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Easy Brown Sugar Peach Cobbler Bars: Best Summer Dessert

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These Easy Brown Sugar Peach Cobbler Bars are a quick and simple summer dessert made with fresh peaches, brown sugar, and yellow cake mix. They feature a buttery crust, jammy peach filling, and a crispy brown sugar crumble topping that tastes like effort but requires almost none.

Ingredients

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  • 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix (e.g., Duncan Hines or Betty Crocker)
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted (for crust)
  • 1 cup light brown sugar, packed (for filling)
  • 4 medium fresh peaches, sliced (about 3 lbs)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed (for topping)
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted (for topping)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper, leaving overhang on long sides. Lightly grease parchment with nonstick spray or butter.
  2. Make the crust layer: In a medium bowl, combine yellow cake mix and 1/2 cup melted butter. Stir with a fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve about 1/2 cup of this mixture for topping. Press the rest firmly into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
  3. Prepare the peach filling: In a large bowl, gently toss sliced peaches with 1 cup packed brown sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch, vanilla extract, and salt. Let sit for 5 minutes. Do not drain the liquid.
  4. Assemble the bars: Spoon peach mixture evenly over the pressed crust layer. Spread peaches in a single layer as much as possible. Pour any remaining juices over the top.
  5. Make the crumble topping: To the reserved cake mix mixture, add additional 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup melted butter. Stir with a fork until clumps form. Sprinkle evenly over the peaches. Do not press down.
  6. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbling around edges. If topping browns too quickly, tent loosely with foil for last 10 minutes.
  7. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack for at least 2 hours before slicing. Use parchment overhang to lift bars out onto a cutting board. Slice into squares with a sharp knife.

Notes

Let bars cool completely before slicing to allow filling to set. Use ripe but firm peaches to avoid mushiness. For frozen peaches, thaw and drain excess liquid first. Bars taste even better the next day. Store in airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days, or refrigerate in hot/humid conditions. Freeze individual bars wrapped tightly for up to 3 months.

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