Sophie Kaftal and Bobby Zielinski of Toronto’s Kitten and the Bear share this classic peach cobbler from their Kitten and the Bear Cookbook. Made with just six ingredients, the family recipe can be prepared with fresh or canned peaches and has a simple biscuit topping that turns golden and crisp as it bakes.

Why You’ll Love This Peach Cobbler

Only six ingredients.: Butter, peaches, flour, sugar, baking powder and milk are all you need.
Fresh or canned peaches work.: Make it with ripe seasonal peaches or well-drained canned peaches when fresh aren’t available.
The topping gives you two textures.: As Kaftal explains, the biscuits become crunchy on top while staying moist underneath where they meet the sweet, caramelized peaches.

A peach cobbler in a silver dish with peaches around it

Easy Peach Cobbler

Sophie Kaftal and Bobby Zielinski

An easy 6-ingredient peach cobbler made with fresh or canned peaches and a simple golden biscuit topping.

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Ingredients

½ cup melted salted butter
4-5 cups sliced fresh peaches or canned sliced peaches well drained
1¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp baking powder
¾ cup 2% milk

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 325°F.
Pour the melted butter into a 9-inch round baking dish, swirling to coat the bottom and sides.
Gently arrange the peaches on top of the butter. It’s fine if they overlap.
In a medium bowl, gently whisk together the flour, sugar, and baking powder. Stir in the milk with a spoon until everything is fully incorporated and you have a soft dough.
Using floured hands, pinch pieces from the dough and place on top of the peaches. Leave a little space for them to rise and gently touch while still allowing the juices from the peaches to bubble around them. (You’ll see that the dough spreads and the pieces socialize with each other.)
Bake until the dough pieces have spread and are golden brown, and the peaches are caramelized underneath and around the biscuits.
To serve, scoop up a spoonful of peaches topped with the biscuits.
Cover with a lid or plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

The Story Behind This Peach Cobbler

“My grandma Buehler was from a large Irish family, and many of her recipes stretched the dollar while providing warmth. She created this recipe after she immigrated to the eastern United States, where peaches grow in abundance. It is an example of a dish that is inexpensive to make yet is tasty and heartwarming. The biscuits are crunchy on the top and moist in the middle. Because they float on top of the sweet peaches, the bottoms have a soft and caramelized texture and taste. We buy our peaches from a farmer in the Okanagan who comes to our farm for berries to take back home with him. It’s a sweet deal for both of us!”