Peach Cobbler Bars
I happen to have a special place in my heart for dessert items made in bar form. Of course I love brownies and blondies, desserts that come in bar form by nature. But I also love taking classic desserts and transforming them into easy-to-bake, portable, adorable bars. I almost always do it with cheesecake. I had never thought to do it with cobbler until I saw it on Alison’s blog, Ingredient, Inc. Immediately I saved this recipe to my favorites since peaches are so beautiful right now and lure you into buying them with their sweet aroma alone. I made a few changes (lowering the sugar amount and substituting whole-wheat flour for some of the all-purpose flour) to create a somewhat less guilty but still tasty indulgence.
Recipe Rundown
Taste: Fruity, fresh, sweet, warm.
Texture: The soft peaches are surrounded by a gooey filling while the crust and topping are crumbly and crunchy.
Ease: There is only one dough that is used for both the bottom crust and crumbly topping. Simple ingredients.
Appearance: Oh so colorful and scrumptious.
Cons: Not one that I could think of.
Would I make this again? Yes.
Peach Cobbler Bars
Makes 9 large bars
Adapted from Ingredients, Inc.
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour (or whole-wheat flour)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup (1 stick, 8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cold
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 4 medium peaches, peeled, pitted, and chopped
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray an 8×8-inch baking dish with non-stick spray.
In a medium bowl combine 1/4 cup brown sugar, all-purpose flour, whole-wheat pastry flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and lemon zest. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or fork until the butter is the size of peas and the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the egg and mix just until blended and moistened. Press two-thirds of dough into prepared pan, reserving remaining dough, and bake for 5 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
In another medium bowl combine 1/4 cup brown sugar, chopped peaches, and 1 tablespoon flour. Pour peach mixture evenly over cooled crust. Crumble reserved dough mixture over peaches. Bake for 30 minutes, or until top is lightly browned. Cool before cutting into 9 large squares.
looks like perfect way to use up peaches that are in season right now! i'm always partial to bars over cookies!
They look wonderful! Peaches have been so delicious this summer and this is another fabulous way to enjoy them
Ohh they look delicious!! A lovely summer dish!
Peaches are so good right now! Love the bars!
This will be something for me to try to tackle next weekend!
Great idea! I love bars and find myself converting many recipes into bar form as well. Lovely photo too.
I also love dessert bars, and these look especially delicious!
These look great. Thank you for mentioning me and my site!
Yum! These look great & I've been looking for a bar recipe to make with peaches. Love the blue baking dish too. Thanx!
Has anyone tried to wrap and ship these, or have any ideas of how to go about it? Thanks!
Yum yum! These look absolutely fabulous. I'm excited to make these!
Thank you for the idea. I can't wait to make these..