Paleo Peach Cobbler

   A peach recipe?!? 

   Yes, I know, I know. Peach recipes are only for the summer months! 

   Ok, there is no real rule about when one can post peachy recipes, but generally bloggers like to post seasonally.....and, well, I would have posted this back in the summer, but I got behind because of travelling, enjoying the great outdoors, and wanting to post about other things. So, this very summery recipe got put on hold! I made it several times throughout the summer, with wonderful, fresh Ontario peaches, but it wasn't until canned peaches went on sale a few weeks ago, and I tried making it with those that I knew this recipe could not be contained by any season! 

   Finding canned fruit that is basically Paleo is tricky, but not impossible. I really and truly prefer fresh fruits and vegetables, but sometimes something is on such a great sale, and you know you might end up needing it, so you grab a can or two. In the end, I not only ended up trying this recipe with canned peaches, I also ended up using canned peaches to send with the kids to school one day (the day before grocery shopping, so fresh anything was scarce at our house!), and I even enjoyed (thoroughly) a bowl full of peaces as a bed-time snack on the same pre-grocery trip day! Canned peaches saved the day! : )  
 
   The canned peaches I bought were Del Monte 100% Juice halved peaches. The 100% juice kind are packed with water, peach & pear juice & ascorbic acid. So, while not a wonderful, fresh peach, they are a pretty fantastic second!

    N-E-who, the pictures for this post are from a fresh peach cobbler, but I wanted you to know it could be done with canned peaches too! 

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Paleo Peach Cobbler​
Adapted from Center Cut Cook


​Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup coconut oil, ghee, or butter, melted 
• 1 Tsp cinnamon 
• 1/2 Cup maple (or coconut ) sugar 
• 1/2 Cup arrowroot starch/flour
• 1/4 Cup + 2 Tbsp almond flour
• 2 Tbsp coconut flour
• 1/4 Tsp baking soda + 1/2 Tsp cream of tartar (or 1 Tbsp baking powder if it is cornstarch free)
• 1/4 Tsp salt
• 1 Cup coconut or almond milk 
• 5 Cups peaches, washed & sliced (about 6-8 fresh)-If using canned, drain them
• 1/2 Cup maple (or coconut) sugar (this is not a typo, this is an additional 1/2 Cup sugar)
• 1 Tsp Cinnamon (yup, more cinnamon!)
• 1 Tsp vanilla
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice

Method:

***The method may seem strange, but just do it!***

1. Pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees
2. Pour melted butter in a 13 x 9 inch baking dish
3. In a medium sized bowl sift or whisk together the cinnamon, sugar, flours, baking soda & cream of tartar (or baking powder), & salt
4. Add in 1 cup milk and stir just until all ingredients are combined
5. Pour the batter over the butter. DO NOT STIR!! Resist the urge! : )
6. Now, in a large saucepan, combine sliced peaches, sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, and cinnamon. Bring this mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
7. Pour the peach mixture evenly over the batter. DO NOT STIR!!! I love how bossy I sound today. Hahaha, please do forgive me!  
8. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the top is golden brown. Cool slightly before serving

   Strange order, yes? Oil, batter, peaches, no stirring together? Crazy town!

   The batter bakes up and over the peaches, and the oil gets all saucy with the sugars & the peach  juices, and creates a caramel sauce of sorts. It is divine! Trust this lady!  

You can see the crazy delicious caramel that has bubbled around the edges of the cobbler in that bottom, right hand photo.

    Ya know what? Today in Tweed it is gloriously sunny! Still cool, obviously, because it is is the fall, but this day feels just as worthy of peaches as any other day! I'm liberating peaches from being stuck in the summer! Why am I so excited about this....? Hahaha...oh boy, perhaps I'm more tired than I realize? 

   I have mentioned many times before that I actually don't even really like baked fruit desserts at all, so if I'm tooting my horn about this here cobbler, well, you's better try it! "You's" is something people 'round here say. It's not a real word at all. It's "you" made strangely plural. More strange is that some people say "you's guys". Double plural?! I love this place! Seriously, I'm not judging, I love it!

   That was an interesting tangent I just wondered off to.....

   This weekend I'll be Belleville at an artisan sale, which I am excited about, though uncharacteristically unprepared for! So, I need to get my act together today and get ready! 

    I hope everyone had a good weekend! If you stopped by here on purpose or by accident, leave comment! Any random thought will do! : ) 

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