Description
Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings are a delightful American dessert featuring tender apple wedges wrapped in flaky crescent roll dough, baked to golden perfection and topped with a buttery cinnamon sugar sauce infused with a hint of vanilla and fizzy lemon-lime soda. Easy to prepare and perfect for fall, this warm, comforting treat is best served with vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruit and Dough
- 2 large apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), peeled, cored, and cut into 8 wedges
- 2 cans (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent roll dough
Sauce
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 can (12 ounces) lemon-lime soda (such as Sprite or 7UP)
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare Baking Dish: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish to ensure the dumplings don’t stick during baking.
- Wrap Apples with Crescent Roll Dough: Take each apple wedge and wrap it tightly with a triangle of crescent roll dough. Place each wrapped apple seam-side down in the prepared baking dish, arranging them evenly.
- Make Cinnamon Butter Sauce: In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in the granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Cook this mixture until combined and smooth but avoid boiling to maintain the sauce’s consistency.
- Assemble and Add Soda: Pour the warm butter and sugar mixture evenly over the crescent-wrapped apples in the baking dish. Then slowly pour the lemon-lime soda around the dumplings, ensuring not to pour it directly over them to keep the dough intact.
- Bake: Place the baking dish in the preheated oven and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the dumplings turn golden brown and the sauce is bubbling, signaling the perfect caramelization.
- Cool and Serve: Remove the dumplings from the oven and let them cool slightly before serving. These dumplings are best enjoyed warm and pair wonderfully with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Notes
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream for an indulgent treat.
- For variation, substitute the apples with pears or add a pinch of nutmeg to the cinnamon sugar mixture for extra flavor.
- Be sure to pour the soda around the dumplings to avoid soggy dough.
