Peach Cobbler

I’ve made this cobber so many times I’ve lost count. I also followed the recommendations and reduced the sugar with the peaches to 1 cup and used 1 cup of boiling water.

I used modifications from the top comments with one cup of hot water and reducing the sugar quantities. I love craysins so put some in as well. It came out very nice.

The best Peach Cobbler I’ve ever made! Was leery of the boiled water thing and the seemingly high amounts of sugar so I cut them both in half and added a large teaspoon of Vanilla to the peach mixture (I used 8 small peaches). It turned out wonderful! Will make it again.

It’s a keeper but next time I would reduce the sugar even more and add more peaches (personal preference). As other reviewers suggested I reduced the sugar by 1/2 cup. It was still a little sweet for me but hubby has a huge sweet tooth and thought it was perfect. I would prefer more peaches but used the 3 I had on hand and it worked out fine.

I made this the first time to the recipe and really loved the taste and ease. However I was using fresh Michigan peaches and they are so juicy it probably had too much liquid in it. Did not quite cook fully. So made a second batch cutting the water a little bit and reducing both the cinnamon to half a teaspoon and removing a half cup of sugar. Also used four peaches. Turned out excellent. Just made my third batch last night and enjoying it. On this one I put a few sprinkles of nutmeg on the peaches again with lower water and sugar. This will be my go to recipe and I look forward to trying it with blueberries and apples later. Thanks for sharing it Jan.

Three stars as written. Two cups of water was too much. I’m glad I tried this recipe again with the following changes: Reduce water to 1 cup. Add sugar to the peaches a little at a time and check the sweetness. If the fruit is already very sweet, adding a full 1 1/2 cups of sugar may make the mixture too sweet. Bake in a 9×13 baking dish. These changes make it 4 stars (5 stars on the rare occasion when I use Butter Flavored shortening!)

I wish I had read the reviews. This was way too much water. A soupy mess!

Loved it! Like a German kuchen. I lowered the sugar in both the peaches and the crust. I used 6 peaches (double). Only used 1 cup of water as my peaches were super juicy. Put a cookie sheet under your baking dish too.

I have been making this cobbler for years & it is the bomb! If you follow the original recipe using 3 peaches it comes out perfect. If you add additional peaches you must cut down on the water as other reviews have done. Cutting down on sugar will not effect the recipe either way but the water is the key.

The flavor was good, however, the bottom of the pan was soaking in liquid. Not sure I would make again unless the filling could be altered to be thicker and less runny.

Reduced the sugar by 3/4 cup, the water to 1 cup, used 4 peaches and added a teaspoon of vanilla. Baked in a 9×13 pan. It was absolutely delicious!! I will reduce the sugar a bit more next time as it was still very sweet, but this is a great recipe!

The only thing I changed is that I made it exactly as the recipe is written and it is excellent.

Big adjustments, but very good once altered. I made the recipe for 12 servings, and only put in like 1-1 1/2 cps of boiling water–which was still waay too much. After I cooked it the 45 mins, I could tell it wasn’t set in the middle. So I put aluminum foil on the done parts and put it in for another 10 mins. (350 deg still). I then tried some and I noticed there was still a lot of liquid under the cakey part. So I carefully drained it. Put aluminum foil over the done parts again, and stuck in in for another 10 mins. THEN it was good. I would say in future productions, I will use the juice from the peaches and a about 1/2 cup of water. I think that will be plenty. Very tasty once finally done. Just a pain in the neck!

Zero stars!!!! This recipe was the most unmitigated disaster I have ever made. Usually I can make any recipe turn out with minimal trouble. First, be warned that substituting frozen peaches will be problematic at best. I anticipated a longer cooking time… at double the cooking time the top was browned and crispy and the fruit was bubbly hot. However, the product was soupy, and though boiling the bread was less than a quarter inch thick over a watery base. The fruit was sickly sweet using only one cup of sugar. I used half the water called for… it was still way too much. Fruit never thickened in the slightest. Perhaps from the extended cooking the flour starch broke down. I also tried the tin foil recommended. took it off after an hour because it was steaming the bread.

I have been making cobbler off of this recipe since 2008 and it has turned out great each time even with adjustments to the amount of sugar. I have reduced the sugar to 1/4 cup over the peaches and 1/2 cup in the dough mixture. I also use a 9″x13″ pan for more portions to share. Still sweet and delicious but with fewer calories!

Good base but changes made: 7-8 peaches (enough to pack a 9×13 pan), only 1 cup sugar if peaches really sweet, added 1tsp almond extract to milk, and reduced water to 1 cup. Everything else the same. Next time I’d like to try creaming with butter instead of shortening for more flavor.

This is an excellent dish!

Family of picky boys and I was the hero with this recipe. I followed the directions and it turned out great. This was the first time I have made cobbler – it won’t be the last!

Way too sweet for me, plus no cinnamon or nutmeg. I’ll looking for a healthier option.

I have been looking for the perfect cobbler recipe all summer. My husband doesn’t eat a lot of desserts but he specifically asked for a berry cobbler in the spring/early summer. I tried a couple different recipes but he kept saying they were “too cake-y” and not really a cobbler like he wanted. I found this recipe and decided to try this but realized my peaches were still too firm so I ended up using one peach and 2 1/4 cups blueberries (just because that’s what I had on hand that was ready for use). It was delicious and my husband said this was just what he’d been wanting. He told me to save the recipe so I can make this again. After reading the reviews, I used 1 cup sugar, a couple teaspoons of lemon juice and a teaspoon of cornstarch in with the fruit. Only used 3/4 cup sugar in the dough and 1 cup boiling water. I did add vanilla to the dough mix. Other than the pan I used being too small (my own fault) it was perfect! It is safely stored in my recipe box for future use. Thank you for sharing a perfect cobbler recipe!

Made this today turn out really good. I cut sugar to one cup, water to 1 1/3 cup, used 7 large peaches & put in 9 x 13 pan. Will make again soon very easy to make. Thanks for the recipe.