our favorite holidays of the year. Suffice it to say, we’ve had worse days. Here is to wishing everyone reading this has a happy summer, and remember – when life gives you peaches, for goodness sakes, make some of this peach cobbler!
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Peach Cobbler
Adapted from myrecipes.com
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh peach slices peeled
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup 1 stick butter
- cinnamon and/or nutmeg to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In large sauce pan, bring peaches, 1 cup of sugar, and cinnamon or nutmeg to boil, stirring constantly.
- In 9" x 13" baking pan, melt butter.
- In large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, remaining 1 cup of sugar, and milk.
- Mix until all dry ingredients are moist.
- Pour batter into baking pan, being sure to distribute evenly.
- Pour peach mixture over batter.
- Place in oven and bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown on top.
- Serve warm or refrigerate for later use.
Notes
Add a cup of other fresh fruit if you like. In preparing this recipe, I tossed in some blueberries which contributed some nice color and flavor to the recipe. Out of ground cinnamon? (As I was.) Place a couple of cinnamon sticks in the sauce pan with the peaches, then bake with the rest of the ingredients. Have vanilla ice cream on hand to accompany this cobbler.
You’re right, when life gives us peaches, we should make peach cobbler! And this one looks delicious.
Thanks so much, I appreciatre hearing from you.
Summer wouldn’t be summer without fresh peaches! I’m actually making a peach pie tonight. 🙂 Your cobbler looks FANTASTIC!
I love peach pie, too!! Thanks for commenting.
Peaches, blueberries and cinnamon… mm yumm yummm yummm
Thanks, Payal. I agree – a big yum to all!
That looks fantastic. I have never made peach cobbler from scratch before.
Thanks, Debi. I hope you try it sometime!
Just lovely, nothing like fresh fruit cobblers!
Agreed, Lori!
Love peach cobbler and yours looks so very good!!!
Thanks, Tara! This turned out quite delish!
Cobblers have always been one of my favorite desserts! This looks fantastic!
Thank you Kecia!
This looks great! This is perfect for the summer.
Yes, made for summer!
This looks so delicious! I haven’t had any type of cobbler in months. I definitely like mine with vanilla ice cream too…gives it that extra bit of deliciousness.
Ice cream, always!!
I enjoy a really good peach cobbler.. Nice easy recipe to follow here!
Thanks for your commemts!
Peach cobbler is one of my favorites! My mom used to always make it with a boxed cake mix and it never occured to me to make it from scratch. Thanks for the great recipe!
Thanks for commenting, I hope you try this easy method sometime!
Peach Iced tea on a hot summer day–biting into a fresh, ripe peach and feeling the juice dribble down your chin–and anytime you want to make me a peach cobbler–please feel free!!!
Agreed, I love all these things related to peaches! Thanks for the comments.
I love peach, but I have never had peach cobbler before!! I looks delicious!
Felicia, you are overude!! 🙂
Yum! Peach cobbler is my favorite and this looks delicious!
Thank you, I think you would enjoy this recipe!
This recipe looks to die for! love all the pics too! Can’t wait to try it out!
Thanks Cindy! Happy you like!
I love peach cobbler and yours looks so comforting. Great recipe and photo. Makes me wish I could have a slice right now.
Vicki,
Thanks for the comments. This turned out so well I had to ask why I don’t make it more often!
Billy,
Thanks for stopping by Platter Talk and taking the time to comment. As an added bonus to using the cinnamon sticks, the kids loved chewing/sucking on them after finishing their cobbler! Whodathunk?
Those peaches look fantastic! I really like the improvisation with the full on cinnamon sticks. It makes a nice piece of garnish on the plate as well. My mouth is literally watering.
Thanks for sharing!
Could I please have a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top? Looks super YUM!!!
Kat,
If you were here we would have ice cream on top, sideways, and beneath. xo.
Dan, all your talk of ripe summer peaches has me drooling! You had me at, “What about when life gives you peaches?” And, “We basked in the glory of summer at our small cottage on a small lake in the Middle of Nowhere, Wisconsin.” LOVE IT! Your peach cobbler does indeed look mighty “killer”. Thanks so much for sharing! xo P.S. And, yes…please host Lane on Platter Talk! Would love to read his post.
Stacy,
Thank you for the lovely comments – they really put a nice cap on the end of a long and hot summer day, you are very kind.
When seasonal fresh fruit arrives, my thoughts turn to buckles, crisps and cobblers. I’m with you….have made several with peaches already. Yours looks delicious! Nothing more summery, especially with ice cream on top!
Barbara,
Ice cream makes everything better, even peach cobbler which is delicious unto its own! Thank you for the comments and enjoy your summer!
The perfect comfort food dessert! I love peach cobbler, and with so many peaches here in TX this time of year, this is just begging to be made in my kitchen. Thanks for a killer recipe, Dan!
Georgia,
I’m envious of your peach supply, I know you will make good use of them!! Thanks so much for the kind comments, I hope your weeks is going nicely!
Summer is all about peach cobbler! Yum!!!
Marie,
Agreed! Thanks for the comment!
Is there anything better than a summer holiday and a piece of peach cobbler? I don’t think so!
Sarah,
I can’t think of a single thing! Thanks for the comment and I hope your summer is going well!