So, we’re strolling the aisles of the warehouse store….I say to the hubby…hey, do we need peaches at home? Not exactly the most earth shattering of conversations I agree, but hey, it’s Costco! The place where you have to buy so much of one item at a time that you’ll be eating it for the next 6 months unless you have a family the size of a football team…which we don’t, there are only 3 of us, so who knows why we’re even at the warehouse store??? Not to mention you need to have a pantry the size of a barn to store it all! Not a barn in sight in my neck of the ‘burbs…so I try really hard not to buy somethin’ before we really need it. Alas, old-timers disease must’ve had us in it’s painful grip that day. Neither one of us remembered we still had peaches from the last venture to the super-size store. So home we trot with 4 more large jars of these golden gems floating in luscious sweetness. So while hubs is hauling the stuff in I start cramming the loot in every available cupboard…and I do mean cramming, careful if you open a cupboard or the freezer at our house! I pull open the dog food drawer, (cuz that’s where I’m now storing overflow pasta sauce & peaches…makes perfect organizational sense, don’t ya think?) and what do I find but 3 jars of peaches! All of a sudden they’re not looking quite as deliciously golden and they’re looking a lot more like, oh crap, what am I gonna do with all these freakin’ peaches! No way are they fitting in the dog treat drawer! (yes his food is now in the garage…sorry Rocky.)
Guess it’s just time to get peachy.
Hey, that reminds me of those peechee folders we had in High School! Totally random thought, it just flew in there. No worries, it’ll fly right back out.
So here’s a Peach of a Cobbler, I promise!
Ingredients:
- Butter
- 32 oz peaches with syrup or juice, do not drain
- Yellow Cake Mix
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- More Butter
- Brown Sugar (optional)
Now these are some pretty tuff instructions, so listen carefully…
Butter your dish.
I used a round casserole this time, but you can use a 9 x 13 if you like.
Open the peaches.
(I used a full 24 oz jar & about a 1/3 of another jar)
Dump the dry cake mix on top.
Don’t mix into peaches, just flatten it out a bit across the top.
Sprinkle on cinnamon,
use as much as you like.
Grate on some fresh nutmeg.
Or use ground if you don’t have a handy dandy nutmeg grater like this lucky girl!
Put generous pats of butter all over the top.
It looked like it needed something here…or perhaps I just had a craving…so I sprinkled on some brown sugar just for fun. Your call.
Bake at 375º for 45 minutes to an hour. Watch it carefully after the 45 minutes. Depending on the size of the pan you use you may need to take a knife & poke down some of the cake mix on top down into the peach juices. Don’t worry you can’t mess this up.
See? Just look at all that golden bubbly goodness!
P.S. For the cookin’ in the wild crowd, try this in a dutch oven. It’s a winner!
I know, cuz I won a cooking competition at a boy scout outing with this one. Uhhh, I was a scout’s MOTHER, just to clarify. Personally, I was a Camp Fire Girl. Got the beads to prove it!
Looks delicious! Unfortunately, I’m allergic to cinnamon, but I love that type of recipe…..I call them a “dump and stir” even tho you don’t stir…..
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Oh man… I would hate that! Do you substitute another spice for the cinnamon? I also have a topping recipe to use if I don’t have a cake mix, I don’t use the mixes very often.
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So far, I’ve found that nothing replaces cinnamon. I’ve read that a combination of nutmeg and allspice works, but I’m allergic to allspice, too! ….and it’s in everything! Ketchup, worcestershire, meat marinades, bbq sauce – lots of stuff! I manage to work my way around it.
I keep saying I’m going to try nutmeg and pepper. I’ve found that you absolutely have to have it with pumpkin….it’s really bland without it.
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That’s tough! I think I will experiment and try to come up with a passible mixture for you and others who have the same allergy. I will stay away from allspice… Anything else you’re allergic to?
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mmmmmm…..peachy! This looks so yummy! What a great recipe to have in my collection. I love that it uses only items that you could keep in your pantry, so you could make a last minute dessert without having to go to the store. Perfect for unexpected guests.
Thanks for another great recipe!
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When cake mixes go on sale this is a good reason to stock up! This turned out so well my hubby doesn’t want to share…I offered some to our son & his girlfriend & hubs yelled, “Don’t touch my cobbler!” LOL Hope it’s a hit at your house too. Glad you’re enjoying the recipes.
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