Vegan Peach Cobbler with Crumble Topping

by Morgan Fedor
(Folsom, California, United States)

I was at the local farmers market the other day for no other reason then to gorge myself on the plethora of free samples of fruit. As I maneuvered through the pears, apples, and nectarines, I suddenly found myself stilled by the ungodly delectable taste of perfect juicy sweetness: peaches. Yauuuummmmm! So natural I went home, looked up a base recipe for peach cobbler, and began experimenting. Below is the final recipe, and thank you to the company of SRT for being my all too willing guinea pigs!

Ingredients for Vegan Peach Cobbler with Crumble Topping

Batter:

½ cup flour
¼ cup brown sugar + ¼ cup white sugar
1 tsp baking soda
¼ cup + 2 tbsp soymilk
2 tbsp cinnamon
2 tsp vanilla extract

Crumble Top:

½ cup vegan butter, melted
1/3 cup brown/white sugar
1 tsp agave nectar
¾ tsp cinnamon
1 pinch salt
1 ¾ cup flour

Peaches:

6-8 peaches
a healthy amount of agave nectar
3/4 tbsp nutmeg

Directions:

Begin by slicing the peaches and tossing them into a 9 by 13 baking pan. Then add the agave nectar and nutmeg, mixing with your hands. Set aside to soak.

Combine the batter ingredients and stir until smooth. Pour this batter to completely cover the peaches in the pan. Note: this will be liquid-y and will fall in the cracks of the peaches, not really staying on top. It is supposed to do this!

For the crumble topping, simply combine those ingredients until it becomes a very thick, crumbly dough. Using your hands, break this into small…well, crumbles…and sprinkle on top of the peaches. You should have enough to completely cover the entire dish so all you see crumb topping, as you see here.

Place in the oven at 375 for 35 minutes. Once the timer goes off, take out for just a moment and sprinkle the top with a mixture of cinnamon and brown sugar (use your own judgments for how much of this you want…I maybe used about 2 tbsp of sugar and 2 tsp of cinnamon). Place in for 5-7 more minutes. Remove, let cool, and then enjoy!