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Easy Camping Peach Cobbler: Dutch Oven Dessert

Whip up this simple, crowd-pleasing dessert on your next camping trip. It's a sweet, warm treat that's perfect after a long day outdoors.

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Added August 12, 2026
Source: barbequelovers.com
Easy Camping Peach Cobbler: Dutch Oven Dessert
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 30 min
Serves: 10
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

  • •3 cans Peaches
  • •1/3 stick Butter
  • •1 box Vanilla cake mix
  • •2 Tbsp Cinnamon
  • •1 cup Brown sugar
  • •2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
  • •1 12 oz can Sprite

Equipment

  • • 12″ Dutch oven
  • • Charcoal briquettes
  • • Lid lifter

Instructions

  1. 1Lightly coat the inside of the 12″ dutch oven with cooking oil.
  2. 2Drain the liquid from the peaches and pour the peaches into the dutch oven.
  3. 3Empty the box of dry vanilla cake mix on top of the peaches.
  4. 4Add several thin slices of butter evenly spaced on the dry cake mix.
  5. 5Spread the brown sugar evenly across the contents in the dutch oven.
  6. 6Lightly dust the top of the dry cake mix with the cinnamon.
  7. 7Pour 2/3 of the can of Sprite on top of the cake mix and brown sugar.
  8. 8Prepare the charcoal by lighting 30-35 briquettes and waiting until the edges are white.
  9. 9Place 8-10 briquettes under the bottom of the dutch oven and 18-20 on top.
  10. 10Cook for ~30 minutes, checking with a fork for doneness.
  11. 11Use a lid lifter to serve, being careful of the steam.

Camp tips

  • • Use cooking oil or tinfoil to coat the bottom for easier cleaning.
  • • You can drink or give away the remaining Sprite.
  • • Be cautious around the hot steam when lifting the lid.

Food safety & trail facts

Calories:
345

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