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Vacation Peach Cobbler

Is it really already Monday? I’m still in post-vacation shock that I have to go back to (rainy) reality today. Wasn’t I just on beautiful Lake Michigan? Oh well. There’s nothing better to start the week than with something sweet, right?

fresh ripe local Wisconsin peaches for peach cobbler on vacation on Lake Michigan

One night on vacation, we celebrated the upcoming wedding with a big family dinner and I volunteered to bring dessert. Here’s what I had to work with: dessert for around 30 people, some great local produce, and an empty rental house with no kitchen staples. The result: a perfect pan of peach cobbler. And my secret weapon: Bisquick.

easy Wisconsin peach cobbler with fresh local peaches

So I can’t take a whole lot of credit for the perfect crumbly crust, but I concocted the idea of everything that I poured into that pan and to my surprise, it all worked out. And vacation peach cobbler was a success! – Also, I think it’s pretty tough to f-up Bisquick. That’s why it’s great. Oh, and adding fresh whipped cream to anything makes it heavenly. No brainer here.

Peach cobbler and homemade whipped cream on vacation on Lake Michigan

Here’s the thing. Sometimes you’ll have to cut corners. Sometimes you won’t have flour or nutmeg or that special kitchen tool with you. Oh my, sometimes you won’t actually make dessert entirely from scratch. Get over it. What matters is what goes on when you’re eating your semi-homemade (cue nails-on-chalkboard Sandra-Lee grimace) dessert. Celebrating family and joy and outlasting love and the breathtaking I-can’t-believe-we’re-in-Wisconsin Lake Michigan view and sweet ripe summer peaches. That’s what matters.

vacation peach cobbler dessert for a big party

Vacation Peach Cobbler

This recipe will be rough and random. I dare you to concoct your own vacation dessert mess and see what happens. If you share it with fun, smart, beautiful, people – I promise it will go well. (And if not, you’ll be with people with a great sense of humor.)

Toss sliced ripe peaches with sugar and cinnamon. I used about 15 peaches, 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon cinnamon. Pour into a large baking dish.

In a large bowl combine Bisquick and milk. It’s roughly a 1:1 ratio, but I felt mine was a little too runny so I added more Bisquick. I used a little over 3 cups Bisquick. Pour this mixture over the peaches.

Bake for 60 minutes. Serve warm-ish and with fresh whipped cream.

Wisconsin Lake Michigan vacation peach cobbler with fresh whipped cream

Peachy Keen Inspiration

Yes, another peach post! I hope you’re not sick of them yet…I definitely am not!

My good friend and designer-extraordinaire Suite Paperie designed and styled a super fun “peachy keen” themed birth announcement/welcome home party. I’m in love with everything about this, especially the adorable custom peach pattern! The beautifully styled suite combined with my obsession with DC farmer’s market peaches and the 100+° temps inspired me to make a cold, sweet treat to match.

And get this, these popsicles are so simple to make. You’ll be cooling down in a flash! Just combine 1 cup of sliced, crushed peaches with 2 cups of vanilla yogurt. Pour into 6 small paper cups and insert a wooden stick in the center. Freeze overnight.

They look great together right? See more of the “Peachy Keen” suite at Suite Paperie!

Just peachy

Picked up some of the last summer peaches at the market Sunday. They were super ripe and with a little dash of cinnamon, turned into a lovely early fall dessert.

You’ve seen galettes here before. They’re my favorite go-to summer dessert. It may be cheating, but you should always have a frozen pie crust on hand. Also, it’s a great and easy way to impress a boy, if I do say so myself.

Peach galette recipe.

Serve warm and add a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream….bliss.

Simple Summer Galettes

Cupcakes for Breakfast: raspberry blueberry galette

I had made a galette earlier this summer and my brother asked me to make another one while we were on vacation on Nantucket. This is one of the most simple and delicious desserts. It also looks so impressive – like right out of Parisean bakery. We picked out fresh fruit from Bartlett’s Farm – the sweet but natural flavors are perfect for a summer dessert.

Peach/Raspberry-Blueberry Galette

Frozen pie crust, thawed
1 cup of blueberries
2 peaches, sliced or 1 cup of raspberries
1/4 cup flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 Tbs butter

Preheat oven to 400° Place wax paper on a baking sheet and roll out pie crust on top.
In a bowl, combine: blueberries, peaches flour and sugar.
Place fruit mixture in the middle of the pie crust.
Begin folding the edge of crust in, around the fruit — this will naturally create the beautiful folds of the galette. Cut up butter into small pieces and place on top of fruit.
Sprinkle the outer crust with some sugar.
Bake for 25 min or until crust is golden brown. Serve with fresh whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Summer peach blueberry raspberry galettes

Raspberry blueberry summer galette

peach blueberry summer pie

summer berry galette

summer berry galette with ice cream