History
Peach cobbler has been a Southern garden dessert since the 1800s, with the rise of Chilton County peach country south of Birmingham through the 20th century making the version using Chilton peaches the canonical Alabama version. The Chilton County Peach Festival in Clanton runs every June and Durbin Farms Market on US-31 anchors the day-trip drive from Birmingham. Niki's West runs the cafeteria version year-round; Big Bad Breakfast does a brunch peach cobbler.
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Common allergens: Gluten, Dairy, Eggs
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Ingredients
- 1kg ripe peaches (Chilton County if available), peeled and sliced
- 200g granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 200g all-purpose flour
- 100g brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 115g butter, melted
- 180ml whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Method
- Preheat oven to 190C / 375F. Butter a 23cm square baking dish.
- Toss peaches with granulated sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and cornstarch. Pour into the baking dish.
- Whisk flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in melted butter, milk and vanilla until just combined; the batter should be lumpy.
- Drop the batter in spoonfuls over the peaches; it will spread as it bakes.
- Bake 45 to 50 minutes until the topping is golden and the peach juices bubble at the edges.
- Cool 10 minutes, then serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
Tip from the editors. Use slightly firm Chilton County peaches; very ripe peaches break down too much during baking and the filling becomes watery.
Where to eat georgia peach cobbler
Georgia peach cobbler in Atlanta
Mary Mac's Tea Room ★ 4.6
Mary Mac's Tea Room in Atlanta opened 1945 and runs Southern Sunday dinner classics in a four-dining-room compound on Ponce de Leon, with the same recipes.
OrderPot likker with a side of cornbread, then fried chicken with three sides.
TipOrder the pot likker as a starter; it comes free with cornbread. No reservations Monday through Thursday lunch; OpenTable for dinner and weekends.
Paschal's ★ 4.7
Paschal's in Atlanta has served soul food since 1947, when brothers Robert and James Paschal opened on Hunter Street. Located in Downtown. Priced at $$.
OrderFried chicken plate with collard greens, mac and cheese, candied yams.
TipThe current Castleberry Hill location since 2002 expanded with a banquet space; the original Hunter Street site is preserved at Clark Atlanta.
Busy Bee Cafe ★ 4.7
Busy Bee Cafe in Atlanta opened 1947 on MLK Drive and won the James Beard America's Classics Award in 2022 for its decades of soul food service near the AUC.
OrderFried chicken with two sides; the oxtails on lunch special when available.
TipCash and card. Lunch and early dinner only Tuesday to Sunday; line forms before noon weekends.
Georgia peach cobbler in Birmingham
Niki's West ★ 4.8
Niki's West on Finley Avenue West Birmingham has run the meat-and-three from a cafeteria steam table since 1957, opposite the Alabama Farmers Market.
Why locals goTourists rarely cross the rail tracks to the Acipco-Finley district to find this 1957 cafeteria; locals queue for the catfish.
TipGet there by 12:30 for the fried catfish and turnip greens; weekday lunch is the peak.
Big Bad Breakfast ★ 4.5
Big Bad Breakfast on Highway 280 Birmingham serves John Currence's canonical Southern brunch with Conecuh sausage gravy and the buttermilk biscuit weekends.
OrderConecuh sausage gravy and biscuit
Continental Bakery ★ 4.6
Continental Bakery on Cahaba Road in Mountain Brook Birmingham runs European-bakery brunch with the canonical sourdough, croissants and a Sunday patio crowd.
OrderContinental sourdough toast with eggs and jam
Georgia peach cobbler in Greenville
Soby's New South Cuisine ★ 4.6
Soby's anchors the Main Street dining scene in Greenville: Carl Sobocinski's 1997 New Southern flagship in a former dry-goods store, with she-crab soup.
SignatureShe-crab soup, Spicy pimento cheese, Fried green tomato Benedict
Tupelo Honey ★ 4.4
Tupelo Honey runs scratch-made Southern on the North Main corner: fried chicken biscuits, shrimp and grits, sweet potato pancakes. Asheville-born group.
SignatureFried chicken biscuit, Shrimp and grits, Sweet potato pancakes
Henry's Smokehouse ★ 4.2
Henry's runs counter-service barbecue on Wade Hampton: chopped pork sandwich and a side under fifteen dollars, four South Carolina sauces on the table.
TryChopped pork sandwich and a side under fifteen dollars
Georgia peach cobbler in Savannah
Sisters of the New South ★ 4.7
Sisters of the New South is a soul food restaurant at 2605 Skidaway Rd in Savannah.
Wiley's Championship BBQ ★ 4.5
Wiley's Championship BBQ, at 4700 US-80 E, is open 7 days a week and takes no reservations, with ribs, brisket and sausage by the plate or the pound.
TryPork, beef brisket, chicken, sausage and ribs
Crystal Beer Parlor ★ 4.3
Crystal Beer Parlor is a restaurant at 301 W Jones St serving Southern-style food, beer and wine, open Tuesday to Sunday, first come, first served.
TrySouthern-style food, beer and wine
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