Peach Cobbler with Cake Mix

Cake Mix peach cobbler recipe is simple with boxed yellow cake mix or white, you too can make a fruit dessert baked in the oven to perfection every time. If you loved our blueberry cobbler with cake mix but looking for something easier, this is it!

Peach Cobbler Recipe with Cake Mix

We are showing you canned peaches here but like I said you could use whatever you liked. 2 will be used, only 1 will have the juices drained. You can find no sugar or low at the store occasionally. In syrup or juice, any of them will do. Choose whichever you would prefer.

Same goes for the mix itself. You could use whatever but white or yellow are the most popular, same goes for when we make pineapple upside down cake with yellow cake mix. Just allows the fruit flavors to shine and not the flavor of the mix itself. If you wanted a Fall flare you could try it with Spice cake mix if you wanted.

Ingredients

• 1 box already made or this homemade yellow cake mix
• Canned peaches 15 oz each, 2, only 1 drained
• Butter melted or vegan alternative works too
• 1 tsp vanilla extract, a dash of almond extract is optional
• Ground cinnamon is optional

We started this whole experimentation process with our dump peach cobbler recipe. That one uses two cans too but one is pie filling and the other is just in the sauce. Gives it a different consistency for sure but both are fabulous. You could swap things around with that one too using peaches and apple filling if you wanted a combo.

Substitutions

If you want to use fresh fruit I would go with our apple cobbler with cake mix version instead. When it comes to what brand of cans you buy it really doesn’t matter. Your local store will have it’s own which is always cheaper, sometimes by as much as half. Name brands like Dole and Del Monte are great too. If they are both the same price I will buy the latter just because.

Toppings

Beyond that you can add some ice cream to the top when done. Now don’t expect to be able to slice and pretty piece of this peach cobbler dump cake up, that is not going to happen. Instead use a large serving spoon and just scoop into a bowl. It’s not supposed to be pretty, just delicious and easy peasy.

If you love all sorts of fresh peach desserts, but don’t always have them looking good in your produce section this is a close second. You can make all sorts of wonder with dry cake mix I tell you. Just take a peek at our dump cake recipes to see other ways you can tweak a few ingredients. You can jump to recipe but here is a quick rundown.

How to Make Peach Cobbler using Cake Mix

• Preheat the oven. We are going to use a square 9×9″ baking dish sprayed with non-stick spray or brushed with butter to make it easy to serve and clean. 
• Pour sliced peaches with just one of them drained from the juice in the bottom
• Whisk together cake mix and cinnamon in a bowl, and in another small bowl you will want to stir together melted butter and vanilla extract.
• Top the peaches with your dry cake mix combination, and then drizzle with your melted butter mixture to moisten.
• Bake until the top becomes slightly golden browned and the center has firmed up.
• Remove from the oven and cool slightly before serving on a cooling rack and scoop out to serve with ice cream on the top.

If you have never made this kind of thrown together dump dessert before you are in for a real treat, any fruit works too. Canned pears would be wonderful too. You see when it bakes it will begin to bubble and the dry mix will absorb the liquids around it. You can see at the bottom the end result where it is incorporated.

Occasionally you will scoop out when done to serve and see just a tiny bit that is still white, no worries. Once you have a bit of ice cream on top and take bites you won’t even notice it. Even if you serve it as is it won’t matter or make you sick since there aren’t ingredients like raw egg or something in boxed mix.

with fresh peaches

Can you use fresh fruit instead of canned for this? Yes and no, the liquid in that one can is important to get this made just right. If you make a fresh peach dump cake you would need to add an extra 1/2 to 2/3 of a cup of water or else it would be too dry when done.

The ratio of moisture to dry ingredients needs to be just right for it to work properly. Keep in mind that melted butter is part of that measurement so that will need to be added in a liquid form. You can use a dairy free plant based stick product for this too.

glaze for the top

You can whisk together some powdered sugar and milk for a glaze, spoon another piece of peach with 1 tbsp of juice from a new can on top or add a Tablespoon of milk to add moisture. I have been guilty of eating a piece for breakfast even right out of the fridge to finish it up. 😉

This and our peach cobbler pound cake are great warm when served, scooped right out of the pan in a bowl. To make it creamy a scoop of vanilla ice cream can go on top and it will immediately melt. The outside will then have like a cream around the sides you can put on your spoon with the cake and fruit all in one bite.

How to save leftovers

If you do have leftover cake with peaches you can keep it for later for sure. Since there is fruit in it I do like to keep it in the fridge so it doesn’t get as mushy. Make sure it is in a sealed container without air trapped inside. To add a bit of moisture when you’re ready to enjoy it there are a few ideas I might suggest. You can eat it cold or warm it up in the microwave for 45 seconds or so.

How to Reheat Leftovers

If you do have leftovers store them in a container with a lid once cooled completely. Refrigerate and then reheat on a plate in the microwave. You will want to add a bit of moisture to the top so it doesn’t dry out. 1 tbsp of juice or a spray of whipped cream on top works great too. Heat for 45 seconds – 1 minute.