Cobbler is a dessert consisting of a fruit filling poured into a large baking dish and covered with a batter before being baked.
Peach Cobbler Day was created by the Georgia Peach Council in the 1950s to sell canned peaches. It was invented by early American settlers.
Peach Cobbler is a traditional dessert served alongside a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Peach Cobbler
A rich fruit based dessert made with whole wheat flour, comes together in minutes. Impress your guests with this sumptuous dessert.
Ingredients
Filling
- 12 small fresh peaches or 6 large peaches or 1 large can of whole peaches(sliced)
- ½ tsp cinnamon powder can use upto 1 tsp
- 3 tbsp unrefined cane sugar
Batter or crust
- 170 gms whole wheat flour
- 170 ml fresh milk
- 100 gms unsalted butter melted
- 1 pinch salt
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup unrefined cane sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Serving
- vanilla ice cream as required
Instructions
- Take an 8x8inch baking dish, apply butter all over and set aside
For the filling
- Wash and peel the skin of peaches and slice them. If using canned peaches, just slice them and use.
- Add cinnamon and sugar to the sliced peaches and mix well, arrange them in the prepared baking dish. Set aside.
Preparing the batter
- Pre-heat the oven to 180° C.
- Sift the flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl. Add sugar and melted butter to the bowl and mix well. Add the egg and milk and mix well until everything is incorporated.
- Pour this batter onto the arranged peaches and bake for 30-35 mins or until the tooth pick inserted into the topping(crust) comes out clean.
- Serve hot with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.