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Claire Saffitz Makes Peach Cobbler | What’s For Dessert



Claire Saffitz Makes Peach Cobbler | What’s For Dessert
Introducing on the Dessert Person YouTube channel, the inaugural recipe from Claire’s new book, What’s For Dessert. It’s an easy but carefully crafted recipe that honors one of the pure joys of late summer: ripe peaches. This is the peach cobbler of your dreams, featuring a fluffy and tender biscuit topping (with none of that squidgy, under-baked layer of dough underneath) and a silky bed of lightly sweetened peaches that’s neither gloopy nor watery. We’re so excited to preview more recipes from the new book, which comes out November 8th, and don’t forget you can preorder it here : https://geni.us/WjcIbfp

Here’s a little more on What’s For Dessert:

Claire Saffitz returns with 100 recipes for all dessert people—whether you’re into impressive-yet-easy molten lava cakes, comforting rice pudding, or decadent chestnut brownies. In this all-new collection, Claire shares recipes for icebox cakes, pies, cobblers, custards, cookies and more, all crafted to be as streamlined as possible. (No stand mixer? No problem! You won’t need one.) To keep the recipes straightforward and simple, Claire makes sure each recipe is extra efficient, whether you’re making a Whipped Tres Leches Cake with Hazelnuts or Caramel Peanut Popcorn Bars. Fans will find all the warmth, encouragement, and deliciously foolproof recipes with loads of troubleshooting advice that they’ve come to count on from Claire.

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Peach Cobbler Ingredients:
4 pounds (1.8kg) fresh firm but ripe peaches, halved, pitted, and cut into 1⁄2-inch wedges, or thawed frozen sliced peaches
3⁄4 cup packed light brown sugar (5.8 oz / 165g)
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground ginger
1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1⁄2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt or 1⁄4 teaspoon Morton kosher salt
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
All-Purpose Drop Biscuit Dough
(page 336), formed into biscuits and chilled
Heavy cream, for brushing and serving Demerara sugar, for sprinkling

All-Purpose Drop Biscuit Dough
1⁄3 cup sugar (2.3 oz / 66g)
1 teaspoon finely grated orange or lemon zest
3 cups all-purpose flour (13.8 oz / 390g), plus more for the surface
4 teaspoons baking powder
11⁄2 teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt or 3⁄4 teaspoon Morton kosher salt
1 1⁄2 sticks unsalted butter (6 oz / 170g), frozen
1 1⁄2 cups heavy cream (12.7 oz / 360g), plus 1⁄2 cup (4.2 oz / 120g) if making drop biscuits, chilled

Video Breakdown
0:00 Start
0:01 How To Make Peach Cobbler

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Food Stylist: Sue Li
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Video Series:
Producer/Director: Vincent Cross
Camera Operator: Calvin Robertson
Theme Song: Michael Guggino
Editor: Hal McFall

Animation Credits:
Character Designer/Animator: Jack Sherry
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47 Comments

  1. Tim Tyson

    There are literally millions of southerners that would have been glad to send you numerous perfect recipes for peach cobbler. If it ain't broken, don't fix it. Thanks for sharing your recipe too.

  3. KimJongUn

    I’m so glad Vinny brought Salad Fingers because I also thought of him as soon as Claire said that phrase

  7. Shelly Stack

    I can't wait to try this. I love that you solved the soggy, uncooked biscuit topping layer! Thank you!

  9. Whitney

    Sorry if I’m behind the times, but is this camera guy Vinny THE vinny?? The one Brad always called babe and seemed like a scorned lover when Vinny left BA and he was left with a new camera guy? 😂 if it is and he left to work with Claire that warms my heart

  11. FLORA LUX

    Your channel has quickly become my favorite. I watch you with breakfast, listen to you while I'm working, and wind down with you at night. And I don't even bake! LMAO! Your ability to articulate your ideas into a teachable "why" is my favorite part. Thanks for the awesome content, Claire! From LA with love to you and yours. <3

  12. Annoying Anomaly

    i made this with blueberries and it came out soooo good. Biscuits were super fluffy. Made it with frozen mango and peaches and i think i may have added to much cream. Still good but definitely more dense.

  13. Kale 000

    I really appreciate how Claire is so conscious of home cooks and what is necessary and what is for added flair. The constant mention of “no need to clean the whisk or bowl” “frozen is also fine” etc and even her comment “that was really important to me” really touches me. She cares a lot about making dessert and food accessible 🙂

  15. yuhao li

    Wish I could put a picture of the one I made on Christmas eve by following your video one sec by one sec in the comments 🤣. Thank you for this absolutely delicious dessert. Sooooooooo good!

  20. Zeke Reed

    I just found this channel last night….cannot stop watching. I am making this, my uncle used to make peach cobbler in a dutch oven. It was amazing, and this looks amazing. I am so excited thanks for doing what you do

  22. Dean Dee

    have you ever tried fruit pectin or gelatin as a thickener? also wondering if you've ever cooked a batch in the smoker, a light smoke.. steven raichlen cooked a peach cobbler in the smoker said it was the knee's, but his recipe was no where near the perfection yours is so I bet this would be crazy cooked in a smoker, nota heavy smoke a light smoke, wanna try a pineapple upside down as well, maybe an apple.. looks so good as is.. I'd have to make some my home made vanilla, I picked up a small bottle of this vanilla paste, its basically the bean scraped out and put in a jar, wow does it really make a nce vanilla ice cream.. cobblers must have vanilla ice cream a good ice cream.. oh boy

    my only issue is that I am alone so I generally cannot finish a batch of anything a small batch of cookies and they end up hard as rock before I can get to them.. can this be frozen after baking or can I make smaller batches in smaller pans then vacuum seal and freeze? pop in oven as I go.. I just cannot finish a cake or a pie, unless its a sweet tater then no problems there as I use less sugar… "-)

  23. marooon

    Thank you for being calm, kind, and comforting. I’ve been having hard times and I’ve always been an insomniac, your videos are a soothing presence of a kind person here with me while I sleep 💗 I appreciate you

  24. K Fuemmeler

    I made this exactly as written/explain with one addition. Because I am from the south, I added one stick of butter to the baking pan and put in the oven to melt. Then put in the peaches. It was delicious. The butter did not alter Claire’s excellent recipe.

  25. Nhi Nguyen

    Just made this recipe, and it was AMAZING!! Truly the best peach cobbler recipe, and it'll be my go to from now on

  28. lvs

    Peaches are in season. Just made this and it is sooo good! Will def be making it again.

  29. Bryce Peacock

    I never made cobbler before but made this recipe for my boyfriend's birthday and just wanted to say that this was delightful.

  32. John - Personal

    Hi Claire. In discussing thickeners with a pie maker, she suggested using Tapioca instead. This might be something you could use in place of corn or potato starch. Just a thought.

  34. Heidi

    For the drop biscuit dough – I swap out the granular sugar for light brown sugar!

  35. Adrianna Johnson

    Sooo good! I’ve made many peach cobblers before and this definitely is a hit!!!! I thought I messed up the biscuits but it was soo forgiving like she said ❤ ate the whole tray with my husband last night delishhhh

  38. Donna Rosenberg

    Will love to make this and as a pie baker for 30 years, I always think it’s a travesty when people want ice cream on top of my pies. My hubby and I disagree on this. A pie, cobbler, etc etc are delicious and sugary enough on their own; however, I will try cold unsweetened cream!

  44. Christina Lucas

    Delicious! I followed along with you, thanks so much for the precise instructions. It’s a year later and i love your book, cover to cover!

  46. Manish Prajapati

    Why didn't i get this recommended when i was making my cobbler. Followed the wrong one and messed it up. Next time tho.

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