Easy Apple Dumplings (+Video)
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.
WANT MORE RECIPES?
- Fresh Peach Dumplings
- Cinna-Minis
- Apple Dessert Pizza
- Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
- Crescent Cherry Cheesecake Cobbler
- Crescent Roll Apple Danishes
- Southern Fried Apples
- Blueberry Cheesecake Crescent Rolls
Originally published: September 2011
Updated photos & republished: June 2019
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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Nutrition
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These look so good. I want to jump in my computer and eat them. Thanks for sharing with us.
I've been such a slacker on visiting all my bloggie BFFs blogs! Love the sound of these simple, yet Im sure amazing dumplings!!!! Hope all is well Bran! : )
Just made these tonight, and holy crap are they good! Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
Oh yea! This is a favorite recipe that I share often. Thinkin' I'm gonna be makin' these dumplin's very soon. Thanks so much –
These look great and so easy!! I never would have thought to pour sprite in the baking dish!!
Oh I love these. Need to get some fresh apples and get baking!! Enjoy your weekend!
I love apple dumplings. I just so happened to be reading this this morning and my Mom called to ask me what she should have for dessert this weekend when they had some friends over. I said…I have something RIGHT here!! So, she is making them!! Can't wait to try myself.
You're right! You can't get much easier than this! These dumplins look great!
I made these pre-blogging days with Mountain Dew…so easy and fabulous!!! What a fun and delicious idea~
I can always count on you for a wonderful treat that doesn't involve spending all day in the kitchen. Great fall flavors in this one-well done.
I got so excited that you made this and reminded me of it that I pinned it, stumbled it and then left without leaving a note so I had to come back. 🙂
Thank you SO much for sharing this! Someone brought it to our house for dessert once and I fell in love with it, but haven't thought of it since then. Now I can make it!
Have a great weekend, Brandie.
Oh yum!! I love how easy these sound. I would prolly have to make 15 batches though to get one since I am surrounded by piggy males 😀
Wow these are super easy! And look so delicious, I'm definitely trying this! 🙂
Oh my goodness! Such a simple recipe but it looks soooo good! I would have never thought to use a soda in this! I can't wait to try these!
Thanks for the tip on the Cinnamon! I love Cinnamon, so I'll definitely try the Saigon Cinnamon!
So simple! Love that – and you could fill it with so many different things…
Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow. Cinnamon? Yes please. Apples? Yes please. Pastry? Yes please!!!
I discovered this recipe a few years back…these things are amazing!!!!
Such a simple recipe but with great outcome, thanks for sharing and am going to try this out soon.
Looks so delicious. Apple desserts make me giddy. Can't wait to give these a try sometime soon.
I love anything with baked apples!! These dumplings look so delicious!! I like that you used the Sprite!
I love these, look delicious, I love all with apples! gloria
WOW!! These look amazing! I love how easy the recipe is & the soda, brilliant! Wish I could take a bite of one right now. 🙂
Brandie — that looks wonderful!! Don't we all like an easy-peasy recipe 🙂
Blessings!
Gail
This looks great!!! So easy and definitely much faster than making it the traditional way. This is something I could whip up during the week and enjoy all the flavors of Fall :-). Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!
Wow, do those look good!