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A black cast iron Dutch oven with a peach and custard pudding in it.

Dutch Oven Peaches & Cream Pudding

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  • Author: Emma Lee
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hours 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
  • Yield: 6 serves 1x

Description

This is one of the flavors of my childhood. A soft vanilla sponge, layers of jammy, spiced peaches, and a creamy vanilla custard baked right on top. It’s the sort of dessert that is just like a big hug. 


Ingredients

Scale

Oven-roasted peaches

  • 700g fresh yellow peaches, seed removed and cut into 8 equal slices (roughly 4 large peaches)
  • 1/4c brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp white sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon, ground
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg, ground
  • 1/2 vanilla pod, scraped of seeds

Sponge Filling

  • 3/4 c plain, all-purpose flour
  • 40g unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp almond meal
  • 1/4 tsp bicarb soda
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2c sugar
  • 1 egg, at room temperature
  • 3/4c Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Custard Topping 

  • 2 egg yolks
  • 300ml thickened cream
  • 1/4c sugar
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 1/2 vanilla pod, scraped of seeds
  • pinch of cinnamon, ground


Instructions

Oven-roasted peaches

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C / 356°F.
  2. Prepare the peaches by removing the seed and cutting each peach into 8 equal pieces. Pop into a large mixing bowl.
  3. Add the sugar and spices, sprinkling the brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla seeds evenly over the peaches. Toss gently with a spoon or your hands until the peaches are well coated.
  4. Pop them onto a tray or large cast iron skillet lined with parchment paper. Be sure to give them space to breath, otherwise they with stew, not roast.
  5. Roast uncovered for 25–30 minutes and set aside to cool

Sponge Filling

  1. Pop the flour in a small mixing bowl. Give it a quick whisk to aerate the flour.
  2. Rub the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Add the almond meal, bicarb soda, and baking powder, sugar and mix through.
  3. Make a well in the center of the bowl and add the beaten egg, Greek yogurt, and vanilla extract. Mix thoroughly until the mixture is like a thick cake batter. From the roasted fruit, roughly chop 6 peach slices into 1cm pieces and gently fold through the batter.
  4. Pour the batter into a small Dutch and smooth over the top. Layer the remaining peaches on top  in a single layer. Pop into the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
  5. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 1 hour.

Custard Topping

  1. Reduce the oven temperature to 170°c/340°f
  2. In a small bowl, give the egg a quick whisk.
  3. Add the thickened cream, sugar, cornflour and the scraped beans from the other half of the vanilla bean. Whisk everything together to combine and gently pour over the baked sponge.
  4. Sprinkle with a pinch of cinnamon.
  5. Pop the Dutch oven back into the oven for a further 20-30 minutes or until the custard has set.
  6. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 10-15 minutes before serving warm with vanilla icecream.

Notes

  • Choose juicy ripe peaches – They should be fragrant and just slightly soft to the touch.
  • Make sure you let the sponge cool for at least an hour before adding the custard, otherwise it will soak through it sponge and create a big mess!
  • And finally, keep an eye on the final bake. You want the custard to be just set with a slight wobble.
  • This recipe was cooked in my Le Creuset 22cm enamle Dutch oven.
  • Please note all recipes on this website are in US measurements. Eg, 1 cup / 240ml, 1 tablespoon/15mls. Oven temperatures refer to a fan-forced oven.