Cooking Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.

Mix peaches, basil, and 1 tablespoon brown sugar in a bowl; let sit until sugar dissolves, about 15 minutes.

Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Mix 1 cup Cheddar cheese into flour mixture.

Beat butter and 7 tablespoons brown sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, until just combined; gently fold in peaches. Mix flour mixture, a little at time, into peach mixture until batter is just combined.

Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese over batter.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean, about 25 minutes. 
 
Cook’s Note: It is helpful to use ripe, juicy peaches, otherwise you may need to add up to ¼ cup milk to the batter if mixture is too dry. You may substitute 2 cups of diced frozen peaches for the fresh peaches.