Peach Dump Cobbler

This peach dump cobbler with canned peaches and cake mix requires just 4 ingredients! With whipped cream and vanilla ice cream on top, it is the perfect easy dessert you’ve been dreaming about.

You could easily eat this peach cobbler dump cake naked too. I mean without anything on top but if we’re going to go all out then let’s not stop at the cake shall we. Using frozen fruit I’d opt to make a Bisquick cobbler because you only need 5 ingredients to throw it together. No boxed cake mix necessary, just the “yellow box” you normally make pancakes with.

Yes we do love using fresh fruit but they aren’t always available year round. Canned is second best. If you’ve never made one of these throw together desserts, a dump cake recipe is extremely versatile. Beyond the pie filling, cake mix and butter you can swap the type of fruit used and flavors you love. Traditionally this is what it looks like once it is prepared.

Just like our cherry pineapple dump cake recipe you only need a few cans of this and a box of that to throw this easy cobbler style dessert together. After that it is up to you what you’d like to add in or on top to jazz it up even more.

Ingredient Notes

You will need a box of cake mix. We used yellow cake mix but you could use just about any flavor, spice cake mix would be wonderful or choose peach if you can find it. It’s almost as easy as our 3 ingredient dump cake but with one added can of fruit.

Peach pie filling in a can is next. If you want to use fresh or frozen fruit follow our recipe linked at the top of this post

You also add a can of sliced canned peaches with the juice, you just dump it right in (I sliced the peaches into smaller pieces right in the can just so they would spread out a bit more)

Melted butter or dairy free alternative works too

I use my 9×13″ baking dish to make this so it doesn’t overflow, I prefer glass. Have some ice cream on hand if you want to top it with that – and you should. You may have made our peach cobbler with cake mix and loved it. This one is more dense like a cake instead of just the crumble on top.

Do you drain the can of peaches when making dump cake?

NO, you will need this added liquid for the cake mix to bake properly. Instead of using water or milk it is better just to use the thick moisture from inside the can. For one it is less waste, and for another reason it will add more peach flavor to the cake.

Can you add nuts?

Yes, crushed nuts are great, honey roasted are better. You can also add some oats – old fashioned, not instant, to make it a bit more like a cobbler texture. And raisins – I don’t know about you but I seriously think I could put them in almost every dessert for added flavor but totally up to you

How Long to Bake Peach Cobbler with Canned Peaches and Cake Mix

You are going to want about 50 minutes or until the outside edges have firmed up and the center of it has risen just a bit and is cooked all the way thru to the center. You can use a knife or toothpick to test this. It should come out with moist crumbs attached but without any raw batter.

Tips for Success

You need two different cans, one is fruit in a pie filling sauce and the other is in a sweetened sauce. Both are necessary for the liquid to bake the dry cake mix. You’re just going to preheat oven and melt your stick of butter in it. Then take out and layer all the ingredients in the order I share below in the recipe card.

Make sure everything is spread evenly but do not stir. Serving warm is the best way. I allow it to sit for about 10 minutes to allow it to settle, then top with ice cream.

You are going to just scoop it. No cutting is required, that is impossible with dump cakes so don’t even try. It’s not about that when it comes to this warm dessert. It’s about the fruit and flavors inside. You’re good….just dig in.

Do you need to refrigerate leftover dump cake?

I generally don’t have any leftovers so there’s that BUT if I did then yes of course you’d want to transfer it into a bowl, especially since there is fruit in it. If you don’t it will begin to spoil. Make sure to cover the top with plastic wrap and put into the fridge. You can keep it for up to 3 days. When reheating warm in 30 sec. intervals in the microwave.

Other fruit dump cake recipes you’ll love

Cranberry apple cobbler and our tart cherry crisp recipe are great too. Our easy Canned Peach Pie uses a round dish and is a bit smaller. You can make a Fresh peach pie is when you want to go all out Our peach angel food cake below is what you should try next. Using peaches in heavy syrup instead of pie filling it is lighter, our family loves it.