Forget Cobbler: If You Have Peaches And Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies, You Have One Southern Classic

Peach cobbler is an iconic Southern dessert that can be found in the frozen or baked good aisles at most grocery stores, but nothing compares to homemade. If you're short on time, however, there is a hack that closely resembles the real thing, and it tastes just as delicious. Instead of making a classic peach cobbler recipe — which we still recommend trying at some point — use Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies instead. The nostalgic snack serves as the perfect "crust" for this easy peach cobbler dupe.

To make a quick peach cobbler, take the advice of @cookingcoconut on TikTok: place a Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie at the bottom of a bowl and slightly press it down with your fingers. Then top it with scoops of vanilla ice cream and slices of fresh or canned peaches. Drizzle caramel sauce, sprinkle cinnamon, and crumble more oatmeal creme pie on top to mimic the top layer of cobbler. And there you have it! A simple, delicious dessert — no oven time required.

Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie's warm molasses and chewy whole-grain rolled oats make the perfect crust substitution — especially if you enjoy graham cracker or oat crusts. The sweet cream in the middle also offers a flavor reminiscent of whipped cream or Cool Whip on top of real cobbler. Sign us up! You can find boxes of Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies at most grocery stores, or on Walmart.com for around $3.12 and Amazon for approximately $2.79. Just keep in mind that price per container might vary depending on where you buy it.

@cookingcoconut

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♬ som original – Dessa Rassam

While this dessert hack is scrumptious as it is, we have a few tips to make it even better. First, try warming up the oatmeal creme pie in the microwave before adding toppings. It'll soften the cookies and make it taste fresh out of the oven. Then, pair or swap peaches for other pie filling and fresh fruit, including cherries or blueberries. You could even experiment with other versions of vanilla ice cream. Wegmans Madagascar Vanilla Premium French Ice Cream, for example, is rich and creamy, and won first place in our grocery store-brand vanilla ice cream ranking.

Then there's the makeshift crust. Along with crumbled oatmeal creme pies, try crushed shortbread cookies or graham crackers for crunch. You could also crumble pieces of premade cinnamon rolls on top for a fluffy, cinnamon-y twist. We previously recommended adding unbaked pieces of cinnamon roll on top of actual cobbler before placing it in the oven, but simply crumbling already-baked rolls onto this peach cobbler shortcut will also suffice.