These Easy Apple Dumplings are made with crescent rolls, cinnamon, butter, sugar and lemon lime soda. The flavor is amazing!
AN EASY APPLE DESSERT
In my opinion, any time of year is a good time for apple recipes. Not just fall! There are just so many great ways to use apples and my brain just starts buzzing with all the possibilities. One of the first recipes that always comes to mind are these dumplings.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Absolutely! Peaches work perfect in this dessert. Check out my recipe for FRESH PEACH DUMPLINGS!
Yep! One good sized green apple is all you need! It will give you 4 servings of two dumplings per serving. You could double the recipe in a larger baking dish to get 8 servings.
No. I really don't think you taste that traditional crescent roll flavor. The crescent rolls take on a whole new flavor when combined with the cinnamon, sugar, butter and lemon lime soda.
They are certainly sweet but I think it's always hard to tell other people how sweet or salty something is. Things I think aren't sweet at all may be super sweet to others so I take those descriptions with a grain of salt. I think these are just the right amount of sweetness. However, others who are sensitive to sweetness may find them too sweet. I've always been told that the older we get, the less sweet we like our foods. You can always test the recipe out and then adjust to your particular tastes.
I always get this question on dessert recipes. I do not bake or cook with sugar substitutes. At least not regularly. So I really can never say for certain. However, if you are accustomed to baking with sugar substitutes then honestly you would know better than me if this would work and how to do it.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- green apple
- crescent rolls
- butter
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- cinnamon
- flour
- lemon lime soda
HOW TO MAKE EASY APPLE DUMPLINGS:
Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray an 8-inch square pan with nonstick spray.
Peel and core apple. Cut apple into 8 slices.
Unroll tube of crescent rolls and separate into 8 pieces. Sprinkle a little cinnamon on the inside of the crescent roll.
Add one apple slice. Roll it up in a nice little bundle.
Continue with next 7 rolls the same way. Place all 8 dumplings into baking dish.
Mix together melted butter with sugar, flour and vanilla extract.
Pour butter mixture on top of crescent rolls.
Now take soda and pour it around the edges of the crescent rolls. Sprinkle with a little more cinnamon if you prefer.
Bake in preheated oven for about 35-40 minutes. The dumplings create the most amazing sauce on the bottom. So scoop that up when serving!
You can eat it all by itself or serve warm with ice cream.
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Easy Apple Dumplings (+Video)
Ingredients
- 1 green apple (Granny Smith or Golden Delicious)
- 8 ounce tube crescent rolls
- ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon (more, to taste)
- 1 ½ Tablespoons flour
- ¾ cup lemon lime soda (Sprite or Mountain Dew)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray an 8-inch square pan with nonstick spray.
- Cut apple into 8 slices. Peel and core apple.
- Unroll tube of crescent rolls and separate into 8 pieces.
- On each roll, sprinkle with a bit of cinnamon. Add one apple slice.
- Roll it up in a nice little bundle. Continue with the next 7 rolls the same way.
- Place all 8 dumplings into a single layer in baking dish.
- Mix together melted butter with sugar, vanilla and flour.
- Pour butter mixture on top of crescent rolls.
- Pour soda around the edges of the crescent rolls.
- Sprinkle tops with a bit more cinnamon if you prefer.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 35-40 minutes.
- Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.
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Originally published: September 2011
Updated & republished: June 2019
Danielle
Delicious! I added some brown sugar in the croissant because why not?
Toby
OMG, these are sooo good!! I have made these three times now and they turn out perfect every time. Next time I am going to try pears and ginger-ale. : )
Wendy
Delicious!
Brenda
I saw this recipe and had to try it, so I made it tonight and we both loved it. Will be making it again soon. Thanks so much.
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Wonderful to hear! Thank you for taking the time to come back and review Brenda!
LynnB
I just made these and they were very easy to make and DELICIOUS. I followed the recipe as written.
Thank you for such an easy and delicious recipe.
Kristina Lowery
Simply amazing
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Yay! Thank you so very much Kristina!
Lindsay R Pringle
Amazing
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Thanks so much Lindsay!
Olivia C Dugas
OMGOSH! Brandie, you are making my husband so happy by sending along these APPLE Recipes. I keep making them and he keeps eating them!
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Haha!! Love hearing that Olivia! Thank you!
Susan Miller
My husband likes the caramel apple empanadas from Taco Bell. I think a little drizzle of caramel ice cream topping would pretty much do the trick! Thanks!
Brandie @ The Country Cook
I think that would be PERFECT!!
Tammy Evans
They are easy and amazing!
C
The recipe states video, but there is no video to be viewed.
Just thought you might like to know
Brandie @ The Country Cook
You are so right - I forgot to add the video. I got it fixed - thank you for pointing that out!
Niecy
This recipe has been around for awhile. I got recipe from a friend about 2005, They were called Apple Dew Bites then due to the use of Mt Dew. Wonderful and easy.
Vikki
The first recipe calls for 3/4 cup of lemon lime soda. The recipe following all the pictures calls for 1/2 cup lemon lime soda. Which is correct? Thank You.
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Hi Vikki, it is 3/4 cup. 🙂
Margo Lopes
Will sweetened lemon water due. We're not soda drinkers. I'm going to experiment but these look delicious.
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Hi Margo - I am not a soda drinker either but you barely get any with each serving. It helps to transform the flavor of the crescent rolls. I wouldn't use water as it will make the rolls soggy. You could maybe use apple juice. 🙂
Marie Czarnecki
Margo, read one of the comment above, she used orange juice.
Margaret
Hi Brandi, Love your weekly recipes! Made Apples Dumplings, awesome and so easy, used orange juice instead of soda. Thanks for a great recipe. Margaret
Brandie
Thanks Margaret-those apple dumplings are certainly easy and oh so good!
momof2
These are so, so good!
Lisa
Made these. Loved it. Didn't change a thing!
Lynn Vandever
I have made these and they are sooooooo yummy. They are rich! My grandson has asked for them for the family July 4th cookout. I don't think they will last long.
Bet
I just made these. And OMG I couldn't wait for them to cool, they smelled so wonderful..
I ate two and went back for two more with aliitle whip cream. I will definitely be making
these again. Thanks for sharing your moms recipe.
Laura
Awesome recipe! I used Granny Smith apples, margarine instead of butter and Mountain Dew