Skillet Peach Cobbler
Ripe summer peaches bubbling under craggy drop-biscuit topping, baked in a cast iron skillet until the edges caramelize. Serve it warm with vanilla ice cream and let the whole thing collapse into the bowl.
- Course
- Desserts
- Cuisine
- American
- Prep Time
- 20 min
- Cook Time
- 1 hr
- Total Time
- 1 hr 20 min

Recipe Card
Skillet Peach Cobbler
★ 4.8 · By Marguerite Hale
- Course
- Desserts
- Cuisine
- American
- Prep Time
- 20 min
- Cook Time
- 1 hr
- Total Time
- 1 hr 20 min
Ingredients
- 3 lbs ripe peaches, sliced
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar for the topping
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 6 tbsp cold butter, cubed
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- Coarse sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- 1
Toss the sliced peaches with the sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice and let them sit fifteen minutes so they release their syrup.
- 2
Pour the fruit into a buttered ten-inch cast iron skillet and slide it into a 400°F oven while you make the topping.
- 3
Rub the cold butter into the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt until the mixture looks like coarse gravel, then stir in the buttermilk just to combine.
- 4
Drop craggy spoonfuls of dough over the hot fruit, leaving gaps for steam, and sprinkle everything with coarse sugar.
- 5
Bake thirty-five minutes until the biscuits are golden and the juices bubble up thickly at the edges. Rest ten minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Estimated per serving (8 servings per recipe).
Tip: Any tips before I start?
Read the method through once and get everything measured before you turn on the heat — it is the single change that makes home cooking calmer.
Variation Ideas
- Adjust the seasoning and herbs to what is in season.
How long will this last?
Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
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