What’s our favorite part of outdoor cooking? The desserts! Obviously! We don’t know what it is about cooking our favorite treats outside, but it just changes the entire vibe. And Chuck didn’t let us down with this Perfect Peach Dessert for the Dutch oven. It tastes like summer!
The most important thing to know when cooking with a Dutch oven is how to convert your temperatures. That way, you can turn almost any traditional oven recipe into a Dutch oven recipe. And Dutch ovens come in so many sizes! If you are using a standard sided Dutch oven, then you can follow this handy chart below. It will help you get the most consistent results when using cast iron. And if you need more basics about cooking with Dutch ovens, check out this blog post. And now you’re ready to get cooking over the coals and make this Perfect Peach Dessert.
Dutch Oven Size | 325° | 350° | 375° | 400° | 425° | 450° |
8 inch | Top: 10 Bottom: 5 Total: 15 | Top: 11 Bottom: 5 Total: 16 | Top: 11 Bottom: 6 Total: 17 | Top: 12 Bottom: 6 Total: 18 | Top: 13 Bottom: 6 Total: 19 | Top: 14 Bottom: 6 Total: 20 |
10 inch | Top: 13 Bottom: 6 Total: 19 | Top: 14 Bottom: 7 Total: 21 | Top: 16 Bottom: 7 Total: 23 | Top: 17 Bottom: 8 Total: 25 | Top: 18 Bottom: 9 Total: 27 | Top: 19 Bottom: 10 Total: 29 |
12 inch | Top: 16 Bottom: 7 Total: 23 | Top: 17 Bottom: 8 Total: 25 | Top: 18 Bottom: 9 Total: 27 | Top: 19 Bottom: 10 Total: 29 | Top: 21 Bottom: 10 Total: 31 | Top: 22 Bottom: 11 Total: 33 |
14 inch | Top: 20 Bottom: 10 Total: 30 | Top: 21 Bottom: 11 Total: 32 | Top: 22 Bottom: 12 Total: 34 | Top: 24 Bottom: 12 Total: 36 | Top: 25 Bottom: 13 Total: 38 | Top:26 Bottom: 14 Total: 40 |
16 inch | Top: 22 Bottom: 12 Total: 24 | Top: 24 Bottom: 12 Total: 36 | Top: 24 Bottom: 14 Total: 38 | Top: 27 Bottom: 13 Total: 40 | Top: 28 Bottom: 14 Total: 42 | Top: 30 Botto,: 14 Total: 44 |
Open and drain peaches and set aside the juice. In a 12-inch shallow Dutch oven mix peaches with ground cinnamon, sugar and vanilla. Dump dry cake mix over the peaches. Sprinkle the remainder of peach syrup over the cake mix. Add slices of butter evenly on top of cake mix and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar over the top. Cook time 25-30 minutes. Cut and serve topped with whipped cream or ice creamPerfect Peach Dessert
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