Peach Cobbler (with Sprite)

 

*Note: I do not recommend trying to make this at the Salt Flats... It will take 10x longer to cook*

Ingredients 

• 3 15 oz cans Peaches Home canned peaches are even better than store bought!
• 1/3 Stick Butter
• 1 Box Vanilla cake mix
• 2 Tbsp Cinnamon
• 1 cup Brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 12 oz can Sprite

Instructions

 

• Lightly coat the inside of the 12″ dutch oven with cooking oil (or shortening).  Some people use tinfoil to coat the bottom of the dutch oven to make cleaning easier.
• Drain the liquid from the 3 cans of peaches and pour the peaches into the dutch oven.
• Empty the box of dry vanilla cake mix on top of the peaches.
• Add several thin slices of butter evenly spaced on the dry cake mix.
• Spread the brown sugar evenly across the contents in the dutch oven
• Lightly dust the top of the dry cake mix with the cinnamon
• Pour 2/3 of the can of Sprit (or 7-Up) on top of the cake mix and brown sugar. 

Preparing the fire for cooking

• Light ~30-35 charcoal briquettes using charcoal lighter fluid and a match/lighter.  Wait until the edges of the briquettes are white before using.
• Place 8-10 briquettes on the ground or on a dutch oven table under the bottom of the dutch oven and 18-20 pieces on top of the oven. This will create an oven-like cooking environment within the dutch oven.
• Cook the peach cobbler for ~30 minutes and check to see if it is done. It will be done if you can put a fork in the cake mix and the fork comes out clean. If it is not done, check again every 5 minutes.
• Use a dutch oven lid lifter to take the lid off of the dutch oven.  
• Serve it up with vanilla ice cream or whipping cream. Careful – it will be burning hot!