Old Time Oven Peach Cobbler

Here’s a true Old-Time Oven Peach Cobbler 🍑🥧
The kind grandma made—simple pantry ingredients, juicy peaches, and a golden crust, no shortcuts, no fancy steps.


🍑 Old-Time Oven Peach Cobbler

🛒 Ingredients

For the peaches:

  • 6–8 fresh peaches, peeled & sliced
    (or 4 cups canned peaches, drained)
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg (optional)
  • 1 tbsp butter

For the batter:

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ cup (1 stick / 115 g) butter, melted

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Cook the peaches
    In a saucepan, combine peaches, sugar, water, cinnamon, nutmeg, and 1 tbsp butter.
    Bring to a boil, then simmer 10 minutes. Set aside.
  2. Prepare the baking dish
    Pour melted butter into a 9×13 inch (23×33 cm) baking dish.
  3. Make the batter
    In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and milk until smooth.
  4. Assemble (do NOT stir!)
    Pour batter over melted butter.
    Spoon peaches and syrup evenly over batter.
    Do not mix.
  5. Bake
    Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 40–45 minutes, until golden and bubbly.
  6. Cool slightly & serve
    Let rest 10–15 minutes before serving.

⭐ Old-Fashioned Tips

  • Don’t stir—this creates the magic crust
  • Fresh peaches give best flavor, but canned works
  • Cobbler thickens as it cools

🍨 How It’s Served

  • Warm, with vanilla ice cream
  • Or whipped cream
  • Even better the next day

🔁 Variations

  • Add a splash of vanilla to peaches
  • Use half brown sugar for deeper flavor
  • Add blueberries or blackberries
  • Sprinkle top with cinnamon sugar before baking

If you want, I can:

  • Write this as a viral Facebook / Pinterest post
  • Make a Southern extra-juicy version
  • Adapt it to slow cooker or air fryer
  • Turn it into mini cobblers

Just tell me 😊

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