Easy Peach Cobbler Recipe with Premade Pie Crust

This homemade peach cobbler recipe with premade pie crust is a simple solution for an easy summer dessert. Using store-bought dough means you only need 15 minutes to assemble this tasty dessert. I love it in the summer with fresh peaches, but it's perfect any time of the year.

Why Make Quick and Easy Peach Cobbler With Pie Crust

• This recipe is a traditional southern-style peach cobbler.
• Using pie crust you can easily make a pretty lattice-patterned crust on top with step-by-step picture instructions below.
• Use fresh or frozen peaches to make the best peach cobbler.
• This is a delicious dessert served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or freshly made whipped cream.
• It's sure to become a family favorite!

🛒 Ingredient Notes

You need just a handful of ingredients easily found at most grocery stores to make the best cobbler that everyone is sure to love.

• Peaches: When making peach cobbler, you want to use ripe peaches that are peeled, pitted, and sliced. You can use fresh or frozen with excellent results. Making cobbler with frozen peaches is a great way to save time or if they are not in season.
•  Lemon juice:  Be sure to use fresh squeezed when making southern peach cobbler.
• Sugar: Regular white granulated sugar is best for the color of peach cobbler.
• Minute tapioca: A handy way to thicken cobblers.
• Cinnamon, ground cloves, and nutmeg: Add the subtle spice flavor to your peach cobbler and enhances the sweetness.
• Ready made pie crust: You want to use refrigerated pie crust, usually found in the dairy case at the grocery store. Each box likely has two round pie crusts per box, but you will only need one for this recipe.
•  Butter: Slices of butter are laid over the top of the pastry and add a bit of rich, salty flavor to the peach filling.
•  Egg: Just for the top to give the crust some color.

⭐️ See the recipe card for a complete list and quantities.

How To Make Easy Peach Cobbler With Pie Crust

This easy homemade peach cobbler recipe with premade pie crust goes together in just a few quick and easy steps.

Step 1: To get started, preheat the oven to 375° F while you are mixing everything up.

Step 2: Then, in a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, tapioca, cinnamon, nutmeg, lime juice, and peaches. Stir gently with a large spoon, incorporate all the ingredients, and coat the peaches.

Step 4: Add the peach cobbler filling to your baking pan. Be sure to use a rubber spatula to scrape all the sugar and tapioca out of the bowl. Lay the slices of butter on top of the peaches.

Step 5: Remove your boxed pie dough from the refrigerator. Carefully roll out one round sheet of the dough onto your counter or work surface. With a 12-inch ruler, make even marks the width of the ruler by pressing the ruler down on the pie crust. Do this all the way across the dough.

Step 6: Use a long sharp knife to cut crust strips through the marks in the pie dough.

Step 7: Lay the pie crust strips across one length of the baking dish.

Step 8: Pull back every other strip. Add pie strips going in the opposite direction. Repeat until you have woven the pie crust strips into a basket pattern.

Step 9: Trim excess pie dough strips from around the edges of the baking dish.

Step 10: Brush the egg wash over the top of the crust and bake in the oven.

⭐️ HINT: Use kitchen shears or scissors to quickly and easily trip the edges of the dough for neat, clean edges.

➡️ For complete instructions, see the recipe card below.

Substitutions

Here are a few substitutions you can use when making this easy peach cobbler recipe.

• Make a homemade pie crust instead of using store-bought dough to make the top layer of crust for the cobbler.
• Swap out the white sugar for light brown sugar. It changes the color of the filling slightly but adds a hint of molasses flavor.

Peach Cobbler Ad-In Ideas

• Fruit: Many different fruits work well, adding them in with peaches. Other stone fruits such as apricots and plums can be peeled and sliced in a similar manner to change up the flavor a bit.   Berries and apples are also excellent fruits to mix in with peach cobbler.
• Nuts: Chop up ½ cup pecans or walnuts and add to the fruit filling for crunch and nutty flavor before topping it with the strips of dough.

💭 Tips for Working with Pie Dough

• Keep your dough chilled so it cooks up light and flaky.
• Don't over handle it as it may end up tough in texture.
• Don't worry if it doesn't look like an Instagram photo. That's the beauty of cobbler!! At its heart it's comfort food and a little messiness is a good thing and adds to the character of the dish.

💭 Tips for Making Perfect Cobbler

Here are some of my top tips to make sure your cobbler comes out perfectly on the first try!

• Use a deep casserole dish. I really like this 11 x 7 oval casserole dish. But you can use a square pan, loaf pan, or rectangle dish as long as it will hold about 2 - 2.5 quarts.
• Evenly slice the peaches for the best results so they all cook simultaneously.
• Don't skip the egg wash for a nice golden crust on top.

Tips and Questions About Peach Cobbler

Here are the top questions I get about making this southern peach cobbler recipe with premade pie crust.

Can I use canned peaches to make peach cobbler?

Yes, you can use canned peaches that are drained to make peach cobbler. However, it yields a better cobbler if you use fresh or frozen peaches when making peach cobbler. If you do use canned peaches, I recommend choosing peaches in light syrup rather than heavy syrup, as they are often too sweet. Whichever you choose, be sure to drain all the peach juice off before you combine peaches with other ingredients.

How can I tell if peaches are ripe?

You will need to rely on the smell and touch of peaches to determine their ripeness. The color of peaches doesn't indicate ripeness but rather the variety of the fruit. Ripe peaches should have a fragrant scent and be soft but not mushy to the touch. Avoid choosing peaches with visible bruises or greenness around the stem, as that indicates they were picked too early.

If your peaches that still feel a little firm, don't worry, they will continue to ripen after they've been picked. For best results, store them in a cool space with the stem side down to ripen further.

Why is my cobbler runny?

A runny cobbler often occurs when the fruit mixture doesn't have enough thickener added or if the thickener used breaks from the acid in the fruit and lemon juice in the cobbler recipe. I prefer to use tapioca powder as a thickener instead to avoid this issue.