This peach pie recipe made with fresh peaches is packed with flavor with a homemade pie filling of cinnamon and sugar. I’ll walk you through how to make this pie but also how to peel the peaches easily without a knife.
There is something about fresh peaches that make the very best peach pie. I asked my husband stop by the farmer’s market to pick up a basket of peaches and he came home with… a bushel of peaches! Uh, thanks dear. With so many peaches, I knew that I had to make a pie since we would never eat that many peaches even if we tried very hard. Your win!
But first, I have a little tip on how to easily peel the peaches which makes this recipe so much easier!
How to Peel The Skin off Peaches Without A Knife for Peach Pie
Getting the skins off the peaches easily is gold. And is also the reason I will make a peach pie again and again. First, bring a large pot of water to boiling. Add the peaches to the boiling water for one minute. Remove them and let them cool in ice water.
When they are cooled enough to handle, easily peel the peaches. If you put an “x” with a knife on the peaches before boiling, they will peel even faster. Are peaches not the prettiest?!
How to Make The Peach Pie Filling
Slice the peaches into bite size pieces and add brown and white sugar. Mix gently and then add citric acid and stir again. Let peaches sit for about 30 minutes.
You will notice juice forming. Stir now and then. Yummy, yummy peach juice. Avoid the urge to spoon the fresh peaches out and eat them now. The urge will be strong. Resist and instead drain the peaches and reserve the juice so that you have 3/4 of a cup of juice.
In a small saucepan, combine the cornstarch, cinnamon, and peach juice. Stir well to combine. Bring to a boil over low to medium heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Gently fold in the peaches.
Add the peach pie filling to the pie crust. I typically add about 1 tablespoon of flour to the bottom of my crust before adding the filling. I then dot the top of the pie filling with butter before adding the top crust. Great-grandma did, and therefore so do we.
>> Get my homemade pie crust recipe here.
Bake at 400° for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and add aluminum ring and bake for another 20 minutes until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.
Sharing this recipe is making me hungry for another fresh peach pie! If you love peaches as much as I do, you will love this peach pie recipe. Share with friends!
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Peach Pie
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
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Homemade fresh peach pie recipe with a delicious peach filling of sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cups sugar plus 2 Tablespoons of sugar
- 2 Tablespoons of packed brown sugar
- 4–1/2 cups sliced peeled, fresh peaches*
- ¼ teaspoon of citric acid or Fruit Fresh to prevent browning
- ¾ cup of reserved juice
- 3 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pastry for double-crust pie (9 inches)
- 1 Tablepoon flour
- 1 teaspoon butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°
- Slice peaches and add brown and white sugar. Mix gently. Add citric acid and stir again. Let peaches sit for about 30 minutes. You will notice juice forming. Stir now and then.
- Drain peaches until you have ¾ cup reserved juice. In a small saucepan, combine the cornstarch, cinnamon, and juice. Stir well to combine. Bring to a boil over low to medium heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Gently fold in peaches. Mix to distribute the thickening.
- Pour pie filling into pie crust dusted with flour. Top with butter.
- Add top crust. Bake at 400° for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and add aluminum ring and bake for 20 minutes until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 6-8 servings. Total time can bake is 45 to 50 minutes
Notes
*To peel peaches quickly. Bring to boil a large pan of water. Add four or less peaches at a time. Leave in the water for one minute. Remove each peach, one at a time, and place in ice water. When cool enough to touch, skins slide right off!
- Category: dessert
- Cuisine: North American
Keywords: peach pie, peach pie recipe, peach pie filling, fresh peach pie
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Dawni says
August 12, 2018 at 7:01 pmMade today. I added an additional 2 cups of peaches. I think my pie plate was bigger than average. Without adding more ingredients to accommodate the extra peaches, It came out PERFECT. Many Thanks for a Great recipe.
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Lynette says
August 13, 2018 at 7:57 amSo glad you enjoyed it! It’s the perfect time of year for peach pie. In terms of the extra peaches needed, pie plates can be deeper. I have a few that are deeper than the one I used in this recipe.