Easy Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings That Will Melt Your Heart
Try these Easy Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings for a quick and comforting dessert that will warm your heart.
Equipment
- 9x13-inch baking dish
- Saucepan
Ingredients
For the Dumplings
- 3 medium Granny Smith Apples or Honeycrisp or Braeburn
- 2 cans Crescent Roll Dough fresh refrigerated dough is best
For the Caramel Sauce
- 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter can use salted but reduce added salt
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar coconut sugar is a great alternative
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar light or dark brown sugar can be used
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon add nutmeg or cloves for extra warmth
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract pure extract is best but imitation works
- 1 cup Lemon-Lime Soda can substitute with ginger ale or apple cider
Instructions
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Prepare the apples by peeling, coring, and slicing them into 8 wedges each.
- Unroll the crescent dough and place one apple wedge at the wide end of each triangle, rolling it up snugly.
- Arrange the rolled dumplings seam-side down in the greased baking dish.
- Melt the unsalted butter in a saucepan over medium heat, then stir in the granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon until smooth and bubbly; remove from heat and add vanilla extract.
- Drizzle the warm butter-sugar mixture over the dumplings, then pour the lemon-lime soda around the edges of the dish.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, until golden brown and bubbly.
- Serve warm, optionally topped with vanilla ice cream or cream.
Notes
Extra crispy top can be achieved by brushing dough with melted butter before baking. Assemble dumplings ahead of time and add sauce before baking for convenience.