Best Southern Peach Cobbler Recipe Juicy, Golden & Easy 2025
Bake the ultimate Southern peach cobbler with juicy peaches and a golden biscuit crust. Quick, easy, and full of homemade comfort — a must‑try dessert!
Equipment
- Large bowl
- Medium bowl
- 9x13 baking dish
- Sharp knife
- Cutting board
- Wooden spoon
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Fork
- Oven
Ingredients
For the filling:
- 8-10 fresh peaches peeled and cut into chunks
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ cup peach juice or water
For the biscuit topping:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons cold butter cubed
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon raw sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- 1. Bring pot of water to boil
- 2. Add peaches for 30 seconds to 1 minute
- 3. Transfer to ice water
- 4. Peel skins off
- 5. Cut into chunks
- 6. Mix peaches with both sugars, butter, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, cornstarch, lemon juice, and peach juice in large bowl
- 7. Let sit 5 minutes
- 8. In another bowl whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt
- 9. Cut cold butter into flour mixture until it looks like sand
- 10. Add buttermilk and vanilla, stir until combined
- 11. Pour peach mixture into baking dish
- 12. Drop spoonfuls of biscuit dough over peaches
- 13. Sprinkle raw sugar on top
- 14. Bake at 375°F for 35-45 minutes until biscuits are golden and filling bubbles at edges
- 15. Cool 5 minutes
- 16. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream
Notes
Nutrition per serving:
- Protein: 4-5g
- Carbs: 52-58g
- Fat: 14-16g
- Fiber: 2-3g
- Sodium: 280-320mg