Peach Cobbler

When you have a bag of fresh, Georgia peaches is there anything better to do than make cobbler?  I don't think so!  This cobbler is easy and delicious.  I used a recipe from Pinterest for inspiration but tweaked it slightly to take it up just a notch.  In my original recipe, I used blueberries too which made it totally awesome. This time I just used peaches because that is all I had.  One of the best things about cobbler is that it is anything in season can and will make it delicious!

I hope that you and your family enjoy it as much as mine did.

1/2 cup butter (unsalted)
5 peaches, sliced
Up to 1 cup sugar (may need less depending on sweetness of peaches)
1, 1/2 cup Splenda (divided)
2 cup water (divided)
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup milk

Melt butter in baking dish (13x9).  I used stoneware so I put it in the microwave but if you are using metal do not melt in the microwave.  It will not end well!  

While that is melting, put the peaches, 1 cup Splenda, water and sugar in large sauce pan.  Bring this to a boil.  I recommend tasting your peaches first, rough I know, and then add the sugar based on the peaches.  If they are already really sweet, don't add all of it.  It's kind of up to your taste buds.  These peaches were fresh from Georgia so I did not need all of it.  I only used about 1/3 cup of sugar this time.  

As that is coming to a boil, sift together the flour, 1/2 cup Splenda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon. Then pour in the milk and water and whisk together until smooth.  It will seem like a runny batter but it is OK.  Pour the batter over the melted butter and DO NOT STIR!  After peaches are boiling for a couple minutes carefully use a slotted spoon to dip the peaches out and put them all over the batter.  

Once you have the peaches placed where you want, pour over some of the syrup.  The original recipe did not clarify but I do not use all the syrup.  These peaches were really juicy so I didn't even use half the syrup.  If they were still hard I probably would have used it all but I didn't want a runny cobbler.  

Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes and make sure you let it cool for a bit before cutting into it.  This is the hardest part but it if you cut it too soon, it will fall apart and not be deliciously beautiful.  

Serve with ice cream, homemade whipped cream or whatever you want but enjoy it!  I know that I usually include nutritional info on my recipes but I am not, in any way, claiming that this is healthy.  This is more of a guilty pleasure than figure friendly dessert.  Indulge yourself and enjoy!