Description
Homemade blueberry peach cobbler combines sweet summer fruits with a buttery crumble topping. Southern comfort dessert delivers warm, golden goodness that welcomes friends and family around the table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 lbs (1.36 kg) peaches (peeled, pitted, sliced into eighths)
- 2 cups (300 g) blueberries
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (110 g) light brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 2 rounded tbsps crystallized ginger (minced, optional)
- 2 tbsps (25 g) sugar (for cinnamon sugar topping)
- 1 ½ tbsps (19 g) sugar (for biscuit topping)
- 3 tbsps cornstarch
- 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter (diced)
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp coarse salt
- ½ cup (120 ml) milk
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- Freshly whipped cream
- Ice cream
Instructions
- Peach Preparation: Score and blanch peaches in boiling water for 30-40 seconds, then shock in ice bath. Peel and slice into uniform wedges.
- Preheating and Dish Setup: Warm oven to 350°F (175°C). Butter a 9×13-inch baking dish and place on rimmed baking sheet to catch potential drippings.
- Fruit Mixture Creation: Combine peaches, blueberries, ginger, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Mix thoroughly to coat fruit evenly.
- Fruit Layer Assembly: Spread fruit mixture into prepared baking dish and dot surface with cold butter cubes.
- Cobbler Topping Preparation: Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a separate bowl. Incorporate milk until batter reaches a thick, slightly lumpy texture.
- Topping Application: Drop spoonfuls of batter over fruit, creating a rustic coverage. Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture across the top.
- Baking Process: Bake for 50-60 minutes until topping turns golden brown and fruit filling bubbles vigorously around edges.
- Serving and Storage: Cool slightly, then serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. Refrigerate leftovers, covered, for up to 3 days.
Notes
- Peach Peeling Pro Tip: Blanching peaches in boiling water for 30-40 seconds makes skin removal effortless and prevents fruit damage.
- Baking Sheet Safety Hack: Placing the baking dish on a rimmed sheet catches fruit drippings, preventing messy oven spills and simplifying cleanup.
- Even Fruit Distribution Trick: Mix fruit ingredients thoroughly to ensure each piece gets an equal coating of sugar, spices, and thickening agents for balanced flavor.
- Topping Texture Secret: Don’t overmix the cobbler batter; slight lumps create a more rustic, tender texture that helps absorb fruit juices perfectly.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 23 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg