Blackberries in particular seem to be popping up everywhere- Mountain Man recently discovered a place to pick fresh ones near his work and a few days later one of the girls at work found a blackberry bush on her property as well.
So when she decided to have a backyard bbq, I knew her blackberries just had to be showcased.
My mind immediately went to cobbler and when our boss suggested actually making the cobbler on site in a dutch oven I was sold.. Having never baked in a dutch oven before, I was pretty excited to see how it would turn out.
The process couldn't have been easier.
Make sure you have a good hot fire going and a nice dutch oven to start..
Start by lining your dutch oven with the aluminum foil- this is going to make your clean up much easier.
Next, pour in 2 cans of peaches and fresh blackberries...
Sprinkle your box of cake mix over the fruit and using a large spoon, mix until your cake mix starts to get absorbed by the juice from your peaches.
Cut your stick of butter into thin slices and distribute over your cake/fruit mixture.
The last step in the cobbler preparation is to sprinkle your cinnamon-sugar mixture over top just before covering (the amount of sprinkling is completely up to you). Once you've got your share of sprinkling done, lightly fold over the sides of your aluminum foil.
Now its time for baking!
Cover your cobbler with the dutch oven lid and place in the fire, right over the coals.
Then using fire proof tongs, add a few of the hot coals on top of the lid.
After about 30 minutes it's time to go and check on your cobbler.
It's helpful if you have a cowboy that will do all the dirty work for you.
If it has a nice golden brown top then it's done and ready for eating!
Holy Delicious.
We actually made two cobblers that afternoon and this happens to be the Blueberry & Peach Cobbler.. the Blackberry & Peach Cobbler was all gone before I could grab a picture!
Blackberry & Peach Dutch Oven Cobbler
You'll need: A dutch oven, aluminum foil and a hot fire
2 cans of peaches
1 bunch of fresh blackberries (about 2 cups)
1 box of yellow cake mix
1 stick of butter
cinnamon and sugar
Line your dutch oven with aluminum foil.
Pour peaches and blackberries in first.
Sprinkle cake mix over top and using a big spoon, mix until cake mix is soaked up by the peach juice.
Cut butter into small slices and place on top of cobbler mixture.
Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar (to your liking) on top as a finishing touch.
Gently pull excess aluminum foil over cobbler and put the lid on the dutch oven.
Place dutch oven directly in the fire and using fire proof tongs to place a few coals on top of lid.
Allow to sit for about 30 minutes- check to see if top has browned.
Remove from fire and enjoy!
Happy Baking!
ps. for those of you that commented on my 'Peanut Butter Chocolate & Potato Chip Cookies,' Thank you! Blogger has been all sorts of a mess and somehow in the mix of it all your comments got deleted :(
21 comments:
Yum! That looks amazing! I love it, outdoor baking!!
I love anything to do with outdoor cooking. Dessert is something that rarely gets made during our cookouts and now I'll have to bookmark this for our next get together this weekend. Love the idea. Yummy! I also wanted to invite you to check out a giveaway on my blog for a 12 pack of Element Bars. Check it out here: http://imapretendchef.blogspot.com/2011/05/element-bars-giveaway.html
Evan - that is AWEsome! I've never cooked anything in a dutch oven like that before. It looks so delicious. Is that your backyard?
PS I saw your post about the wedding cake yesterday, I hope you write about it soon! I'm dying to see it.
It's a dump cake. :) I make it with crushed pineapple and cherry pie filling. Served hot with ice cream it's to die for. I'd not thought of peaches and blackberries, but now I will. It looks absolutely fantastic.
I want to eat all of this alone. By myself.
I love the way you made this, I bet so very tasty too.
What a great and gorgeous dessert. Does the cowboy come with this? =)
I'm so jealous of your outdoor pit and dutch ovens! This looks amazing! I'll have to settle for making it in the oven.
YUM! My dad made peach cobbler like this and it was de-lish! :-)
That looks so delicious! I have a dutch oven that I still haven't used yet and am going camping in a few weeks. I think I know what I'm making!
What a great dish! Looks fantastic :-)
Cooking at a campsite fascinates me and we'll have to see who we can entice to join us for an overnight this summer so we can try your recipe. My hubby's cast iron skillet hasn't been used much lately.
Holy Delicious is right! :D
Yummy! Great BBQ food right there.
Holy Moly!! this is so intriguing Evan! The way the cobbler was cooked is interesting. It amazed me actually.
Wow, what a cool idea! This is such a fun looking BBQ treat.
What a fun way to make a cobbler! And does that look good!
I can see why these would disappear. This looks amazing. And I agree...blackberries scream summer to me. I have missed visiting you and your blog. Thank you for always sharing these delicious eats and your sweet heart. I hope you have a beautiful day tomorrow. Hugs from Austin.
That's such a cool trick. I like your dutch oven, I'm a fan of cobbler any which way it's cooked. I bet it tastes better when a cowboy helps.
-Gina-
Thanks everyone :) Glad to see Blogger hasn't erased all these wonderful comments this go-around!
What a cool way to make a cobbler! I have never used my dutch oven outdoors before...how fun :)
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