Homemade Peach Cobbler – Old Fashioned with Brown Sugar and Oatmeal Crumble
There’s nothing better than brown sugar, oatmeal, butter, a little cinnamon, ice cream, and some homegrown peaches, all put together. Today, I’m going to share with you how to make the best Old Fashioned peach cobbler comfort food.
You know that flavor filled smell from your grandma’s peach cobbler when you come in from church on Sunday, that’s what you’re going to get with this recipe. It would make you skip the meal and run straight to the dessert. So let’s get started!
We start this recipe off with a bottom crust and bake it just enough for it to set up.
This is a layered deal so after we get the crust set we’re going to pour over the peaches- give it a little maple syrup drizzle and then top it with the oatmeal crumble.
It tastes completely homemade and old-fashioned and it’s sure to bring a smile to the face of everyone that tastes it.
So, invite your neighbors over to have a taste of this amazing dish. It gets better with every bite you take!!
Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler
Ingredients
Filling
- 2 lbs. Fresh sliced peaches or 2 15 oz cans sliced peaches
- ½ stick butter
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 2 cups of sugar if you are using canned peaches and they are packed in heavy syrup you can omit the sugar
Crust
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup butter cubed and chilled
Topping
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 ½ cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp of nutmeg
- 1 tsp salt
- 5 tablespoons butter cubed and chilled
- ¼ cup maple syrup
Instructions
Filling
- In a medium pot add the peaches and sugar and ½ stick of butter. Bring to a boil. Set aside.
Crust
- In a mixing bowl, combine the brown sugar and flour. Cut in the butter to a fine crumble. With your hands work th dough to form a moist ball.
- Pat the dough out into the bottom of a buttered In a 12 inch Dutch oven ad 12-inch cast iron skillet or a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Bake with coals until the dough sets up, or if cooking indoors at 350 degrees F (uncovered) for 15 minutes.
- Return the peaches to the heat and bring back to a boil. Stir in the cornstarch and cook until thickens slightly, stirring frequently.
- Pour the peaches over the crust and drizzle over the maple syrup.
Topping
- In a mixing bowl, combine the oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cut in the butter until crumbly.
- Sprinkle the oatmeal mixture on top of the peaches. Finish cooking with light coals on bottom and heavy on top for about 3-5 minutes and then remove from the bottom heat and finish cooking with the top heat (as seen in video) If cooking indoors return to the oven at 350 degrees F for an additional 25 minutes or until bubbly and the top browns
- Let cool about ten minutes. Serve with ice cream or whipped topping.
