Description
Delight in this classic Apple Dumplings recipe featuring tender Granny Smith apples wrapped in flaky crescent roll dough, baked to golden perfection with a buttery cinnamon-sugar glaze and a splash of Mountain Dew soda for a unique twist. A comforting autumn dessert that’s both easy and satisfying.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruits
- 2 Granny Smith apples
Dough
- 2 (8-oz.) cans crescent rolls
Sauce & Toppings
- 1 cup butter, plus more for greasing
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 (12-oz.) can Mountain Dew soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Prepare oven and dish: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 13-by-9-inch baking dish generously with butter to prevent sticking and help with browning.
- Prepare the apples: Peel and core the Granny Smith apples. Cut each apple in half vertically, and then cut each half into 4 wedges, making a total of 16 wedges.
- Assemble dumplings: On a lightly floured surface, quickly unroll the crescent roll dough and separate into 16 individual triangles along the perforations. Place one apple wedge on the wide base of each triangle and roll it toward the pointed end, wrapping the dough tightly around the apple to form a dumpling. Arrange the wrapped dumplings evenly in the prepared baking dish.
- Make the sauce: In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Add sugar and gently stir just enough to combine, creating a lumpy, grainy mixture. Add vanilla extract and stir lightly again. Pour this buttery sugar mixture evenly over the apple dumplings in the dish.
- Add soda and cinnamon: Pour the Mountain Dew soda carefully around the edges of the baking dish, ensuring the dumplings remain coated but not submerged. Sprinkle cinnamon evenly on top of everything.
- Bake: Place the baking dish in the preheated oven and bake until the dumplings are golden brown and the dough is crispy on top, approximately 30 to 45 minutes.
- Serve: Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Serve warm, ideally with a scoop of ice cream and spoon some of the pan sauce over the dumplings for extra flavor and moisture.
Notes
- Apple dumplings make a perfect autumn dessert, comforting and flavorful.
- Using Granny Smith apples ensures a tart balance to the sweet sugar and soda glaze.
- Work quickly when handling the dough to keep it cold and easy to roll.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream for an indulgent treat.
- You can substitute Mountain Dew with any lemon-lime soda for a similar effect.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 744
- Sugar: 64 g
- Sodium: 817 mg
- Fat: 39 g
- Saturated Fat: 22 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 93 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 81 mg
