Peach Mug Cobbler

   Apparently today is the last day of summer....geepers. I 100% thought it was on Monday, so when all is said and done, I feel as though I've gained a few extra days of summer!

    The last few weeks we've been eating (and enjoying) a lot of peaches! Ontario leads Canada in both peach and nectarine production with 82% of the national production (found this factoid here), so I mean, we're serious about peaches here in Ontario! 

   I knew I would be eating them as-is, but also that I would be making some cobblers/crumbles too. I made a paleo peach crumble (or crisp, whatever you chose to call it!)) last peach season, and it's good. But one vegging out night watching episodes of "House", I wanted a warm peach creation, but not a crumble. I wanted a "cobbler", which is a batter or biscuit topping baked on the fruit. 

   I have a thing for mug cakes (here's a few!), so I knew it could be done! I wanted this thing more peachy than cake-y though, so you can feel free to use less peach if you want. But peach amount aside, I think we can all agree that a mug cake is a perfect Wednesday treat. It's quick, it's simple, there's only enough for one which means 2 good things: you can't share it, and you can't overindulge either! 

Paleo Peach Mug Cobbler

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp coconut oil or ghee
• 1 Tbsp maple syrup or honey
• 1 Tsp vanilla
• Dash of cinnamon
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 Tsp lemon juice
• 1/4 Tsp baking soda
  
• 3 Tbsp almond meal/flour

• 1 Peach, washed, and sliced into 8 sections, then halved (you can peel your peach too if you want. I am too lazy to peel anything, so I always leave the skins!)
• Drizzle of maple syrup (or honey), if desired 

Method:

1. In a mug (doesn't have to be a huge one, but don't pick a teeny one either), melt your oil
2. Add the maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, egg white, and lemon juice and whisk together well, using a fork or a tiny whisk
3. Add the baking soda and almond meal, and mix up really well
4. Now, put your prepared peach into the mug, don't worry that they aren't all in the batter
5. Drizzle a little maple syrup (or honey) onto the peaches now if you wanna
6. Microwave for 90 seconds, keeping an eye on it. If it gets too puffy and looks like it'll overflow, stop the micro, let the cobbler settle, then start it up again. I have to do this for the last 30 seconds or so of 'baking', doing 10 second intervals with a settling in between each
7. Once done, that mug'll be hot, so be sure to have an oven mitt (or use your sleeve!) to get the mug-cobbler out of the microwave
8. Now get a spoon....I think you know what comes next....  :)

   
   Wednesday....oh Wednesday....I start loosing steam by Wednesday....

   We were visiting some friends last night, and we got home late-ish, and I hadn't had a chance to prepare lunches in the evening like I usually would. So I got up at a ridiculous hour (before the sun!) to get a good lunch packed for my hubby then for the kids. I know 9pm will roll around tonight and I'll fall asleep on the couch (watching "House"), but, I do quite end up enjoying my quiet mornings. I prefer the usual ones that begin at 6:00-6:30, not 5am like today, but still, it's nice. I'll probably need me some mug cake tonight though, that's for sure! 

   You can do it! Get through Wednesday!