Hot Peach and Cranberry Cobbler
Canned peaches, dried cranberries, and warm spice spooned over a split biscuit.
- calories
- 330
- weight
- 7 oz
- cal / oz
- 47
- protein
- 4 g
- serves
- 4, scales
- prep
- 5 min
- cook
- 8 min
- total time
- 13 min
- water
- none
- cost
- $
Calorie and protein figures are my own estimates, good enough for planning a food bag and not meant as precise nutrition data.
- Dessert
- Campfire coals
- Canister stove
- Liquid fuel
- Car camping
- Basecamp
- Canoe / raft
- Vegetarian
- Nut free
- One pot
- Grab and go
- Shelf stable
- Dump and stir
Ingredients
| Canned peaches in heavy syrup | 1 can (15 oz) | keep the syrup, it is the sauce |
|---|---|---|
| Dried cranberries | 1/2 cup | |
| Cinnamon | a shake | |
| Nutmeg | a shake | |
| Allspice | a shake | |
| Biscuits | 1 per person | bakery biscuits, shelf-stable dinner rolls, or leftover camp biscuits |
Method
- Dump the whole can of peaches, syrup included, into a pot with the cranberries and the three spices.
- Set it over the fire or the stove and heat until it steams and the cranberries swell, about five to eight minutes. Stir now and then so the sugar does not scorch on the bottom.
- Split the biscuits and lay them cut side up in bowls.
- Spoon the hot fruit and syrup over them. Wait a minute before eating: the syrup needs that minute to soak in, and the fruit comes off the fire hotter than it looks.
This is a cobbler with the baking removed. Nothing is dough here except the biscuit, which is already made, so there is no dutch oven, no coals to manage, and no way to burn the bottom of anything but syrup. What you are actually doing is building a hot fruit sauce and finding something absorbent to put it on.
The heavy syrup does two jobs. It is the sauce, and it rehydrates the cranberries as it heats, which is why they go in the pot rather than on top. Cranberries stay tart even after they plump, and that tartness is what keeps the whole bowl from tasting like straight sugar. Wet-pack fruit is heavy, so this belongs in a cooler-side kitchen or a boat, not a pack.
Packing
The can, the cranberry bag, and the biscuits are the whole load. Premix the three spices into one small container at home so you are not opening three lids in the dark.
Variations
- No biscuits: pour it over instant oatmeal or crumbled shortbread cookies.
- A spoonful of butter or margarine stirred in at the end thickens the syrup and adds calories.
- Swap the cranberries for raisins or chopped dried apricots.
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