If you wanted to try our Crockpot Cobbler with Frozen Fruit but wanted to use canned peaches you can use our Crockpot peach cobbler with cake mix recipe. A quick and cheap dessert in a slow cooker you can make in just 5 minutes.

This is an easy peach cobbler recipe you literally can throw together and let it cook in a couple of hours, right after dinner. With a can of fruit, white cake mix, butter and a bit of cinnamon and sugar gives you a moist cake packed with sweetness in every bite.
You can make this in the oven, our Peach Cobbler with Cake Mix shows you how to use that method. Reason you may not want to do that is that you prefer a super soft and tender outcome, or it’s hot out and you don’t want to make your house any warmer. I get it, we used to live in the desert.
We have in fact made this in the oven with fresh peaches too, but you do need juice for this to bake properly so you’d have to add water. It is just easier to choose canned so everything is all together friends….

Best Cake Mix to Use
You are going to choose a box of cake mix to make this. There are tons of flavors out there but typically I will use either white or yellow unless I can find peach with is usually only sold online. This is by far the best cake mix hack
Peach Cobbler with Canned Peaches
To make things easier I use peaches canned, with the juice. Del Monte is great but honestly store brand is cheaper and you won’t be able to tell the difference friends. Biggest difference is with heavy sauce vs. light or no sugar added (that is up to you).
Can you make with fresh peaches?
I have taken the time to do this but only in the oven. Downside to this is that there isn’t as much juice. Because of this I made a Fresh Peach Dump Cake with added liquid. I have to be honest, I didn’t think it was really worth the time or effort to do it especially since it’s baked and the heat will soften the skins enough where you don’t notice that they are on.
Can you use something other than peaches?
We use a can of fruit here, you could use any variety you wanted to really. From pears to apricots, and even fruit cocktail you will want 2 cans, or mix and match them if you’d like.

For Fall flavors we like to add cinnamon and nutmeg is a nice touch but those are optional. I like to add a bit more sweetness with light brown sugar. I imagine you could use splenda’s sugar free option if you needed to.
And your butter should be cold, frozen is better, shaved with cheese grater so it melts as it cooks creating steam making the cake fluffy.
If you wanted to add a topping in a cobbler like our Crockpot Apple Crisp you could sprinkle a mix of the oat sugar mixture in this recipe above to mimic that as well. It’s like the inside of a pie without the crust which saves on carbs so you can load up on the sticky sweetness of the slices.

How Long to Cook Peach Cobbler in a Crockpot
You will want to cook this on high to “bake” the cake all the way thru. It only takes about 3 hours so it is perfect if you prep this before prepping your dinner so when you are done, finished eating and ready for something sweet it is ready!
Why isn’t my peach cobbler browning?
With this method the top isn’t going to get as golden brown as if you baked it in the oven like our Apricot Cobbler will. The butter on the top will help the process though. If you do want it a bit stiffer at the top you can lay a few paper towels across the top, then set the lid on to seal and the steam will hit the towel to absorb instead of dripping down.
If you want less simple ingredients you should try our Peach Cobbler Egg Rolls which uses pie filling for the center!! Also great with a scoop of ice cream alongside of it.


Crockpot Peach Cobbler with Cake Mix Recipe
Equipment
- 1 slow cooker
- 1 grater
Ingredients
- 1 box cake mix, yellow or white
- 29 oz peaches, canned, with the juice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, cold, shaved
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl, mix the peaches with the juice in the pan with the cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar. Mix. Pour this in the bottom of a crockpot (anything larger than a 4 quart crockpot will work). Sprinkle the cake mix evenly over the top of the peaches, covering them entirely.
- Either grate cold (frozen is easier to grate) butter over the top of the cake mix, or lay thin slices of butter to cover the cake mix.
- Set to high and allow it to cook for 3 hours. Remove the lid and allow the cobbler to cool slightly before scooping out so it can solidify a bit more. Serve with your favorite ice cream while the cobbler is still warm.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.













