Blueberry Dump Cake Recipe {3 Ingredients}

Name: Blueberry Dump Cake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 21 oz blueberry pie filling (you can use 1-2 cans of blueberry filling); 1 box yellow cake mix (, about 15 oz (lemon or vanilla are also good choices)); 3/4 cup unsalted butter ((1 1/2 sticks of butter))

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This delicious Blueberry Dump Cake Recipe is one of the simplest blueberry desserts you will ever make. The super easy recipe has just 3 ingredients and prep takes about 3 minutes. It is a fantastic alternative to making a blueberry pie. The dump cakes are more like upside down pies to me than cakes, despite being made with boxed cake mix.

While I have a lot of recipes for dump cakes with fruit pie filling, the blueberry version is a favorite of mine. I think it reminds me of the desserts my mom made after we went blueberry picking. A dump cake always satisfies the sweet tooth.

Easy Blueberry Dump Cake - The 3 Ingredient Wonder!

Unless you tell them, no one will expect this delicious stand in for blueberry pie only took you three minutes work and three ingredients.

All you need to make this blueberry cobbler dump cake is:

a can of blueberry pie filling (2 cans blueberry pie filling if you prefer more fruit)
box of cake mix (yellow, lemon or vanilla)
1 ½ sticks of butter

... a casserole dish that is about 8x11 or 9x13 inch and some cooking spray to coat it with. That's it.

How to Make Blueberry Dump Cake

As promised, here is the quick visual guide to making this easy blueberry dessert. Full printable recipe card is right below this.

The recipe makes 8 servings.

Ingredients Needed

blueberry dump cake ingredients; blueberry pie filling, yellow, lemon or white cake mix and butter

sweet blueberry pie filling
yellow cake mix
unsalted butter

You will also need an 8x11 inch baking dish and some nonstick cooking spray.

Directions

Start by preheating your oven to 350 F (175 c).

Use non stick cooking spray to coat the inside of your baking dish (2 quart size, 8 x 11 inch baking pan).

blueberry pie filling spread out in bottom of the pan.

Scoop blueberry pie filling into the dish and spread it out. Make sure blueberries are well distributed.

sprinkle the cake mix over the blueberries

Next, evenly sprinkle the cake mix on top over the blueberry layer.

melted butter for crust poured over pan of yellow cake mix.

Melt your butter and slowly drizzle it over the dry cake mix surface. Cover as well as you can and try to avoid dry spots or large pools of butter in the pan.

Alternative method: If you prefer cut cold butter into thin slices and evenly distribute the butter pats across the top of dry cake mixture instead of using melted butter.

blueberry dump cake in pan ready to bake

Now pop it in the preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes. After about 15 minutes peek in and if a section is dry, drag a little pooled butter over it.

When the top is lightly golden brown like this your dump cake is ready to take out of the oven. The butter has seeped in and cooked the cake mix into a delicious pie crust like topping.

Serve the freshly baked blueberry dump cake warm with a big scoop of ice cream (vanilla or flavor of choice) or whipped cream on top.

Variations

Mix it up a little with a few simple recipe alteration options to the pie filling dump cake.

Cake Mix Options

Try using vanilla cake mix or for a brighter note a lemon cake mix to make this cobbler style dessert.

Fruit Additions

Add crushed pineapple or fresh berries, such as blackberries and raspberries, to the filling layer for an amped up blueberry dump cake. Another option is to add a different can of fruit filling, such as cherry pie filling and swirl the pie fillings together before topping with cake mix and butter.

Slow Cooker

This dump cake can also be prepared in a Crock Pot. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or high for 2 hours. For more information and tips refer to my Crock Pot Cherry Dump Cake recipe.

Q & A

Can I use frozen or fresh blueberries?

Yes fresh blueberries or even frozen blueberries can be used in this dump cake. Simply mix 4 cups of berries with a ¼ cup of sugar and cover the bottom of your casserole dish, just as you would with the filling.

How do I store blueberry dump cake?

Treat leftover blueberry dump cake just as you would a blueberry pie. It can be left out for up to two days. Make sure the pan is covered with plastic wrap once the dessert has been cut.
If you will need to store it longer keep it in the refrigerator, preferably in an airtight container but covered in plastic wrap will do. It will be good there for 5 days if you put it away as soon as it is cooled to room temperature.

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