Dolly Parton’s Frozen Peach Cobbler Is Better Than Your Mom’s

Earlier this month, I reviewed Dolly Parton’s new line of frozen entrees. Just like Memento, we’re now going in reverse—from the newest Dolly Parton innovation to the second newest. My local Kroger just stocked Dolly Parton’s Biscuit Batter Peach Cobbler. I set the oven to 350° for the one hour this frozen dessert takes to cook because I knew it’d be one of the most unique review jobs I’d have all year—even if I was set up for failure by my own mother. (We’ll get to that.) Let’s find out whether this new frozen Dolly Parton dessert would fit in at a cookout or if it’ll only earn you that damning praise of “bless your heart.”

New Dolly Dessert!

Dolly Parton’s Biscuit Batter Peach Cobbler

Kroger

Pros: I’m not sure how, but this frozen peach cobbler comes out looking perfect after an hour in the oven. The biscuit batter topping is perfectly soft and crispy, while the peach filling ended up exactly as gooey and soft as it should be. While I can’t risk publicly saying this is better than my mom’s peach cobbler, I did take her a bowl to get her opinion. Her biggest complaint was that the tray was too small. I’ll co-sign that Dolly’s idea of “family-sized” isn’t enough for real cobbler fans such as ourselves. Beyond that small complaint, you aren’t gonna find a better frozen peach cobbler at the grocery store.

Cons: I was super confused at how little biscuit batter topping there was, but it turns out that’s on me rather than the manufacturer. (We’ll get to that.) Otherwise, the only sincere complaint I have is that it is a little small.

Credit: Liv Averett / Kroger

Rating:

9/10

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How I was set up for disappointment  

There I was, thinking this cobbler was weirdly under-cobbled. Where was all the biscuit batter I was promised? I vocalized this opinion to the peach cobbler expert (my mom, as stated above) who pointed out that I probably felt that way because her cobbler is prepared wrong. Apparently, my sainted mother has been doubling the amount of topping she puts on her cobblers—the only cobblers I know—as long as either of us can remember, because that’s the part she likes best. I can’t put that on Dolly, so I have taken that criticism out of contention for my score.