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Cardamom Peach Cobbler

A Scandinavian-inspired peach cobbler with just a hint of cardamom and allspice.  A perfectly simple summer dessert to celebrate peach season!
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Course: bake, Dessert, summer
Cuisine: Nordic, Scandnavian
Keyword: easy peach cobbler, how to make peach cobbler, peach cobbler recipe
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 310kcal
Author: Kristi

Ingredients

For the Filling:

  • cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • Pinch of fine salt
  • 2 ½ pounds ripe but firm peaches peeled, pitted and cut into wedges (about 6 cups)*
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

For the Biscuit Topping:

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon fine salt
  • 5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut into ¼ inch cubes
  • ¼ cup skyr or Greek yogurt NOT nonfat
  • 2 tablespoons cold water
  • Turbinado sugar for sprinkling
  • Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for serving

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  Make the Filling:  Whisk sugar, cardamom, allspice, cornstarch and salt together in a medium bowl.  Add peaches, vanilla extract and lemon juice and gently toss until the peaches are evenly coated.  Transfer fruit to a 9-inch deep dish pie plate and bake until fruit begins to release liquid, about 20-25 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, make the Biscuit Topping:  Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in the work bowl of a food processor.  Pulse until combined.  Scatter cubes of butter over the top and pulse until the mixture resembles wet sand with a few pea-sized pieces of butter, about 8-10 pulses.  Transfer the mixture to a large bowl.  Add skyr or yogurt and water. Mix together using a fork and/or your fingers until a dough forms (be careful not to overmix).
  • Once the fruit is out of the oven, use an ice cream scoop or large spoon to drop 6 equal-sized mounds of dough on top of the hot peach mixture leaving at least a half inch between each biscuit.  Sprinkle the dough mounds wth turbinado sugar and transfer to the oven.  Bake until the filling is bubbly and biscuits are golden brown, about 20 minutes.  Transfer to a wire rack to cool.  Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Notes

*The easiest way to peel peaches is to use a serrated peeler.  If you don’t have a serrated peeler, you can use a paring knife to score each peach with an “X” at the base and blanch the peaches in a pot of simmering water for 20-30 seconds.  Remove the peaches from the simmering water and immediately transfer to a bowl of ice water.  This blanching and shocking process will loosen the skins and you should be able to peel them easily by hand beginning where you made the “X”.

Nutrition

Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 201mg | Potassium: 393mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 908IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 1mg