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Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler

Dutch oven peach cobbler bakes sweet, juicy peaches until bubbling and thick beneath a buttery golden biscuit or cake-mix topping. Cook it over campfire coals for a warm, comforting cobbler with crisped edges and a gooey fruit layer.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 420
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Peaches
  • 6 cup sliced peaches fresh or canned, sliced
Fruit flavor
  • 0.75 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
Cobbler topping
  • 1 box yellow cake mix or biscuit mix
  • 0.5 cup butter sliced into pats

Equipment

  • 1 Dutch oven

Method
 

Prepare the peaches
  1. Toss the sliced peaches with granulated sugar, cinnamon, and cornstarch, then spread them into the bottom of the Dutch oven.
  2. Sprinkle the yellow cake mix or biscuit mix evenly over the peaches, covering them in an even layer.
Bake over campfire coals
  1. Dot the top with pats of butter so the topping bakes up golden as it melts.
  2. Cover the Dutch oven and cook over campfire coals at 350-375°F equivalent for 30-40 minutes, with a few coals on the lid, until the filling is bubbly and the topping is golden.
Serve
  1. Let the Dutch oven peach cobbler cool slightly before serving so the juices thicken.

Notes

Rotate the Dutch oven occasionally during cooking to prevent hot spots from burning the topping. Store covered in the refrigerator up to 3 days; rewarm in the Dutch oven or microwave. Freezing is not recommended because the cake-mix topping can soften after thawing. For a lighter option, use a reduced-sugar granulated sweetener in place of the sugar (texture may be slightly less syrupy).