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Easy Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings with Sweet Butter Sauce

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Make these easy apple dumplings using refrigerated crescent roll dough for a quick, comforting dessert. Tender apples bake inside flaky pastry and are smothered in a rich, buttery cinnamon syrup.

Ingredients

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  • 4 large baking apples (like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), peeled, cored, and halved
  • 1 package (8 count) refrigerated crescent roll dough
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup lemon-lime soda or Mountain Dew (for the sauce)

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.
  2. Prepare the apples: In a large bowl, toss the apple halves with 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon.
  3. Prepare the sauce: In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, and the remaining 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. Bring the mixture to a simmer, stirring until the sugars dissolve. Remove from heat.
  4. Assemble the dumplings: Unroll the crescent roll dough. Separate the triangles. Place one apple half near the wide end of a triangle. Wrap the dough around the apple, overlapping slightly, to fully enclose it. Pinch the seams to seal.
  5. Place the wrapped apples seam-side down in the prepared baking dish. Repeat with the remaining apples and dough.
  6. Pour the soda over the wrapped dumplings in the dish.
  7. Carefully pour the hot butter-sugar sauce evenly over the dumplings.
  8. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown and the apples are tender when pierced with a fork. The sauce should be bubbly.
  9. Let the apple dumplings cool slightly before serving warm, perhaps with vanilla ice cream.

Notes

  • For a classic Pennsylvania Dutch style, use homemade pie crust instead of crescent rolls.
  • If you do not have lemon-lime soda, you can substitute it with 1 cup of water mixed with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice for the sauce.
  • Baking apples like Granny Smith hold their shape well during baking, providing a nice texture contrast to the soft dough.

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