Apple Dumplings
Apple Dumplings are an easy dessert made with apples, crescent dough, a butter sauce, and soda. You can use Mountain Dew or Sprite but the carbonation makes this butter sauce magic!
APPLE DUMPLINGS
John loves apple desserts and loves Mountain Dew. Together = HEAVEN! This is definitely not for those on a diet. You might gain 10 pounds just from looking at the recipe. Can you say butter sauce?
This is like apple pie with half of the work. Cinnamon-spiced apples and pastry dough make this old-fashioned apple dumplings recipe a delicious dessert made with simple ingredients.
WHAT KIND OF APPLES TO USE?
Granny Smith apples are green and tart. Granny Smith apples are often used in baking to counter the sweetness in baked treats but really any fresh apples will work in this recipe. You could use pink lady, honey crisp, or gala apples.
CRESCENT ROLL APPLE DUMPLINGS
Start by rolling up an apple wedge in crescent roll dough.
Pour a sauce made from melted butter, sugar, and vanilla. You can use white sugar or brown sugar.
Pour a can of Mountain Dew around the edge of the pan. Sprite can be used as well.
Bake until golden brown. The sweet sauce is to die for! Definitely eat this with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and some whipped cream.
CAN I CUT THIS RECIPE IN HALF?
Of course! I don’t always need a ton of dessert so feel free to half this recipe.
OTHER DESSERT RECIPES:
- Eggnog Eclair Cake
- Chunky Monkey Eclair Cake
- Banana Split Icebox Cake
- Scotcheroos
- Monster Cookies
- No-Bake Cookies
- Carmelitas
- Banana Split Dessert
Apple Dumplings
Ingredients
- 2 Granny Smith apples
- 2 (8 ounce) cans cans crescent rolls
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Cinnamon, to taste
- 1 (12 ounce) can Mountain Dew soda (or Sprite)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray two 9x13 baking dishes with cooking spray.
- Peel and core apples. Cut each apple into 8 slices each. Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll. Place in prepared pan.
- In a small bowl, stir the melted butter, sugar, and vanilla together. Pour entire mixture over apples. Pour Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until dumplings are golden brown. Serve with ice cream and spoon sauce over the top.
This recipe states it makes 16. But only says to use 1 pan. Please explain
You’re absolutely right. It should say two pans.
This is my go to recipe. I have used it for years and it is easy and no fail. Add a scoop of icecream to the apple dumpling kept warm while dinner is served and and see the happy faces!
Yay!
Want to make these for a church festival. Can I make them and keep them in the fridge overnight and bake them the next day?
Sure! Maybe wait to pour the butter mixture on until baking. I do worry about the apples browning too.
Can this be made ahead not baked and in the fridge then baked when you want to serve them?
I found a quart jar of moonshine with peaches. I can’t remember what brand. I cut the peaches so I could roll them. Then I made the butter sauce with sugar and vanilla and then poured the Mountain Dew in and baked. Very tiny and delicious
Haha yum
My great-nephew and I made this last evening for dessert. Surely a crowd pleaser, moreover for those with a sweet tooth. I did a cup of sugar and that was sufficient. The kids loved it! Truth be told, I did too.
Awesome. One of the first recipes on here and definitely needs new photos.
i am quite fond of eating..and i like this recipe…gonna try this for sure 🙂
Hope you enjoy!
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Hi. Excuse my ignorance, but what is a crescent roll?
It’s a refrigerated dough that is flaky.
nobody ever uses crecent rolls to make anything . you should be ???/
shame on you .
silverbill.. are you mr. food now ?
I’ve been making this for several months now. My family absolutely loves it! They even began calling it “apple crack” because they were unable to resist it! Recently my 2 1/2 yr. old grandson has been baking with me and when he gleefully told his dad “Me and Nana made you crack” we decided we better get used to calling it Apple dumplings again! Thanks for such a great recipe. (Though I did find the only “small” can of mountain dew I was able to find was a 12 oz can, and that proved to be too much, so I have lessened that amount.)
I tried a similar recipe but instead of Mountain Dew, it called for Sprite.
I clicked on this looking for some old german recipes. Mountain dew is about 40 years younger than me.
I must be ancient.
I am a diabetic and have something similar to this that is diabetic friendly. Substitute Splenda for the sugar and sugar free mountain dew for the regular dew. It is very good but not as sweet. Still have to practice portion control. lol Serve with sugar free ice cream. This is a quick and easy dessert.
I made them. Husband loved them. For me, too much sugar. Can I use brown sugar?
Sure. They are super sweet. You could probably cut back a little on that.
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I was too tickled to see this recipe. I have been making it for nearly two decades — always a ‘go to’ when needing a quick comforting sweet fix and always a crowd pleaser. It has become my signature dessert whenever we hit the mountains for some relaxation. I guess most do eat it with ice cream. I prefer to pour a little heavy cream around mine though.
Christy, I love it! Thanks so much for sharing your fun recipes. I can’t wait to try them out.
Those look DElicious. Keep bringing on the recipes, these are great!
I remember you talking about these this summer….maybe we’ll have to make ’em when you guys are in Denver for the Dolphins/Broncos game! When are you guys going to be there by the way?
YAY I am so excited for your recipes!! You need to post Ghetto Dip. I swear I have made that 100 times since we went to visit you.
oh I love her too. she is hilarious. if you get a chance read all her black heels and tractor wheels story, I laughed so hard. she is a great storyteller it is about how her and her husband met. anyways. the dumpling are so yummy too. we tried those also. take care!
Yum, looks good! Too bad I am on a diet! sigh…