Camping Cobbler Recipes

CAMPING COBBLER

Steps:

• 1. Optional: Cover inside of Dutch oven with aluminum foil. Generously butter or oil the tinfoil. (This helps with clean up and cobbler not sticking).
• 2. Evenly spread the 2 cans of fruit into the bottom of the Dutch oven.
• 3. Evenly pour cake mix over fruit layer.
• 4. Break up the butter into small pieces and distribute on top of cake mix layer.
• 5. Pour water over everything. DO NOT STIR! Place lid on Dutch oven.
• 6. Put 10 hot coals under Dutch oven, and 8 Coals on the lid of Dutch oven. Cook for 1 hour without checking on it.
• 7. Remove from heat and let cool a bit before serving. *** You can use any flavors of cake mix and fruit that you would like together. Like lemon cake and Blueberry filling, Spice cake and Apple filling, chocolate cake and cherry or raspberry filling. Or like this recipe suggests... yellow or white cake with any fruit.

CAMPFIRE PEACH COBBLER

Steps:

• Prepare campfire or grill for low heat, using 32-40 charcoal briquettes., Line the inside of a 10-in. Dutch oven with heavy-duty foil. In a large bowl, whisk together first 4 ingredients. Add milk and melted butter, stirring just until moistened. Pour into prepared pan., Drain peaches, reserving 1 cup syrup. Arrange peaches over batter; sprinkle with sugar and, if desired, cinnamon. Pour reserved syrup over fruit. Place lid on Dutch oven., When briquettes are covered with white ash, place Dutch oven directly on half of the briquettes. Using long-handled tongs, place remaining briquettes on top of pan lid. Cook 30-40 minutes or until cobbler is set and beginning to brown, using tongs to lift lid carefully when checking. If necessary, cook 5 minutes longer. Remove from heat; let stand, uncovered, 15 minutes before serving.

DUTCH OVEN CAMPFIRE COBBLER

Steps:

• Place dutch oven over approximately 15 charcoal briquettes or over coals on a flat spot in the fire ring.
• Empty pie filling into Dutch oven.
• Spread dry cake mix on top of pie filling and spread evenly. Sprinkle with cinnamon to taste.
• Cut butter or margarine into even sized pieces and arrange on top.
• Put lid on dutch oven and arrange 10 hot charcoal briquettes in a checkerboard pattern on top or scatter hot coals over lid.
• Bake until done (this could be anywhere from 10 to 45 minutes depending on how hot your fire/coals are).

DUTCH OVEN PEACH COBBLER FOR CAMPING

Steps:

• Light charcoal briquettes in a campfire or grill. Allow to burn until coals are mostly covered in ash, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Spread coals out to flatten and place a camping-safe Dutch oven on top. Add butter and let melt.
• Meanwhile, sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl. Mix in 1 1/2 cups sugar. Add milk and stir until batter is well combined.
• Add remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar to peaches in a separate bowl; mix until evenly coated.
• Swish Dutch oven around to coat all sides with melted butter. Pour liquid batter into the pot, then pour peach mixture into the center of the batter. Cover with the lid and place hot charcoal on top of the lid.
• Cook until done, checking every 20 minutes to prevent overbaking, about 1 hour.