Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler
This delicious recipe goes well warm with a scoop or two of ice cream. It has a fresh sweetness that no other fruit offers. can be made into a peach pie as well.
Ingredients
Filling
- 6 c peaches, peeled, pitted and sliced
- 2/3 c granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tbsp tapioca powder ( or cornstarch)
Crumble Topping
- 1/2 c rolled oats
- 1/2 c packed brown sugar
- 1/4 c all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- pinch salt
- 1/3 c butter
Instructions
filling
- Peel peaches, remove pit and slice into a medium-sized mixing bowl ( or large Pyrex measuring cup)
- Mix tapioca powder (or cornstarch), cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl.
- Pour the dry mixture over the peaches and stir until evenly covered.
- Pour mixture into a large casserole dish (or desired oven-safe dish) and let sit for at least 15 minutes before adding crumble. top.
Crumble Topping
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, mix the oats, sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt.
- Cut cold butter into small pieces and add to the dry mixture.
- Cut in with a pastry cutter until you get a nice crumble texture.
- Pour onto top of peaches in the casserole dish and pat down slightly.
- Bake in a 375° F oven on the center rack for 45 minutes.
- When done. Let it sit for at least 20 minutes before serving. This allows the filling to thicken.
variation - Peach Pie
- Reduce the amount of peaches to 4 cupsReduce tapioca to 1 Tbsp
- Reduce sugar to 1/2 cup
- Follow instructions for cobbler, using a single-crust pie shell and the crumble topping
