Peach Pandowdy

Peach Pandowdy is a rustic, home-style American dessert featuring sweet, juicy peaches baked under a flaky pastry crust that's traditionally broken or 'dowdied' partway through baking to allow the fruit juices to bubble up and create a caramelized topping. It typically includes fresh or canned peaches, sugar, spices like cinnamon or nutmeg, and a simple pie crust, with origins in early colonial New England.

🍽️ Nutrition at a glance

As a fruit-based dessert with a pastry crust, Peach Pandowdy is high in carbohydrates from the fruit and added sugars, with moderate fat from the crust; it provides some fiber and vitamins from the peaches, and a typical serving likely ranges from 300 to 400 calories.

Nutrition breakdown

Calories	350 kcal
Protein	3.5 g
Carbs	55 g
Fat	14 g
Fiber	2.5 g
Sugar	30 g
Sodium	250 mg
Vitamin A	120 mcg RAE
Vitamin C	6 mg
Calcium	45 mg
Iron	1.2 mg
Potassium	200 mg
Phosphorus	55 mg
Vitamin E	1.5 mg
Manganese	0.4 mg

Per 1 cup (240 g) · estimated, varies by recipe

💡 What's interesting

The name 'pandowdy' comes from the dessert's intentionally messy, broken crust, which was a practical way to use up leftover pastry dough in colonial kitchens, making it a symbol of frugal, comforting home cooking.