Peaches & Fruit Banditos

 After a long, long time - another baking experiments.

I have been thinking of making a peach cobbler for some time. When, quite by accident, we got the fruit cobbler mix (the Rustling' Rob's Fruit Banditos), it was time to experiment again.

I follow the recipe given by the Fruit Banditos (used canned peaches) and the result was wonderful. Much better that I hoped for! 

 We "destroyed" it quite quickly.

 Next time, I will try to use apricots instead of peaches.

12 Months 12 cakes: #11 Mixed Fruit Cobbler

I would rather write about the Christmas experience but I need to catch up with my November project entry.

Last month, my new try was the Loretta Fruit Cobbler Mix by Bektrom Foods Inc. Besides finding new recipes, I also enjoy experimenting with half ready cakes (mixes). They can be really convenient when you need to make a nice treat for an unexpected occasion/guests or simply when you want to make your life easy. 😀

What I used to make the cobbler:

1 jar - mixed fruit,
Loretta Fruit Cobbler Mix.

First try: I followed the recipe given by the mix manufacturer. The cobbler was tasty but only when it was fresh and warm. Next day, not really.

Second try: I followed all the steps of the given recipe given besides one thing. The instructions tell you to pour the melted butter onto the fruits and then cover it all with the batter/cobbler mix. I stirred the melted butter into the batter (cobbler mix) and spread it all on the fruits (which had been placed in a greased tin of course).
The results were much better. The cobbler was crispier than before and was still tasty even 2 days later.

I stored it in the fridge and warmed up each piece in the microwave before serving. With a splash of whipped cream, the cobbler made quite a nice, and easy to make dessert.

Visit the Bektrom Foods Inc. page to see what the package of Loretta Fruit Cobbler Mix looks like.

Loretta Fruit Cobbler Mix price =$1 at Dollar Tree

After St. Patrick's Day

'Therefore if any man be in Christ,

he is a new creature:

old things are passed

away; behold, all things

are become new.'

-2 Corinthians 5:17

Maybe some of you have also watched 'The Rising of The Moon' by John Ford. Quite an interesting compilation of three very different stories. Part 2 - "One Minute Stop" was quite funny, the third part was the most serious though. All worth watching if you haven't seen it yet. Anyway,  I enjoyed listening to the Irish accent too.


A new Duckie joined our Duck Dynasty. Although he is wearing a red jacket, he has very much to do with St. Patrick's Day. Still not known whether he can swim. :)

As far as I know, cherry cheese cobbler is not a traditional Irish treat but we enjoyed it anyway :)

cherry cheese cobbler

best when it's fresh - just taken out of the oven