Light Fresh Peach Cobbler

Submitted by spatchcock

"This recipe uses less fats and sugars than most cobbler recipes."

 

• Ready In: 44mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 6 medium peaches, sliced
• 6 1⁄3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon table salt
• 3 tablespoons reduced-calorie margarine
• 1⁄2 cup nonfat milk

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. In a large saucepan, combine peaches, 1/3 cup of the sugar (5 1/3 tablespoons), cornstarch, lemon juice, and cinnamon; toss to coat peaches.
3. Set pan over medium heat and bring to a boil.
4. Cook until mixture thickens, about 1 minute.
5. Remove from heat and transfer mixture to an 8-inch square baking pan.
6. To make the topping, in a large bowl, combine flour, remaining tablespoon of sugar, baking powder and salt.
7. Work in margarine with a fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
8. Add milk and stir until flour mixture is evenly moistened.
9. Drop 8 tablespoons of topping mixture onto peach mixture.
10. Bake until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbly, about 20 to 25 minutes.
11. Cut into 8 pieces and serve.

Reviews

[ladypit]

YUM! We went peach picking this weekend and had lots to use up. We made a double batch of this but cooked each one individually. One we have double wrapped to freeze. We used whole wheat pastry flour and a tablespoon of flax meal in the crust. Very good cobbler. Nice spiciness and sweetness.

 

[drewzilla]

Very good! I used this recipe as more of a guideline than anything else. I substituted granulated splenda for the sugar, and omitted the butter completely. Came out very, very good. The topping would have obviously been more light and flakey with butter, but I'd rather cut off the 300 calories out of the recipe. Worked very well with granulated splenda!

 

[Elizabeth H.]

Delicious. Made this for July 4th. Followed recipe exactly except for adding a cup and a half of blueberries. Served with vanilla ice cream. For several minutes there was dead silence except for the sound of spoons hitting bowls.

 

[Sugar Doll]

I used canned peaches and omitted the butter to make it even more healthy. It still turned out great! Nice and crispy on the top too! I would definitely make this again.

 

[Nachise]

The peaches at the farmer's market have never been better than they are this year, and this is the perfect recipe to showcase them. My primary complaint about most peach cobbler recipes is that they have too much butter and too much sugar. I did take some liberties.<br/><br/>First, I used 1/3 C of brown sugar, left out the lemon juice, and used butter instead of margarine. I dropped the batter in smaller pieces. The cobbler turned out beautifully, and as a bonus, I can include this in my meal plan without shifting hardly anything around.<br/><br/>I would recommend this to anyone!