Peach Cobbler with Cake Mix

This Peach Cobbler with Cake Mix is the best recipe for a quick and easy dessert. Also known as “dump cakes,” these simple desserts use a handful of ingredients such as canned or fresh fruit, box cake mix, butter and warming spices such as cinnamon to create an irresistibly gooey and delicious cobbler that takes only minutes to make.

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• Why Should You Make This Recipe?
• Recipe Ingredients
• How To Make
• How To Freeze, Store and Serve
• M's Expert Tips
• FAQ's
• Other Easy Baked Fruit Recipes to Try
• Peach Cobbler with Cake Mix Recipe

Why Should You Make This Recipe?

I love a great peach based dessert. My current favorites on the blog are this No Churn Peach Ice Cream and these Peach Buckwheat Crumble Bars. I am so excited to add this deliciously decadent cake mix peach cobbler to the mix. It is guaranteed to be a go-to baked fruit recipe for you. I know you’ll love it because:

• Quick desserts are the best. Whether you are looking for a sweet and delicious dish to end a meal, or you need a great last minute dessert, nothing is as delicious as peach cobbler made with cake mix. If you're craving chocolate, check out my Brownies from Cake Mix, too! Already thinking about cold weather baking? Try my Pumpkin Muffins from Cake Mix or my Apple Cobber from Cake Mix recipes.
• Easy to make, easy to bake. This recipe for cake mix peach cobbler uses canned or fresh peaches, box cake mix, butter, ground cinnamon, a pinch of brown sugar and a bit of thickener to make a warm, gooey dessert everyone will love. All you have to do is assemble and bake!
• A simple dessert with layers of flavor. The peaches bring a sweet and sour flavor to the cobbler. By adding a thickener such as cornstarch, the juices bake into a delicious peach syrup. This creates a layer of baked peaches similar to peach pie filling.  The cake mix topped with butter creates a caramelized cobbler-like “crust.” Need another simple summer recipe idea? Make sure to check out my Strawberry Dump Cake.

Recipe Ingredients

This easy and irresistible peach cobbler recipe requires only a handful of ingredients to make and is as simple as dumping the ingredients into a pan and baking it.

The main ingredients for this peach cobbler dump cake recipe are yellow cake mix, canned peaches, salted butter, brown sugar, ground cinnamon and a pinch of cornstarch.

Ingredient Substitutions

This canned peach cobbler with cake mix is meant to be quick and easy. Here are my recommended substitutions for this recipe:

• Box Yellow Cake Mix: This is the preferred dry cake mix. However, a similar cake mix such as spice, butter or even white cake can also work in this peach dump cake. When I’m at the grocery store I always pick up a box or two of Betty Crocker or Dunken Hines to have on hand. 
• Canned Peaches: For this easy peach cobbler, I love using canned sliced peaches in light syrup. You can also use fresh peaches if you want. Just make sure to use peaches that are ripe and remove the skin before using them in the recipe. 
• Salted Butter: I love using salted butter in my desserts. To make this cake mix cobbler dairy free, make sure to use a vegan or dairy free butter.  
• Brown Sugar: This is a fun flavor addition to this easy cobbler recipe. As the brown sugar bakes, it begins to caramelize, making a delicious topping for the peach cake.
• Ground cinnamon: This warming spice pairs so beautifully with peaches and brown sugar. A teaspoon or two of this sweet ground spice will add another layer of flavor to this easy dessert. If you have other ground spices such as ginger, nutmeg, pumpkin or apple pie spice, feel free to try them out!
• Cornstarch: Adding a little to the canned peaches helps turn the light syrup into a smooth and gooey peach sauce similar to peach pie filling.

How To Make

This buttery and deliciously indulgent and easy peach cobbler with cake mix is ready to bake in as little as 15 minutes. Here’s how to make this wonderfully easy peach cobbler.

1. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Gather all your ingredients to make the peach cobbler.
2. Strain the juice or syrup from one can of peaches. Pour the peaches into the baking dish. Open and pour the other two cans of sliced peaches with all the syrup into the baking dish.  
3. Mix in the ground cinnamon, cornstarch and 2 tablespoons (25 g) of light brown sugar into the sliced peaches. 
4. Once all the peaches have been fully coated with the cinnamon, cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar, top with the dry vanilla cake mix. Smooth the cake mix so it is evenly distributed across the peaches.

5. Top the yellow cake mix with the remaining ½ cup (100 g) of light brown sugar. 
6. Top the brown sugar with thinly sliced pieces of butter. The butter should fully cover the brown sugar and cake mix as much as possible. There will be some spaces between the butter. 
7. Pour the melted butter in the spaces between the slices of butter. This will help ensure there are no pockets of dry cake mix once the peach cobbler has finished baking.
8. Bake the peach cobbler for 30 - 40 minutes or until the top is a beautiful golden brown and the peach filling is bubbling around the edges of the baking dish.

9. Cool the peach cobbler for 30 minutes. During this cooling time, the juices will thicken and the cake mix will absorb the thickened juices. Please don’t skip this step as it will result in a bit of a soggy mess! 
10. Scoop out the warm peach cobbler onto a plate or shallow bowl. Top with cold vanilla ice cream or freshly whipped cream and enjoy! 

How To Freeze, Store and Serve

• To store this cake mix peach cobbler simply store the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. 
• To freeze this recipe: Make and bake the peach dump cake according to the recipe directions. Allow the cake to cool completely. Wrap the entire dish in plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Store the peach cake in the freezer for up to 2 months. Thaw it in the refrigerator overnight and reheat the peach cobbler cake in the oven at 350 F (177 C) for 15 minutes or until warmed through.
• The best way to serve this easy peach cobbler is warm from the oven with a big scoop of cold vanilla ice cream on top!

M's Expert Tips

• Use cornstarch or arrowroot as a thickener. Adding just a little to the peaches before baking the cake mix cobbler will transform the syrup into a luxuriously smooth peach sauce. 
• Make sure the butter is fully covering the dry cake mix. A foolproof way to avoid this is to mix the dry cake mix with the melted butter in a separate bowl before dropping scoops onto the peaches. To keep this as a true "dump cake" I use both sliced butter and melted butter to fully cover the dry cake mix.
• Top the cobbler with brown sugar. This simple addition gives a nice caramelized flavor to the top of the soft and gooey baked peach dessert. 
• Allow the peach cobbler to rest for about 30 minutes before serving. This allows the peach juice to cool and thicken, while the cake mix cobbler topping absorbs the peach sauce. In other words, it gets even more delicious!
• Serve with cold vanilla ice cream or freshly whipped cream.

FAQ's

Other Easy Baked Fruit Recipes to Try

• Pineapple Dump Cake
• Lemon Dump Cake
• Peach Cobbler with Pie Crust
• Caramelized Apple Crisp
• Spiced Plum and Blackberry Crisp
• Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

If you try this Peach Cobbler with Cake Mix recipe please rate the recipe and leave a comment below. Doing so helps other readers decide if this is a great recipe to bake. Don’t forget to tag me on Instagram using @olivesnthyme so I can see what you’re baking! Happy Baking, M.