Yield: 16 Dumplings
Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings
Crisp green apples are wrapped in soft dumplings and baked in a sweet cinnamon sauce, made with brown sugar and Mountain Dew. These Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings are the most comforting homemade pastry ever!
Ingredients
- 2 large green apples
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon, divided
- 2 (8 oz) cans crescent rolls
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup mountain dew, or apple cider
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13 baking pan (or extra large cast iron skillet) set aside.
- Core and slice apples into 8 even slices (16 slices total) and then peel the skin off the apples.
- Sprinkle cinnamon (about 1 tablespoon) on top of all of the apples. Then roll one apple slice inside of each crescent roll piece.
- Place in prepared pan, in two rows, leaving a little room between each dumpling.
- Then in a small pot bring the butter, remaining 1 tablespoon cinnamon, granulated sugar and brown sugar to a boil. Once boiling, evenly pour over the crescent rolls.
- Finally pour the mountain dew around just the edges of the pan.
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until bubbling and the dumplings are browned on top.
- Serve hot with vanilla ice cream and pour the extra sauce form the pan on top!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1Dumpling, Calories: 329kcal, Carbohydrates: 43g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 32mg, Sodium: 230mg, Potassium: 56mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 33g, Vitamin A: 388IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 27mg, Iron: 1mg