Easy gluten free peach cobbler recipe with fresh basil

For this gluten free peach cobbler, fresh peaches are mixed with cinnamon and basil and topped with a buttery gluten free biscuit topping made to look like cobblestones. An easy gluten free summer dessert!

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• Peaches, the perfect summer fruit
• Pairing basil and peach for a perfect gluten free summer dessert
• Why I love this easy peach cobbler recipe
• Ingredients
• Equipment
• How to make gluten free basil peach cobbler
• Storage
• Scaling the recipe
• My top tips for making this easy peach cobbler recipe
• Adaptations
• What to pair with this gluten free peach dessert
• For other peach recipes:
• Recipe

Peaches, the perfect summer fruit

Peaches, to me, are the sign of summer. Round as a baby's bum, soft with a thin layer of fuzz, firm but fleshy - there's a reason peaches are compared to newborn babes. They're just as perfect, their scent at the peak of ripeness wafting through the entire kitchen, perfuming every countertop with the musk of the season.

And when you bite into one, and that juice goes dripping down your chin and onto your freshly laundered summer dress? Well, that's just heaven.

One of my life-long dreams is to take a road trip to the south of the United States in the summer, picking up crates of perfectly ripe local peaches wherever I go.

And when I get to a kitchen, you can bet the first peach dessert I'll make with all those Southern peaches will be this gluten free peach cobbler recipe.

Pairing basil and peach for a perfect gluten free summer dessert

Peach and basil is a wonderful, aromatic and sweet combination. Both are abundant in the summer, which in my mind makes them perfect bedfellows.

The strong, savory scent of basil goes well with the sticky sweetness of peaches. One highlights the other, creating more complex layers of flavors that take this gluten free summer dessert from good to great.

This basil peach cobbler is the ultimate way of marrying the two flavors, with the high notes that basil provides coming both in baked form in the filling, and in fresh form as a topping.

Why I love this easy peach cobbler recipe

I have tried MANY gluten free cobbler dough combinations, and this was the perfect formula I found. It works with most common gluten-free flour mixes, including king arthur's gluten free flour mix. I have not tried making it with almond flour, but that's next on my list!

I love this gluten free peach cobbler because it's:

• EASY - You can make it in one bowl if you wash it, or two max, and no fancy kitchen equipment is required
• Delicious
• Not too sweet
• Perfect for summer
• Aromatic
• Delicious
• Gluten-free
• Vegan
• Dairy Free

What is the difference between a peach cobbler, a crisp and a crumble?

Gluten-free peach cobbler, gluten-free peach crisp, and gluten-free peach crumble are all made with the same filling. The difference is in the topping.

A peach cobbler is topped with clumps of dough in a shape that looks like cobblestones - hence the name, a cobbler.

A peach crisp is topped with a crunchy, crispy topping - usually made with oats or nuts mixed with butter and sugar.

A peach crumble is topped with a mixture of butter, flour and sugar, with optional nuts included. It's a more cake-like topping than the crisp, but crispier than the cobbler.

Can this be made into a vegan peach cobbler or a dairy-free peach cobbler?

Yes - and in fact, this peach cobbler already is written to be a gluten-free, dairy free and vegan cobbler.

I call for using dairy-free coconut oil or vegan butter, and there are no eggs used anywhere!

If you don't need this to be a dairy-free cobbler, feel free to use regular butter and milk wherever they are called for.

Ingredients

Here's what you'll need to make this easy gluten free peach cobbler recipe, the perfect peach dessert!

For peach basil cobbler filling

• 2 ¼ pounds ripe peaches, peeled and thinly sliced (about 5 to 6 peaches)
• ⅓ cup maple syrup or honey
• 2 tablespoons arrowroot starch
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons finely diced basil

For gluten free cobbler topping

• 1 cup gluten-free flour mix  
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ⅔ cup non-dairy milk, room temperature
• ¼ cup coconut oil or vegan butter, melted

For sugar cinnamon topping (optional)

• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon

For serving

• fresh basil, diced
• whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, optional

Equipment

• One or two large bowls
• cutting board
• Chef's knife
• Oven
• Casserole dish

How to make gluten free basil peach cobbler

Make the peach basil filling:

• Preheat the oven to 350F. Prep a casserole dish by rubbing the inside with coconut oil or butter.
• Slice peaches. In a large bowl, mix peaches, maple syrup or honey, starch, vanilla extract, cinnamon and diced fresh basil.
• Transfer filling to prepped casserole dish.

Make the gluten free cobbler topping:

• In a large bowl, combine gluten-free flour mix, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add milk and coconut oil or butter. Stir until just combined.
• Place clusters of the topping mixture in various spots evenly over the fruit layer. You can then flatten and spread then more evenly with an offset spatula, or the back of a large spoon.

Make the sugar cinnamon topping (optional):

• Mix together the sugar cinnamon topping.
• Sprinkle with the sugar cinnamon mixture evenly across the cobbler topping. You may need less than the stated amount, depending on the size of your casserole dish.

Bake gluten-free peach cobbler

• Bake gluten-free peach cobbler at 350F for 30-45 minutes, until the top is golden, the cobbler topping is fully baked and the fruit is bubbling.
• Let rest before cutting for at least 30 minutes. Serve with additional fresh basil and optional whipped cream or ice cream, if desired. Leftover gluten-free peach cobbler will keep in a sealed container in the fridge for 5 days.

Storage

Leftover gluten free peach cobbler will last for 4 days in an airtight container in the fridge. If using ice cream or whipped cream, try to separate it from the stored cobbler.

Scaling the recipe

This is one of my favorite Easy Dessert Recipes for a Crowd!

The quantities used in this peach cobbler recipe will make one family-sized casserole dish that produces about 6 generous portions, or about a half-baking sheet.

If you'd like this dessert recipe for a crowd, feel free to double the recipe and serve smaller portions.

It would also help to break your gluten free cobbler topping into smaller clumps, as those usually delineate the size of a serving.

My top tips for making this easy peach cobbler recipe

This peach dessert is so easy to make, there really aren't a lot of tips to share!

• Play around with the flavors - if you are not a fan of herbs in your desserts, feel free to omit the basil. If you don't like cinnamon, skip that as well! You can also use nectarines or apricots instead of peaches (more on this in adaptations).
• To cut down on the sugar, feel free to omit the cinnamon sugar topping and to use ¼ cup of your choice of sweetener in the cobbler topping.
• Use an offset spatula to flatten the topping.

Adaptations

This peach cobbler recipe is already gluten-free, dairy free and vegan.

To make it Whole 30, keto and paleo, omit the sweeteners and replace them with monk fruit sweetener or erythritol. You can also use an ¾ cup of almond flour for an almond flour peach cobbler.

You can also use any other stone fruit of your choice - apricots, nectarines or plums in this recipe to make gluten free nectarine cobbler, gluten free apricot cobbler, or gluten free plum cobbler.

What to pair with this gluten free peach dessert

A slice of dairy free peach cobbler with some whipped coconut cream or banana ice cream would go lovely at the end of a summer meal!

Try pairing it with any of the following recipes:

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