Description
These Easy Apple Dumplings are a delicious and comforting dessert, perfect for fall or any time of year. With tender apples wrapped in crescent dough, bathed in a buttery cinnamon-sugar sauce, and baked to golden perfection, this dish is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. The addition of a lemon-lime soda adds an extra layer of sweetness and helps create a luscious sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
- 2 cans crescent dough
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 1 can Mountain Dew (or lemon-lime soda)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Prepare the Apples: Cut each apple into eighths, so you have 16 slices in total.
- Wrap the Apples: Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll, starting from the wide end. Place the rolled apples in the prepared baking dish.
- Make the Sauce: In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Once melted, add the brown sugar and stir until combined. Add the vanilla extract, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt. Stir to combine, then remove the saucepan from heat.
- Pour the Sauce: Pour the butter and sugar mixture evenly over the apple dumplings in the baking dish.
- Add the Soda: Pour the Mountain Dew or lemon-lime soda around the edges of the baking dish, being careful not to pour it directly on top of the dumplings.
- Bake: Place the baking dish in the preheated oven and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the dumplings are golden brown and the sauce is bubbly.
- Serve: Serve the apple dumplings warm, ideally with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and some of the delicious sauce from the baking dish drizzled on top.
Notes
- For an extra flavor boost, you can sprinkle a little extra cinnamon sugar on top of the dumplings before baking.
- These dumplings can also be made with other types of apples, but Granny Smiths are recommended for their tartness, which balances the sweetness of the sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30-40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 dumpling
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 270mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
