Easy Apple Dumplings

apple dumplings on white plate with fork

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Easy Apple Dumplings

These Easy Apple Dumplings are soft and gooey on the bottom, but crispy on top, and taste like apple pie. Such an easy dessert and ridiculously good, and the house smells amazing while they bake!

Prep Time15

Cook Time40

Total Time55

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple dumplings, crescent roll apple dumplings

Servings:

Ingredients

2 small apples peeled, cored, and patted dry, any kind
8 ounce tube refrigerated Pillsbury crescent roll dough
½ cup unsalted butter
⅓ cup granulated sugar
⅓ cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
¾ cup 7UP soda (Mountain Dew, Sprite, Fresca, or even ginger ale will also work)
vanilla ice cream for serving, optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Coat an 8x8 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Cut each apple into 4 wedges.
Separate the crescent dough into 8 triangles.
Place an apple wedge near the small end of the dough triangle, then roll up. Make sure the apple is completely enclosed, then pinch the ends to seal. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
In a medium microwave safe bowl, melt the butter. Add in the granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Stir until combined and smooth.
Drizzle butter mixture over the dough.
Pour the 7UP to the sides of the dumplings (not on top) so a nice crust is formed while baking.
Bake until golden brown and apples are tender when pierced with a fork, about 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand 10 minutes.
Serve for breakfast or make it a dessert with some vanilla ice cream!

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Notes

Diet soda is also okay. Do not eliminate the soda. By pouring it around the edges of the pan, it creates moisture to cook the dumplings, helps create the syrupy sauce as they bake, and carbonation is what makes the dough develop an amazing crispy crust.
To double the recipe, bake in a 9 x 13 pan.

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