FRIDAY FARE: Recipe Re-Do... Peach Cobbler

I thought it might be fun to start a series on foods we love and crave, and redo those recipes to make them more healthy. This week I was canning peaches with my mother-in-law (from her own tree), and I told her that I wanted some to make a peach cobbler. Of course, probably the best peach cobbler is Paula Dean's. But, it is also probably one of the most unhealthy. :-) I looked up her recipe, and after looking at how much butter and sugar the recipe had, I looked up healthy cobbler recipes. I got the following recipe from www.food.com:

Light, Fresh Peach Cobbler

Ingredients

6 medium peaches, sliced
6 1/3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon table salt
3 tablespoons reduced-calorie margarine
1/2 cup nonfat milk

Directions

1 - Preheat oven to 375°F.
2 - In a large saucepan, combine peaches, 1/3 cup of the sugar (5 1/3 tablespoons), cornstarch, lemon juice, and cinnamon; toss to coat peaches.
3 - Set pan over medium heat and bring to a boil.
4 - Cook until mixture thickens, about 1 minute.
5 - Remove from heat and transfer mixture to an 8-inch square baking pan.
6 - To make the topping, in a large bowl, combine flour, remaining tablespoon of sugar, baking powder and salt.
7 - Work in margarine with a fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
8 - Add milk and stir until flour mixture is evenly moistened.
9 - Drop 8 tablespoons of topping mixture onto peach mixture.
10 - Bake until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbly, about 20 to 25 minutes.
11 - Cut into 8 pieces and serve.