These Apple Dumplings are an easy, old-fashioned-style dessert with a fun twist. Granny Smith apple wedges are wrapped in crescent roll dough and baked in a rich buttery sauce made with sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and a splash of Mountain Dew.
As the dumplings bake, the butter and sugar create a sweet, caramel-like sauce while the soda adds a subtle citrusy sweetness. The crescent dough becomes golden and crisp on top while the apples bake until tender inside.
Serve these dumplings warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, then spoon some of that delicious buttery sauce from the pan over the top. It’s a simple dessert that’s always a treat and especially good when served straight from the oven.
Apple Dumplings
Ingredients
- 2 each Granny Smith apples
- 2 cans cans crescent rolls 8 oz, each
- 1 cup butter plus more for greasing
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 oz. Mountain Dew soda 1/2 of 1 can,
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven 350°F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
- Peel and core the apples. Cut each apple in half vertically, then each half into 4 wedges.
- Working quickly while cold, unroll the crescent dough sheets on a lightly floured surface and separate the perforated dough into 16 triangles. Place one apple wedge on the wide base of a triangle and roll the apple toward the pointed end of the triangle, allowing the dough to overlap and wrap around the apple. Continue with the remaining apples and crescent rolls. Place in the prepared baking dish.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Add the sugar and barely stir to create a lumpy, grainy mixture. Add the vanilla and barely stir again. Pour the mixture over the wrapped apples. Pour the Mountain Dew soda around the edges of the pan and sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake until the dumplings are golden brown and crispy on top, 30 to 45 minutes.
- Serve with ice cream, and spoon some of the sauce from the pan over the top.
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