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Overhead view of baked apple dumplings in white baking dish.
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Apple Dumplings with Crescent Rolls Recipe

Easy apple dumplings with crescent rolls recipe! Fresh apples wrapped in flaky Pillsbury dough, baked in cinnamon butter sauce. Ready in 55 minutes.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple dumplings, apple dumplings with crescent rolls
Servings: 16 Dumplings
Calories: 188kcal
Author: LaKita Anderson

Equipment

  • 1 9x13 inch baking dish
  • 1 Apple slicer/corer (optional but helpful)
  • 1 Vegetable peeler
  • 1 Medium Saucepan
  • 1 sharp knife

Ingredients

  • 2 medium Granny Smith apples
  • 2 (8-ounce) tubes refrigerated crescent rolls
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 12 ounces lemon-lime soda (Sprite or 7-Up)

Instructions

  • Prepare apples: Wash, peel, and core 2 apples. Cut each apple into 8 even wedges for a total of 16 slices.
    Peeled and sliced apples in a bowl.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • Assemble dumplings: Unroll 2 tubes crescent dough and separate into 16 triangles along perforations. Place one apple slice at the wide end of each triangle. Roll dough around apple, starting from the wide end and rolling to the point. Place seam-side down in prepared baking dish. Repeat with remaining dough and apples.
    Apple slices rolled in dough and place in baking dish.
  • Make sauce: In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt 1 cup butter until bubbly. Stir in 1 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and ½ teaspoon nutmeg. Mix until combined (mixture may appear slightly grainy). Pour sauce evenly over dumplings in the baking dish.
    Sauce added to apples and dough in baking dish.
  • Add soda: Pour 12 ounces lemon-lime soda evenly over the top of all dumplings.
    Soda added to the baking dish with the other dumpling ingredients.
  • Bake: Place in preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes, until dumplings are golden brown and sauce has thickened slightly.
    Overhead view of baked apple dumplings in white baking dish.
  • Serve: Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Serve warm with sauce spooned over the top. Add vanilla ice cream if desired.

Notes

  • Apple varieties: Granny Smith works best, but Honeycrisp, Golden Delicious, or Braeburn are good alternatives.
  • Soda options: Use any citrus or lemon-lime soda. Ginger ale also works. Avoid diet sodas as they alter the sauce texture.
  • Make-ahead: Assemble dumplings up to 2 hours ahead, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate. Add sauce and soda just before baking.
  • Crescent roll types: Both classic and "big & buttery" Pillsbury crescents work perfectly.

Nutrition

Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 125mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 367IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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