Apple Dumplings are an American classic with a light and flaky crust, topped with a buttery sweet glaze. Serve alone, or with ice cream.
When it comes to delicious Fall desserts, recipes like Apple Pie, Apple Crumb Pie, and Apple Crostata always top the list, but if you’re looking for an easier recipe without losing any of that apple pie flavor, this Apple Dumplings recipe is exactly what you need.
Sabrina’s Apple Dumpling Recipe
I just love the smell of apples and cinnamon baking in the oven. It gives the house a cozy feeling and piques the interest of everyone within the house. The easy part with this Apple Dumpling recipe is that there’s no need to stress about making a pie crust, we’re using crescent dough as our pie dough. I chose Granny Smith apples for this recipe, but you can use whatever tart apple you prefer, like Fuji or Honey Crisp.
Ingredients
- 2 cans crescent roll dough
- 6 granny smith apples , peeled and cored
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar , packed
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Caramel Syrup:
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
To Serve:
- 4 cups vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 cup caramel sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and spray a 9×13″ baking dish with baking spray.
- Roll the crescent dough into a 16×24" rectangle.
- Cut the rectangle into 6 pieces.
- In a small bowl mash together the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Stuff evenly into the middle of the cored apples.
- Add a stuffed apple to the top of each piece of pie crust.
- Bring up the corners of each square over the apples and pinch together to close.
- The apples should be completely enclosed in the pastry.
- Add the apple pastries to the baking dish.
Caramel Syrup:
- Add the water, sugar and butter to a saucepan.
- Bring to a simmer, swirling to the mix.
- Continue cooking until it starts to turn a golden color and the sugar is dissolved. Add the vanilla extract.
- Pour the caramel syrup over the pastry and around the pastry in the baking dish.
- Using slightly wet fingertips, slightly pinch the dough at the sides to completely seal in the apple. Repeat with the remaining apples and place in the prepared baking dish.
- Bake, uncovered for 40-50 minutes until golden brown.
- Serve on a dessert plate, spoon over and remaining syrup and top with vanilla ice cream and a thin drizzle of caramel sauce.
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