Winter Peach Cobbler

I know what you're all thinking... "Why am I calling this WINTER peach cobbler?!"  Well, because it's winter, and peaches are not in season in the winter time, and yet... here we are!  The secret is that I just happen to have a brother that has a lot of peach trees that produce in the summer, and so we spent a lot of time slicing and freezing peaches this summer!  The rewards of that are now being feasted upon!  It's like having fresh peach cobbler in the winter!  Yum!

This cobbler turned out delicious and is super easy to make!  It's refined sugar-free and and made with organic whole wheat flour!  It's also super versatile (most cobblers are), so it would be really easy to make this gluten free if you'd like that to be an option.  Simply replace the whole wheat flour with almond flour and your have your gluten free winter treat!  You can also top it with organic heavy whipping cream, or if you're dairy free you could top it with coconut cream for your finishing touch!

Winter Peach Cobbler!

Ingredients:

Filling:
4 cups frozen peaches 
1/4 cup organic maple syrup
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1-2 tsp. cinnamon (depending on how cinnamon-y you like it)
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. clove
1 Tbs. organic corn starch
2 Tbs. water

Cobbler:
1/2 cup butter, melted (organic and grass-fed)
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup  organic maple syrup
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla


Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 9x13 inch pan with a generous layer of organic, grass-fed butter.  Set aside.
2. For the filling, place your frozen peaches in a large saucepan and SLOWLY let it thaw on medium heat, stirring occasionally.  (Do not mutilate your frozen peaches by over-stirring or forcing them to break apart). 
3. Once peaches are mostly thawed, add your maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove.  Stir until mixed in.
4. Bring peach mixture to a boil and in a small glass mix cornstarch and water.  Add cornstarch mixture and stir gently until thickened.  Once thickened, remove from heat, and let sit while you make your dough.
5. For the dough, combine flour, butter, maple syrup, salt, and vanilla, and mix until well combined.  (Mixture will be kind of sticky.)
6. Pour peaches into your prepared pan.  Drop dough on top of peach mixture, and spread as evenly as you can.
7. Bake at 350°F for about 40-45 mins. or until top of cobbler is golden brown.
8. Store in fridge.

*Use organic ingredients when feasible.