Description
These Easy Apple Crescent Dumplings are a delicious and simple dessert featuring tart Granny Smith apples wrapped in buttery crescent roll dough, baked with a sweet cinnamon brown sugar glaze and a hint of lemon-lime soda for a moist, flavorful finish. Perfect for a cozy treat or entertaining guests, this recipe yields tender, golden dumplings that pair beautifully with ice cream or whipped cream.
Ingredients
Fruit
- 3-4 Granny Smith apples
Dough
- 2 cans (8 oz each) refrigerated crescent roll dough
Sauce & Topping
- 3/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2/3 cup Sprite lemon-lime soda
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare Pan: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish to prevent sticking and ensure easy cleanup.
- Prepare Apples: Peel and core the Granny Smith apples, then slice each into 8-10 wedges, perfect for wrapping in dough.
- Cut Crescent Dough: Unroll the crescent roll dough and cut each triangle into two smaller triangles, resulting in 32 small dough triangles from the two cans.
- Wrap Apple Slices: Place one apple slice on the short side of each small dough triangle. Roll the dough around the apple slice, starting at the short side and rolling to the point, creating crescent-wrapped dumplings.
- Arrange in Pan: Place the wrapped apple dumplings evenly in the greased baking dish, spacing them slightly apart.
- Make Sugar Mixture: In a medium bowl, stir together the melted butter, light brown sugar, and cinnamon until well combined.
- Pour Sugar Mixture: Evenly pour the butter-sugar-cinnamon mixture over the apple dumplings in the pan, ensuring each dumpling is coated.
- Add Sprite: Slowly pour the Sprite lemon-lime soda into the center and along the edges of the pan, avoiding pouring directly onto the dumplings to maintain their shape and texture.
- Bake: Bake the dish uncovered in the preheated oven for 33-36 minutes, or until the dumplings are golden brown and bubbly.
- Serve: Let cool slightly before serving warm. These dumplings are excellent on their own or topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Notes
- Use tart Granny Smith apples for the best balance of flavor and texture.
- Do not pour the Sprite directly over the dumplings to prevent sogginess.
- Check the dumplings near the end of baking to ensure they do not overbrown.
- For added flavor, try sprinkling chopped nuts or raisins inside each crescent before rolling.
- These dumplings are best served warm but can be reheated gently.
