Easy Peach Cobbler made with a buttery topping on sweet peaches. This makes the BEST Peach Cobbler recipe and favorite dessert!
Cobbler makes a favorite dessert recipe any time of the year! This Easy Peach Cobbler can be made at the height of peach season with fresh peaches, or any time of year with canned or frozen peaches! Top it with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for the ultimate peach dessert!
It’s no secret that cobblers make a crowd-favorite dessert. I grew up watching my mama and grandmother make them with fresh fruit often for family suppers. While Grandmother’s Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler includes a double crust and dumplings and is absolutely divine, it does take a bit of time to make. While I still love to make that recipe sometimes, I make this Easy Peach Cobbler much more often. It is so easy to make, even for a last-minute dessert, and everyone always loves it! It’s one of our family favorites!
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Homemade Peach Cobbler Recipe
As I mentioned, you can use fresh peaches, canned peaches, or frozen peaches that you have thawed in this recipe, making it even easier to make any time of the year!
Use Fresh, Canned, or Frozen Peaches
I love using fresh, canned, or frozen peaches in this recipe.
Peach Cobbler with Fresh Peaches
How many fresh peaches are in a cup?
It takes 1 1/2 medium fresh peaches to equal 1 cup of sliced peaches.
This peach cobbler recipe uses 4 cups of sliced peaches, meaning you’ll need six medium fresh peaches.
Peach Cobbler with Canned Peaches
You can substitute with 2 (16-ounce) cans of peaches if you are using canned peaches.
Peach Cobbler with Frozen Peaches
If you are using frozen peaches, allow the frozen peaches to thaw and then proceed with the recipe as written.
How to Make Easy Peach Cobbler from Scratch
Ingredients
Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full listing of ingredients, instructions, notes, and estimated nutritional information.
- Butter – I use salted butter, but you can use unsalted butter. You can also use your favorite non-dairy butter for a dairy-free version.
- Peaches – use the peaches that you have available to you – fresh, frozen, or canned peaches.
- Sugar – I like to use granulated sugar. You can also use your favorite sugar replacement for baking.
Cobbler Batter
- Flour – I use all-purpose flour. You can also use your favorite gluten-free flour for baking for a gluten-free version. You can also use self-rising flour and omit the baking powder from the cobbler batter ingredients.
- Sugar – see the note above about sugar.
- Baking Powder – helps the cobbler batter to rise and have a tender, cake-like texture when baked.
- Salt – adds flavor to the cobbler batter.
- Milk – I like to use whole milk or half and half. You can use your favorite non-dairy milk if needed for a dairy-free version.
Optional Ingredients:
- Vanilla extract – I find that it enhances the flavor of the cobbler.
- Ground cinnamon – For a cinnamon flavor in your cobbler, add 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon. This is delicious in winter for a cozy dessert recipe.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Add your butter to a 9 x 13 baking dish and let it melt in the oven as you preheat it.
If using fresh peaches, peel the peaches and slice them. Add 1/2 cup sugar to your peaches in a large bowl. This will allow them to sweeten even more and make them even juicier for the cobbler. If using canned peaches, only use the juices from one of the cans.
Once the butter has melted in the baking dish, remove it from the oven and pour the peaches on top of the butter in the baking dish. Do not stir.
Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and milk until smooth and well combined. If you use self-rising flour, omit the salt and baking powder. If you include vanilla extract and ground cinnamon, add it to the recipe. Pour the batter over the peaches. Do not stir.
Bake until golden brown and set, about 35 minutes to 40 minutes.
Once your cobbler is done, remove it from the oven and serve warm.
Storage Tips
To make ahead. Bake and store covered in the refrigerator. Reheat and serve.
To freeze. Bake in a freezer-safe baking dish and cool completely. Wrap tightly with freezer-safe wrap topped with foil. Freeze for up to 3 months. To serve, allow to thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Reheat and serve.
To reheat. To reheat in the oven, cover with foil and reheat until heated throughout, about 20 minutes. To reheat in the microwave, reheat in 30-second intervals until warm in a microwave-safe container.
Substitutes and Variations
- Gluten-Free Peach Cobbler. Use your favorite gluten-free flour for baking substitute.
- Dairy-Free Peach Cobbler. Use your favorite dairy-free milk (such as oat milk) and dairy-free butter substitutes.
- Lower Sugar Peach Cobbler. Replace the sugar in the recipe with your favorite sugar-free sugar substitute for baking.
- Skillet Peach Cobbler. Use a medium (12-inch) skillet in place of a baking dish. Follow the recipe instructions as included.
More Fruit Cobblers to Try
Cobblers make the perfect dessert. Here are some other favorites:
Old Fashioned Southern Blackberry Cobbler
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Peach cobbler bakes uncovered for a delicious, brown, and buttery topping.
You don’t have to peel the peaches to use in your peach cobbler, but I personally do.
All three options are delicious! It is a matter of personal preference. Fresh peaches provide a bit firmer fruit in the cobbler, while frozen do not produce as much juice while baking, in my experience. Canned peaches can become soft while baking in a peach cobbler, depending on the brand used.
Here’s my Easy Peach Cobbler recipe. I hope you love it as much as we do!
Easy Peach Cobbler Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (113 g) butter
- 4 cups (620 g) peaches, fresh, frozen and thawed, or canned
- 1/2 cup (99 g) sugar
Peach Cobbler Batter
- 1 cup (120 g) flour
- 1 cup (198 g) sugar
- 2 teaspoons (8 g) baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon (1 g) kosher salt
- 1 cup (227 g) milk
Optional Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon (5 g) vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon (1 g) ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat the oven to 350º F. Add sliced butter to the baking dish and place in the oven while it preheats to allow the butter to melt. Remove the baking dish once the butter has melted.
- Prep the peaches. Add peeled and sliced fresh peaches and 1/2 cup sugar to a bowl and toss to combine. If using thawed frozen peaches, do the same as fresh peaches. If using canned peaches, drain away the juices from one can of peaches and only use the juices from one can.
- Make the cobbler batter. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Pour in the milk and whisk until smooth and well combined. If using self-rising flour, omit the baking powder and salt.
- Add peaches. Pour the peaches over the melted butter, evenly distributing over the melted butter. Do not stir.
- Add the cobbler batter. Pour the cobbler batter evenly over the peaches, do not stir.
- Bake. Bake until lightly golden brown on top, about 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to rest about 3 minutes.
- Serve. Serve warm.
Notes
Alternate Method
You can reverse the order of the batter and peaches as shown in the recipe video.Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
Love, love this cobbler. I used fresh peaches, a touch of cinnamon and my guests were in heaven. Question: since I live alone and would like to make this for myself, can I freeze a portion for later? Thanks
Hi Catherine,
I’m so glad you loved it! Isn’t it just amazing?! Yes, you can absolutely freeze a portion of the peach cobbler for up to 3 months. Then, just thaw in the refrigerator overnight and enjoy! xo
I made this cobbler and it was delicious. It’s very easy. I have other cobbler recipes and none quite this easy, fast and tasty. What I added was cinnamon to the sugar mixture. This recipe is a winner.
I’m so glad you enjoy it, Vicky! Thanks so much for letting me know you enjoy it! xo
Love this add a pinch peach cobbler recipe.Â
Thanks so much Faye!
Hi Robyn, this is my 5th time making your cobbler. Made it for work, making it for work again tomorrow and an extra one for my family. Will be featuring it on my blog soon and will give you all the credit you richly deserve. Thanks again
I’m so happy you and your family & friends enjoy the cobbler, Sharnette! That would be so sweet of you to link to my recipe when you put your pictures up on your blog! Thanks so much! Have a great summer! xo
Looks so very moist! I am with you – when life gives you fresh, juicy peaches you do something amazing with them! Pinned.
Hi, your recipe for peach cobbler came upon my feed (ggogle pixel2) at work last week. I read the recipe and thought this is pretty simple and I will give it a try. I could not get it out of my mind and decided to try it last Friday. Let me just tell you…It was absolutely delicious. My family loved it. I just made a tweak by adding some lime zest to the liquid mixture and instead of topping with ice cream, I used a cream cheese frosting and added a bit of lime juice, and zest along with heavy cream. It was divine.
I’m so happy you enjoyed it Sharnette! Thanks so much!
WOW, that really turned out AWESOMELY! (Did I spell that right? lol) Anyway, I couldn’t come up with 5 cups of peaches, but did make it anyway, with 4. Had bought two organic peaches from my Harris Teeter grocery store, and needed to eat them, or use them….I saw this recipe, and the decision was firmly planted. And besides that, I was going through last years survival food, to either eat, or throw away, (or give to daughter, who moved away, and comes over just to take whatever I can give her, which seems like most of the time!) and found a can of them (unfortunately not organic, but whose fussin with a recipe like this one??
So, I made the recipe with one can, and two real peaches, and a small jar I found of them (so altogether, only made 4 cups)
Gee, I need some more peaches in the house, NOW! I know I’m gonna eat that whole cobbler, by myself, it’s so delicious, and I’m going to just HAVE to make another one. My husband is probably gonna
say, it’s too sweet. (It’s not “too” sweet to me, but it is sweet!) I was thinkin’ next time, to lower sugar amount next time, anyway. But wait, I only had 4 cups of peaches, and I did TRY to bring the amount down below a whole cup. But I’m ramblin….But I hope my husband will try it. He’s already told me, with hundreds of blueberries on the 2 huge bushes outside, that IF I don’t make him a blueberry cobbler, that I’m going to be in trouble..lol…he’s just being funny, but I’m sure he’s telling me, he really wants one….bad! He doesn’t like much sweets, so I told him I was practicing with the peach cobbler, and I had to use some peaches up too, but Robyn, I was wondering, would any of measurements be different, if I used the same recipe, but used blueberries instead? I will look have to look and see if you have a cobbler recipe using blueberries on your site here, too….
Now, for this recipe, it WAS very EASY to make! As for the taste, it was “out of this world” (sprinkle some cinnamon, and add some whipped cream, and OMG a hundred times)! …A little on the sweet side, but everyone should know, that you can easily adjust that! Enough of the pro’s, on to the con: the edges are kina chewy, BUT it just might have been something that I did, or maybe my self risin’ flour was kinda old (never can find a recipe that uses that! lol)…..but that’s the only thing I found I didn’t care for…but who cares? There’s a whole cobbler to eat!
P.S. Love the site, and many recipes! I think this is my very first comment on this site, but I couldn’t pass up saying something about this delicious desert! Beside OMG…lol
Hi Joan!
I just loved reading your comment! And I’m so glad to have you here! Your note made me smile! 🙂
A couple of things I noticed that might help you love the cobbler even more the next time you make it…I know you said you only had 4 cups peaches, so that may have made the cobbler sweeter when using the recipe’s amount of sugar. Also, it’s true when your flour or baking ingredients aren’t fresh, they sometimes don’t reach their full potential I’ll say. And with the full amount of peaches from the recipe, the juices should help make the crust even better!
I love that you saw the recipe and just made it right then! And enjoyed eating it soon after! 😉 That’s the good thing about cobblers…especially this one…they are simple yet absolutely delicious! I really hope your husband likes it too when you make it for him!
Since he wants a Blueberry Cobbler, I’ve attached my recipe for it. It is also a very delicious favorite of ours and so many who have tried it!
Thanks so much for your kind words! So happy to talk to you! xo
Love love love Peach Cobbler! Especially in the summer when the peaches are so ripe… doesn’t get much better!
Ripe juicy peaches are so good – especially in a good cobbler, aren’t they, Katie?! Thanks so much! xo
Has anyone used frozen peaches? If so, how did it turn out?
Hi Lisa,
I use fresh or canned in the recipe, but if you only have frozen peaches, just let them thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Hope you enjoy the cobbler- it delicious! Thanks!
Have you tried this with gluten free flout?
Hi Margaret,
Yes, I’ve used Cup4Cup brand gluten-free flour and it worked great!