Yield: 16 Dumplings
Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings
These easy crescent roll apple dumplings are baked in a sweet apple cider sauce until perfectly tender and golden brown. Serve warm with ice cream and watch how quickly they disappear!
Ingredients
- 2 large green apples, peeled and cored
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon, divided
- 2 (8 oz) cans crescent rolls
- 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ¾ cup apple cider
- ¾ cup lemon-lime soda, or rum
- vanilla ice cream, optional, for serving
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13 baking pan (or extra large cast iron skillet) set aside.
- Slice apples into 8 even slices (16 slices total). Sprinkle 1 tablespoon cinnamon on top of all of the apples. Then roll one apple slice inside of each crescent roll triangle.
- Place in prepared pan, in two rows, leaving a little room between each dumpling. Set aside.
- In a small pot, bring the butter, remaining 1 tablespoon cinnamon, granulated sugar, brown sugar and 3/4 cup apple cider to a boil. Once boiling, evenly pour over the crescent rolls.
- Pour the lemon-lime soda (or rum) just around the edges of the baking pan.
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until bubbling and the dumplings are browned on top. Serve hot with vanilla ice cream and a hearty drizzle of the extra sauce from the dumpling pan on top.
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Notes
Storage: These are best served fresh, as the leftovers can get soggy, but they are still delicious leftover. Transfer cooled dumplings to an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Reheat: Reheat in the microwave in 30 second bursts, until warmed through. Or, for best results, reheat in the oven at 350°F until warmed through, about 10 minutes.
Prep Ahead: Prepare dumplings and sauce, but do pour sauce over the dumplings. Instead, store them separately in airtight containers in the fridge for up to 2 days. For full prep ahead directions, check the post above.
Apples: I used 2 large tart green apples as they have a good firm texture for baking and the tartness balances well with the sweet sauce. You can leave the peel on for a more rustic dumpling if you prefer, but occasionally apple skin can be tough.
Different Fruits: Just about any fruit will work in these crescent roll dumplings from berries to peaches. You can also add raisins, or other dried fruits, to your apple dumplings. I even have a festive cranberry apple dumplings recipe that is perfect for the holidays!
Rum Apple Dumplings: Soak your apples in rum for 1 hour before baking to give your apples even more boozy rum flavor. Add raisins for a fun rum raisin dessert. Make sure and save the rum you used to soak your apples and use it in your sauce!
Crescent Sheet: Accidentally purchase crescent sheets instead of crescent rolls? No worries, it will work just the same! You will just need to cut the sheet into triangles. Use a pizza cutter to easily cut the crescent sheet.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Dumpling, Calories: 233kcal, Carbohydrates: 33g, Protein: 0.3g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 32mg, Sodium: 102mg, Potassium: 68mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 31g, Vitamin A: 388IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 28mg, Iron: 0.2mg