Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Smear the bottom of 9×13 pan with a little bit of butter. Add peaches and sugar, and mix directly in the pan.

Step 2

Mix the butter, sugar, vanilla, flour, baking powder, and salt until a cookie-dough-like batter forms.

Step 3

Place scoops of the mixture over the top of the peaches. Spread with a spoon or with your fingers – no need for perfection here.

Step 4

Bake for 30 minutes. At this point it should be juicy and bubbly around the sides – if not, see notes.

Step 5

Sprinkle the top with turbinado sugar. Bake another 10-15 minutes and then finish with a few minutes under the broiler (475-ish) for a few minutes to get it golden brown and slightly crunchy on top. (Just keep a close eye on it because it can burn quickly.) If it’s not looking saucy, see note 2 below.

Step 6

To get a thick saucy peach base, let it stand for 20-30 minutes before serving with some vanilla ice cream. But good luck with that. 😅