Easy Apple Dumplings
Easy Apple Dumplings
Ingredients
For the Dumplings
- 2 apples, peeled, each cut into 4 wedges
- 1 tube Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls, containing 8 triangles of dough
For the Sauce
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 cup clear soda, such as Fresca, 7-Up, Sprite, or Ginger Ale
For Preparation and Serving
- cooking spray, as needed
- vanilla ice cream, for serving, optional
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 350
- 2
Peel the two apples and cut each apple into four equal wedges, resulting in eight apple wedges.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Open the tube of Pillsbury crescent roll dough and separate the dough into its eight pre-cut triangles.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Place one apple wedge on the smaller, pointed end of each crescent roll triangle.
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- 5
Roll the dough up around the apple wedge, ensuring the apple is completely enclosed. Pinch the ends of the dough firmly to seal.
⏱️ 5 min
- 6
Lightly spray a square baking dish with cooking spray.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Arrange the eight prepared apple dumplings in a single layer in the baking dish.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
In a measuring cup or small bowl, combine the 1/2 cup of melted butter, 1/3 cup of granulated sugar, 1/3 cup of brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. Whisk these ingredients together until well combined.
⏱️ 3 min
- 9
Pour the butter-sugar-cinnamon mixture evenly over the tops of the dumplings in the baking dish.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Carefully pour 3/4 cup of clear soda around the dumplings in the baking dish. It's important to pour the soda *around* and not directly *on top* of the dumplings. The soda is essential for creating the desired crust during baking.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Bake the dumplings uncovered in the preheated oven at 350°F for approximately 40 minutes, or until the apples are tender and the dumplings are golden brown.
⏱️ 40 min•🌡️ 350
- 12
Once baked, remove the dish from the oven and let the dumplings stand for about 10 minutes.
⏱️ 10 min
- 13
Serve the warm apple dumplings, optionally topped with scoops of vanilla ice cream and drizzled with the sauce from the baking dish.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Easy Apple Dumplings
Ingredients
For the Dumplings
- 2 apples, peeled, each cut into 4 wedges
- 1 tube Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls, containing 8 triangles of dough
For the Sauce
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 cup clear soda, such as Fresca, 7-Up, Sprite, or Ginger Ale
For Preparation and Serving
- cooking spray, as needed
- vanilla ice cream, for serving, optional
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 350 - 2
Peel the two apples and cut each apple into four equal wedges, resulting in eight apple wedges.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Open the tube of Pillsbury crescent roll dough and separate the dough into its eight pre-cut triangles.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Place one apple wedge on the smaller, pointed end of each crescent roll triangle.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
Roll the dough up around the apple wedge, ensuring the apple is completely enclosed. Pinch the ends of the dough firmly to seal.
⏱️ 5 min - 6
Lightly spray a square baking dish with cooking spray.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Arrange the eight prepared apple dumplings in a single layer in the baking dish.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
In a measuring cup or small bowl, combine the 1/2 cup of melted butter, 1/3 cup of granulated sugar, 1/3 cup of brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. Whisk these ingredients together until well combined.
⏱️ 3 min - 9
Pour the butter-sugar-cinnamon mixture evenly over the tops of the dumplings in the baking dish.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Carefully pour 3/4 cup of clear soda around the dumplings in the baking dish. It's important to pour the soda *around* and not directly *on top* of the dumplings. The soda is essential for creating the desired crust during baking.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Bake the dumplings uncovered in the preheated oven at 350°F for approximately 40 minutes, or until the apples are tender and the dumplings are golden brown.
⏱️ 40 min•🌡️ 350 - 12
Once baked, remove the dish from the oven and let the dumplings stand for about 10 minutes.
⏱️ 10 min - 13
Serve the warm apple dumplings, optionally topped with scoops of vanilla ice cream and drizzled with the sauce from the baking dish.
⏱️ 1 min