Apple Dumplings
Servings: 6
Calories: 743kcal
This dessert recipe involves wrapping Granny Smith apple slices in crescent roll dough, then baking them in a rich buttery sauce made with sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and Mountain Dew. The soda adds a unique citrusy sweetness and helps create a caramel-like glaze as it bakes.
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Ingredients
- 2 each Granny Smith apples
- 16- oz. cans crescent rolls 2 cans
- 1 cup butter plus more for greasing
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 oz. Mountain Dew soda 1/2 of 1 can,
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven 350°F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
- Peel and core the apples. Cut each apple in half vertically, then each half into 4 wedges.
- Working quickly while cold, unroll the crescent dough sheets on a lightly floured surface and separate the perforated dough into 16 triangles. Place one apple wedge on the wide base of a triangle and roll the apple toward the pointed end of the triangle, allowing the dough to overlap and wrap around the apple. Continue with the remaining apples and crescent rolls. Place in the prepared baking dish.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Add the sugar and barely stir to create a lumpy, grainy mixture. Add the vanilla and barely stir again. Pour the mixture over the wrapped apples. Pour the Mountain Dew soda around the edges of the pan and sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake until the dumplings are golden brown and crispy on top, 30 to 45 minutes.
- Serve with ice cream, and spoon some of the sauce from the pan over the top.
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Nutrition
Calories: 743kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 840mg | Potassium: 13mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 60g | Vitamin A: 947IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg
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