Description
Delicious and easy-to-make Apple Dumplings made with Granny Smith apples wrapped in buttery crescent roll dough, baked until golden and served with a sweet, cinnamon-infused Mountain Dew sauce. This comforting autumn dessert combines the tartness of apples with a crispy, flaky crust and a luscious syrupy glaze, perfect for serving warm with ice cream.
Ingredients
Scale
Apples and Dough
- 2 Granny Smith apples
- 2 (8-oz.) cans crescent rolls
Sauce and Flavoring
- 1 cup butter, plus more for greasing
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (12-oz.) can Mountain Dew soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Prep the Oven and Dish: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Generously butter a 13-by-9-inch baking dish to prevent sticking and to add extra buttery flavor to the dumplings.
- Prepare the Apples: Peel and core the Granny Smith apples. Cut each apple in half vertically, then slice each half into 4 even wedges to create 16 apple pieces total.
- Wrap the Apples in Dough: On a lightly floured surface, unroll the crescent dough sheets and separate along the perforations into 16 triangles. Place one apple wedge at the wide base of each triangle and carefully roll the dough around the apple, starting at the base and rolling toward the pointed end to fully encase the apple. Repeat for all apple pieces and place the wrapped dumplings into the prepared baking dish.
- Make the Syrup: In a small saucepan, melt 1 cup of butter over low heat. Add 1 1/2 cups of sugar and gently stir just enough to create a lumpy, grainy texture—do not fully dissolve. Stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract with minimal mixing to keep the texture.
- Prepare to Bake: Pour the butter-sugar mixture evenly over the apple dumplings in the dish. Then, carefully pour the Mountain Dew soda around the edges of the pan, allowing it to mingle with the sugar mixture without disturbing the dumplings. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon cinnamon evenly over the top.
- Bake the Dumplings: Place the baking dish in the oven and bake for 30 to 45 minutes until the dumplings are golden brown and the tops are crispy. The syrup should be bubbling and thickened around them.
- Serve: Serve the apple dumplings warm, optionally with a scoop of ice cream. Spoon some of the delicious syrup from the baking dish over the top for extra sweetness and moisture.
Notes
- Apple dumplings are a classic and beloved autumn dessert, offering a perfect balance of tart apples and sweet, buttery dough.
- This recipe is super simple and uses common pantry ingredients including crescent rolls and Mountain Dew soda for a unique, flavorful glaze.
- If you don’t have Mountain Dew, lemon-lime soda can be used as a substitute, though flavor will vary slightly.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for a decadent treat.
- For easier prepping, chill the dough before unrolling to make wrapping the apples more manageable.
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
