🍑 Description
This Classic Southern Peach Pie is a timeless dessert filled with sweet, syrupy peaches and wrapped in a flaky, golden crust. Inspired by traditional Southern baking, it’s warm, comforting, and bursting with summer flavor.
😍 Flavor & Experience
Juicy peaches baked into a sweet cinnamon-spiced syrup with a buttery, crisp crust. Every bite is soft, fruity, and slightly caramelized—like a warm hug in dessert form.
⏱️ Prep: 25 min | Bake: 45–50 min | Total: ~1 hr 15 min
🍽️ Servings: 8
🔥 Nutrition (approx per slice)
Calories: 360 kcal | Carbs: 52g
🛒 Ingredients
🥧 Pie Filling
6–7 ripe peaches (sliced)
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
🥧 Crust
2 pie crusts (homemade or store-bought)
1 tbsp butter (cut into small pieces)
1 egg (for egg wash)
1 tbsp sugar (for topping)
👨🍳 Instructions
Preheat oven
Set to 190°C (375°F).
Prepare filling
In a bowl, mix peaches with sugars, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, and vanilla.
Fill pie crust
Place one crust in a pie dish and pour in peach filling. Dot with butter.
Top crust
Cover with second crust (or lattice style). Seal edges and cut small slits for steam.
Egg wash
Brush top with beaten egg and sprinkle sugar.
Bake
Bake 45–50 minutes until golden and bubbling.
Cool
Let rest at least 1 hour before slicing (this helps it set).
💡 Pro Tips
Use ripe peaches for best natural sweetness 🍑
Add a splash of bourbon for a Southern twist 🔥
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream 🍨
