The Best Peach Cobbler Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How do you keep peach cobbler from getting soggy? ›

In a cobbler, the topping is a dough with a rising agent like baking powder that bakes up into a slightly sweet, biscuit-like topping. In crisp, the topping is made with flour, sugar, butter, oats and sometimes nuts without a leavening agent. The topping is sprinkled over the fruit before baking.

If the bottom crust doesn't set before the filling soaks in, it's going to be gummy. A metal pie pan placed on a preheated surface will set the bottom crust quickest; once cooked, the liquids from the filling above won't soak in, and as a result: no soggy bottom.

Not coating the fruit in some starch.

The result is a soupy cobbler with a soggy top. Try this: Add one to two tablespoons of cornstarch to the filling.

Add milk slowly to the dry cobbler mix, you don't want your batter too runny. If the mixture is too thick you can add more milk, but you want the batter the consistency of a thick cake or brownie batter. Since this recipe is going to sit on a pantry shelf, we're using all-purpose flour.

Too often, the biscuit topping will mix with the syrupy filling and result in a doughy texture throughout the entire dish. To avoid this mishap, you can try hot water as an easy addition for crisp cobbler crust. It may sound counterintuitive to add liquid to a recipe to promote crispness, but it works. Trust us.

You can bake a cobbler with just fruit as the filling, but a little sugar and cornstarch tossed with the fruit before baking will work together to create a lush sauce from the fruit's juices. This is the thing that turns a good cobbler into a knock-out dessert.

Cobbler is sometimes described as a kind of fruit pie, but strictly speaking, the two are different. Pies are made from pastry, rather than biscuit batter, and they are fully encased, with a crust at the top and the bottom, while cobblers typically only have a topping.

Exterior: Cobblers are denser due to the biscuit dough topping and base, while crisps use oats and a streusel topping, making them lighter. Cobbler toppings are also likely not a full layer like a crisp or pie. Instead, the biscuit dough dollops often sit on top as individual biscuits.

Mistake: Baking at too high of a temperature

Cobblers need enough time in the oven for the topping to cook through and brown, but at too high a temperature, anything above 375 ℉, the fruit filling might not be cooked by the time the top is burnt.

Can you leave peach cobbler out overnight? ›

Can Peach Cobbler Be Left Out Overnight? As a general rule of thumb, most fruit pies and cobblers are fine to be left out overnight at room temperature as long as they are covered. If the pies contain dairy or eggs, then you should store them in the fridge.

Once completely cooled, cover the dish with the fruit and store in the fridge; store the topping in a covered container at room temperature.

Water and flour can be combined to make a thickening agent for peach cobbler. This mixture is commonly known as a "flour slurry."

Does peach cobbler need to be refrigerated? Yes, it needs to be refrigerated if you're not going to eat it within a couple of hours after baking (while its still warm or at room temperature). If there are leftovers, or if you've made the cobbler ahead of time, it's best to refrigerate it.

Once completely cooled, cover the dish with the fruit and store in the fridge; store the topping in a covered container at room temperature. Before serving, spread the topping over the jammy fruit filling and reheat for about 15 minutes in a 350°F oven.

Blind-bake your base before adding a filling to help to firm the base and avoid liquid being absorbed into it. Prick the base with a fork to help steam escape, cover with foil or parchment, and weigh it down with ceramic baking beans, uncooked rice or white sugar. Then bake at 220°C (425°F) for 15 minutes.

Store leftover cobbler covered, in the fridge for 4-5 days. To reheat peach cobbler, use the microwave or oven. To reheat in the oven, remove it from the fridge and allow it to come to room temperature.