CampRecipes Classic Archive
This recipe is part of the CampRecipes Classic Recipe Archive. It was originally submitted to the CampRecipes community and is preserved as historical outdoor cooking content. Some formatting, ingredient wording, or cooking guidance may reflect the original submission.
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Original Date: 2005-03-02
Serves: 7-8
Prep Time: 60m+
Difficulty: average
Backpacking: No
Ingredients
- 1can crushed pineapple, large can with juice
- 3 cups blueberries, fresh
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1box yellow cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
Instructions
Melt 1 tbs butter in a 10" or 12" Dutch oven, add pineapple with juice, add blueberries, cover with sugar and top with cake mix. Add ingredients in that order and DO NOT STIR! Drizzle with remaining butter (melted), and top with pecans. Bake 1/2 hour on medium hook, raise to one higher hook, add top coals and bake an additional 10-15 minutes until bubbly – then remove from fire and set on cooking table to continue baking until browned on top. About 1 hour total baking time
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