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This old school Easy Brown Sugar Peach Cobbler is the sweetest use for mid/to late summer peaches. Nothing beats fresh peaches! Every spoonful is layered with juicy, sweet summer peaches, rich butter, vanilla, warming cinnamon, and plenty of brown sugar to sweeten the deal. The peaches are juicy, while the topping is crisp on the edges, soft in the center, and extra buttery. Top with vanilla ice cream and salted maple butter for the best peach treat of the summer.
It’s finally here! Friday, the weekend, and time for me to share my favorite peach recipe yet, the simplest old-fashioned peach cobbler. Oh, how I LOVE this cobbler. I spent days perfecting the recipe and have been dying to share the final version.
With today being the last Friday of July, I knew it was the perfect time for a peach recipe. The juiciest, sweetest summer peaches are all filling up the grocery stores, farmer’s markets, and roadside farm stands. And I know just what to do with them.
It’s prime-time peach picking season!
Ingredients
- Salted butter
- All-purpose flour
- Light or dark brown sugar
- Baking powder
- Cinnamon
- Kosher salt
- Milk
- Vanilla
- Fresh, Juicy, and Ripe Peaches – sliced peaches (canned peaches could work if you can’t get your hands on fresh fruit)
- Maple syrup
Before summer began, I knew I really wanted to share a peach cobbler recipe. It’s a recipe I haven’t played around with much because I just love the idea of an old-fashioned-style peach cobbler.
One with the sweetest peaches, a “self-made” caramel-like sauce, and vanilla cake-like biscuits on top. Oh, plus ice cream, of course.
This took me time to get just right, but the simpler I made the recipe, the better it became. This is the best peach cobbler.
The details
Start by melting the butter. I like to throw a baking dish with butter into the oven to melt and get a little browned.
While the butter is melting, mix up the batter. It’s simply, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and a sprinkling of cinnamon. Whisk the ingredients all together. Then add in the milk and vanilla to create a pancake-like batter.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
The rest is just assembly. You need to toss the peaches with some brown sugar, then layer half of them over the melted butter. Next, pour over the batter and then layer the remaining peaches over the batter.
No stirring is allowed, this is the secret, and what makes this cobbler extra special.
As the cobbler bakes, the butter bubbles up over the topping. This helps to create delicious, golden, crisp edges all while forming a caramel sauce underneath.
The peaches on top caramelize as they sink into the cobbler. Between the rich buttery caramel sauce, crisp edges, and sweet peaches, it’s truly magic.
While the cobbler bakes, I make the maple butter. Just butter, maple, and sea salt. This is not a must but it is really delicious when spooned over the warm cobbler with vanilla ice cream.
The one thing you must do is serve this warm, while the juices are bubbling up, and everything is smelling incredible.
This is a classic summertime dessert that really should be happening on a weekly basis throughout August. It’s dangerously delicious, dangerously addicting, and all-around perfection!
Looking for other summer peach desserts? Here are some favorites:
5 ingredient Raspberry Peach Sherbet
Nonnie’s 5 Ingredient Peach Dump
Cinnamon Maple Brown Butter Blackberry Peach Crisp
Lastly, if you make this Easy Brown Sugar Peach Cobbler. Be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Old School Easy Brown Sugar Peach Cobbler
Servings: 8
Calories Per Serving: 392 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
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Ingredients
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) salted butter, cubed
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup light or dark brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 5-6 peaches, cut into 8 wedges
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
Maple Butter
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 375° F. Drop the butter into a 9×13 inch baking dish and place the dish in the oven to melt, about 10 minutes. 2. To make the batter. Stir together the flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Add the milk and vanilla, mix until just combined. 3. In a bowl, toss the peaches with 1/4 cup brown sugar and the maple syrup. 4. Layer half of the peaches over the melted butter. Then, pour over the batter, do not stir. Layer the remaining peaches over the batter. Bake 50-55 minutes, until the center is just set and the edges begin to brown. 5. Meanwhile, mix the butter and maple together in a pan. Boil 2 minutes, then remove from the heat.6. Serve the cobbler warm or at room temp with ice cream and maple butter drizzled on top.
This post was originally published on July 29, 2022
Can this be prepared the night before and baked the next day?
Hey there,
I would recommend just baking the entire cobbler the night before and warming on low in the oven when you are ready to serve:) I hope you love this recipe! xT
I’ve already made this twice. Delicious and easy both times.
Hey Lauren,
Thank you so much for making this recipe and your feedback, so glad to hear it was a winner! Happy Sunday! xT
Another amazing recipe! My family devoured this. I made the maple butter and we poured it over the ice cream on top of the cobbler. So good! Will use this recipe again! Thank you for always creating such flavorful recipes.
Hey Shelly,
Awesome! Love to hear that you enjoyed this recipe, thanks a lot for making it! Have a great weekend! xT
Excellent recipe. Made it last night and it was a crowd pleaser for everyone!
Thanks so much, Aimee! Glad to hear this recipe turned out well for you! Have a great day:) Xx
Love this recipe. I used brown sugar substitute and local honey. It came out amazing.
Thanks so much, Trista! Glad to hear this recipe turned out well for you! Have a great day:) Xx
Summer peaches in season. Made this for dessert after your garlic butter creamed corn pork chops. Incredible flavor. The maple butter was so good! Another 5 star dish.
Hey Kelli,
Wonderful! I appreciate you trying this recipe and your comment, so glad to hear it turned out well! x
Hi, can I freeze this prior to baking?
Hey Jade,
I would freeze this after baking:) Please let me know if you have any other questions, I hope you love this recipe! xT
Loved the flavor! I did find it a bit thin overall and wondered about baking it in a square pan…what do you think? The sauce is phenomenal!!! Really adds that finishing touch. Definitely will make again!
Hey Patricia,
Wonderful! I appreciate you trying this recipe and your comment, so glad to hear it turned out well! Sure, you could totally use a square pan! x
This recipe is so delicious and easy. I’ve never made or had peach cobbler before but had ripe peaches we needed to use so decided to make it. I’m a new mom and finding time to cook and bake isn’t easy. I was able to have my son propped on the floor while I made it. Making our first dessert together! Peach cobbler is now my favorite dessert. Thank you for more easy recipes like this. 🙂
Hey Lindsay,
Happy Sunday!! So glad to hear that this recipe turned out well for you, thanks for making it! xT
Hey Tieghan,
Last week I bought 200 peaches so I froze about 50 and canned the rest. I have last min company coming over I want to see whether using frozen peaches would be ok for this. I KNOW I can, but I just want to see whether you have any tips. As always. Thank you! X
Hey Helena,
Wow, that’s awesome! Yes, you can follow the recipe as written using the frozen peaches, that will work well for you! Please let me know if you have any other questions! xT
I want to make take this to a friend recovering from surgery, can I use a disposable aluminum pan? I’ve always used glass or porcelain in the past? Thanks you!
Hi Kathy,
I think that would work nicely for you! Please let me know if I can help in any other way! xx
I haven’t made it yet, I’m going to make it tomorrow. But I had a question, if you wanted to add blackberries to this, could you just simply add blackberries?
Hey Courtney,
Sure, I don’t see why not! I hope you love this recipe, please let me know if you give it a try! xT
It was delightful! Just what I needed with all the fresh peaches I’ve been getting! I did add the blackberries and it was delicious. Very easy recipe to follow, thank you! For my baking needs these day I use a flour from Janie’s Mill, it’s a warthog/ hard red winter wheat. I do think there’s a taste difference being that it’s not a complete white flour. The flour still worked wonderful and made for a very yummy cobbler! Just wanted to add that in there for anyone reading the comments.
I can’t stop…and I won’t stop making this recipe with my fresh peaches!! It comes out absolutely perfect each time – my husband loves it. So easy to make and it’s such a fantastic treat
Hey Emily,
Awesome! So glad to hear that you have been enjoying this recipe, I appreciate you making it so often! xT
I made this a couple of weeks ago, delish! Just taking a half recipe out of the oven since I only had 3 peaches. I just used a 8×8 pyrex pan. House smells wonderful once again. Thanks for a great recipe!
This was my first time making peach cobbler; although I have eaten many. This is the best peach cobbler I have ever eaten. I used fresh peaches. I did add extra sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla flavor. The recipe was easy to follow. I will use it again.
Hey there,
Wonderful! I appreciate you trying this recipe and your comment! So glad to hear it turned out well! x
I had a bunch of beautiful white peaches that all ripened at once. So I whipped this recipe up and is it delicious!!! I didn’t make the sauce but I followed everything else to the T. This is my new go-to peach cobbler.
Thanks so much, Elle! So glad to hear that you enjoyed this cobbler, I appreciate you giving it a try! xT