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Easy Apple Dumplings are made with sliced apples, crescent roll dough, sugar, cinnamon, butter, and mountain dew or lemon-lime soda. Quick to make with that baked from scratch taste.
Soft and gooey bottoms, apple pie-like centers, and crispy deliciousness on top! These mountain dew apple dumplings are ridiculously easy and leave your kitchen smelling like heaven!
Top with your favorite vanilla or butter pecan ice cream and you have the ultimate apple ala mode dessert!
Why You’ll Love this Crecent Roll Apple Dumpling Recipe!
- Easy Dessert Recipe: Convenient items made this dish quick and delicious.
- Fool-Proof Recipe: No hard steps or tricks with this apple dumpling recipe. Results are perfectly gooey bottoms, crisp crunchy tops with sweet apple cinnamon centers.
If you are anything like us at our house, we really love all things apple. There really isn’t anything better than fried green apples or apple pie skillet biscuit bites! These apple dumplings are at the top of our list when it comes to apple desserts!
Who can resist apples and cinnamon and crunchy goodness! Especially when they are so easy to make!
I have to say this recipe is by far my son’s favorite dessert and I am sure it will be yours too!
Let’s get baking y’all!
Ingredients Notes
How to Make Easy Apple Dumplings
✱ Be sure to see the recipe card below for exact ingredients and full recipe instructions!
Step 1 | Prepare Baking Pan & Ingredients
Preheat oven, spray baking pan with cooking spray or butter.
Roll out crescent dough and pull off triangles.
Then peel and slice apples (An apple corer slicer works great). You can leave the skins on the apples if you prefer them that way.
Next, put two apple slices in each crescent triangle and roll-up. Then place them in the bottom of the baking dish.
Step 2 | Prepare Sauce
In a small saucepan, place butter and melt. Add in sugars, cinnamon, and vanilla – then whisk to combine.
Pour the mixture over the apple crescents.
Step 3 | Surround with Mountain Dew and Bake
Pour Mountain Dew (or lemon-lime soda) around the outside edges of the pan crescents (not on top of dumplings).
Next, it’s into the oven to bake.
Tips
- For faster prep use an apple corer/slicer. This also makes the sliced more uniform for even cooking.
- Any kind of apple works for this recipe. I recommend granny smith because the tart goes well with the sweet, but if you have other apples on hand you can use what you have.
- Want to reduce the recipe for a smaller crowd? Just cut the recipe in half or adjust the slider on the recipe card to 8 servings.
Variations and Substitutions:
Frequently Asked Questions
There is something about the carbonation that creates moisture for the dumplings. While they cook they boil in the soda and then cook down into a gooey sauce. It also makes for a really crispy crust! Don’t skip it.
Any lemon-lime flavor will work. We love Mountain Dew, but 7-Up, Sprite, or even ginger ale works well.
What to serve with apple dumplings?
Let the dumplings cool just a little bit and serve warm – topped with vanilla or butter pecan ice cream. It is also delicious with homemade whipped cream or a dollop of cool whip and a drizzle of caramel sauce.
Storage and Reheating
Storage:
Allow dumplings to cool completely, then cover with foil or plastic wrap or place in an air-tight container. Store in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.
Freeze:
Allow the apple dumplings to cool completely, then cover with foil or freezer-safe wrap, bag, or air-tight container. Freeze up to 3 months.
Thaw in the refrigerator before reheating.
Reheat:
To reheat individual servings, place desired amount on a microwave-safe dish and reheat. Start with 30 seconds until the desired temperature is reached.
You can also place them in the oven for 10-20 minutes covered with foil. The time will depend on how much you are heating up at one time and how cool they are to start with.
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Easy Apple Dumplings
Ingredients
- 2 large granny smith apples, cored and sliced (or 3 small to medium)
- 2 cans crescent roll dough
- 1 cup butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ to 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla, optional
- 12 ounces Mountain Dew soda, (1.5 cups)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate the triangles. Place two apple slices in one of the dough triangles (sprinkle with additional cinnamon or cinnamon sugar -optional) Wrap apple in crescent dough and set in the greased baking dish.
- In a saucepan over medium-high heat melt butter then whisk in the sugar until melted. Add in cinnamon and vanilla (optional) and stir until combined. Pour over the top of the dumplings.
- Pour mountain dew around the edges of the 9 x13 pan (around the dumplings not on top of them).
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until the tops of the dumplings are golden and the syrup is bubbly. Let cool for 3 to 5 minutes for the syrup to set. Enjoy
Notes
- For faster prep use an apple corer/slicer. This also makes the sliced more uniform for even cooking.
- Any kind of apple works for this recipe. I recommend granny smith because the tart goes well with the sweet, but if you have other apples on hand you can use what you have.
- Want to reduce the recipe for a smaller crowd? Just cut the recipe in half or adjust the slider on the recipe card to 8 servings.
Nutrition Information
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You had me at Mountain Dew! This is such an interesting recipe and it looks amazing. Can’t wait to try it.
It makes the best dumplings! Enjoy!
This was incredibly easy – and between the kids and I, gone in one sitting! Next time I’ll have to make twice as much so my husband can have some too! Yum!
Double batch next time for your family! I get it! So glad your family love it.
This may be my new favorite recipe. It was delicious. The Mountain Dew added such a nice flavor!
Thank you. I agree you don’t really taste the mountain dew but it adds a wonderful sweet flavor.
Enjoyed this for dessert last night and it was a sweet success! Easy, robust and delicious; looking forward to enjoying this all season long!
Thank you, Sara! This is so quick to come together too! It’s one we really enjoy in the fall as well!
We had all but mt. dew, so I used 7 up. These were so good!
Both work great. I am not a big Mountain Dew drinker but it does work in these. You never know it’s there.
I’ve heard of using orange juice instead of soda. Has anyone tried this?