This peach cobbler with fresh peaches is the quintessential dessert of late summer. Nothing can match the flavor of a perfectly ripened peach—the juices-running-down-your-chin kind of peaches, the glorious fruit whose color is its name, peach. A fresh ripe peach is a treat in itself, but when you want something more, try this quick and easy peach cobbler!
This fresh peach cobbler is so elegant in its simplicity. The dessert stars fresh, perfectly ripened peaches sliced into a baking dish and sprinkled ever so lightly with brown sugar. All that’s left to do is to spread a dry vanilla cake mix evenly over the fruit and dot the entire surface generously with thin pats of butter.
Pop it in the oven and let the peaches release their amazing juice. The butter and cake mix combine to make a fresh peach cobbler with a tender crust and a slightly crispy top. While it’s still a little warm, serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and you have bliss in a bowl.
Peaches have been around a lot longer than we might think! I discovered some very delicious tidbits about the antiquity and importance of peaches!
Peaches originated in China. Scientists have discovered fossilized peach pits that appear to be from 6000 BC! Archaeologists believe the land along the Yangzi River was the first place where peaches were domesticated.
The ancient Chinese believed that peach blossoms could dispel evil spirits and provide vitality. Emperors, when traveling, engaged soldiers carrying peach blossoms to protect them. All over China, the people hung peach blossoms on their front doors to welcome the new year.
China is still the world’s leading peach producer.
Peaches are part of the vast Rosaceae botanical family, which comprises approximately 2,800 species of plants. Fruit-bearing trees in the rose family include apples, pears, plums, cherries, apricots, and almonds. Blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries are all members of the Rosaceae family, too. (Just wondering, does that make it a fruity, nutty family?)
Over the centuries, other countries began to cultivate peaches. Spanish explorers brought the first peaches to South America in the 16th century. From there, peach cultivation spread to England, where peaches became a rare and prized delicacy. Queen Victoria’s favorite treat was a fresh peach after dinner, served in a fancy cotton napkin.
English colonists brought peaches to America in the early 17th century. Thomas Jefferson planted peach trees at his estate, Monticello, in 1768, but it took another 100 years for peaches to be commercially grown in the United States.
Today, the top peach-producing states are California, South Carolina, Georgia, and New Jersey. I used Colorado peaches, and they were insanely huge and delicious!
Here’s what you get from one gloriously ripe peach. One medium peach has about 50 calories, no cholesterol, and no sodium. It provides 6% of your daily vitamin A needs and 15% of your daily vitamin C needs. You’ll also benefit from vitamins E and K, niacin, folate, iron, choline, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, zinc, and copper.
Do your body a favor; eat more fruit! Federal guidelines suggest that adults should eat about 1 1/2 to 2 cups of fruit per day, while the American Heart Association recommends 4 to 5 servings. Less than ten percent of adults in America meet these guidelines.
There’s something so comforting about a homemade peach cobbler with fresh peaches—the kind of dessert that says “summer’s here.”
Peel and slice about five or six cups of fresh peaches into a sprayed or greased 13″ x 9″ baking pan. Sprinkle about 1/2 cup of brown sugar evenly over the fruit.
Now spread a whole box of dry vanilla cake mix over all the peaches. You can use yellow cake, too, if that’s what you have on the shelf! Finally, slice 3/4 cup of butter (real butter, please) into thin pats and dot the pats all over the dry cake mix—boom, peach cobbler, ready to pop into a 350-degree oven.
Bake it for about forty or forty-five minutes. It should be a medium golden brown when done. Keep an eye on it towards the end of the baking time so it doesn’t get too brown. All ovens are different. Next time I make this, I may add some sliced almonds on top of my yummy peach cobbler with fresh peaches. I bet I’d enjoy the added crunch!
Fresh peaches are lightly sprinkled with brown sugar, topped with a dry cake mix, and dotted with butter. A quick and delicious dessert that's perfect when peaches are plentiful.
I’d love to hear how your peach cobbler with fresh peaches turned out! Please drop a comment or tag me if you share it on social. Peaches also pair extremely well with pork chops and complement tomatoes surprisingly well on a salad. While they are this perfect and plentiful, I hope you’ll find a way to have some every day!
Here are some of my favorite ways to use fresh peaches! Fresh Peach Pie, Incredible Peach Cake, Peach Salsa, and Peach and Tomato Salad. There are even more on my site! Just search peach!
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