Is there anything more perfect on a summer day than a bowl full of warm peach cobbler topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream? We’ve finally started to make the transition from strawberry season to peach season in South Carolina.

I don’t have many cooking rituals because I’m always trying new things, but every summer I make peach cobbler. If I haven’t made it by July, my son starts asking- When are you going to make peach cobbler?

Peach Cobbler in bowl with ice cream. Bowl of peaches in background.

This year I thought I’d try something new- a slow cooker peach cobbler. This was my first experience making a dessert in a slow cooker. I was pleased to find it turned out almost just as well as one made in the oven. The only difference was the texture was a little spongier. Delicious nonetheless.

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Recipe Tip

When making desserts in a slow cooker, a great deal of condensation can form on the lid and fall back on the food, preventing it from “solidifying”. I find that placing layers of paper towels under the lid for the last 30 minutes of cooking time helped. Depending on the heat your slow cooker generates, cooking time could be a little more or less.