Warm, tender granny smith apples wrapped in pastry, sprinkled with cinnamon, and soaked in a sweet, buttery sauce. Top with a good quality vanilla ice cream and these apple dumplings will easily become a favorite!
Warm, tender granny smith apples wrapped in pastry, sprinkled with cinnamon, and soaked in a sweet, buttery sauce. Top with a good quality vanilla ice cream and these apple dumplings will easily become a favorite!
I love reading food blogs and I feel like a winner every time I found a recipe that is a keeper, like this Apple Dumplings recipe from Pioneer Woman. They taste 10x more delicious than how you see it in the photo, believe me.
“The texture and taste of these apple dumplings are addicting – crispy on top but so soft in the bottom… the feeling of warm and soft apples with the cold, smooth vanilla ice cream.”
These apple dumplings my husband’s favorite. He’s not into apples but he can devour these dumplings easily. And because this is incredibly easy to make, this recipe is a good dessert option to prepare when feeding a crowd. Let’s go through the steps, shall we?
Here’s what you’ll need:
- 2 granny smith apples
- 2 cans crescent rolls (8 dough slices each in each pack)
- 126 grams (2 sticks) salted butter
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 255 milliliters (12oz) Mountain Dew soda
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
- your favorite vanilla ice cream (not in photo)
To my fellow Canada dwellers out there, you can use Canada Dry if that’s what you have in hand.
Mis en Place
Peel and cut each apple into 8 pieces. Cut the crescent rolls according to package directions and wrap an apple slice in each dough.
Butter a 9×13 baking dish and place the wrapped apple dumplings. Set aside.
In a saucepan, melt the butter then add sugar and vanilla. Stir a little just to combine. Bring to a boil then turn off the heat. The mixture should be lumpy and grainy.
Pour the butter-sugar-vanilla mixture over the top of the dumplings, making sure to coat them thoroughly.
Lastly pour the soda. Yes, it will be soupy but it’s gonna thicken up like a syrup after baking.
Sprinkle with cinnamon on top and bake at 350 F/ 175 C for about 30-45 minutes.
You should be looking at brown and crispy tops after baking, soaked in a syrupy, buttery sauce. Mmmmmm! 🙂
Now it’s a must to serve these apple dumplings warm and with a good quality french vanilla ice cream. Bon Appetit!
Easy Apple Dumplings
Ingredients
- 2 whole granny smith apples
- 2 cans Crescent rolls 8 dough slice in each pack
- 226 grams 2 sticks salted butter
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 355 milliliters 12oz Mountain Dew soda
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- Vanilla Ice Cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F / 175 C.
- Peel and cut each apple into 8 pieces. Cut the crescent rolls according to package directions and wrap an apple slice in each dough.
- Butter a 9×13 baking dish and place the wrapped apple dumplings. Set aside.
- In a saucepan, melt the butter then add sugar and vanilla. Stir a little just to combine. Bring to a boil then turn off the heat. The mixture should be lumpy and grainy.
- Pour the butter-sugar-vanilla mixture over the top of the dumplings, making sure to coat them thoroughly.
- Pour the soda. It will be soupy but it’s gonna thicken up like a syrup after baking.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon on top and bake at 350 F/ 175 C for about 30-45 minutes. The tops should be slightly crispy and golden brown.
- Best eaten at warm temperature with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Pour a bit of sauce over the top.
Notes
(Note 2) Rewarm dumplings (with the sauce) in the microwave at low power at 30 second intervals or use defrost mode for 1-2 minutes.
