Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings Recipe

crescent roll apple dumplings with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce on a plate

4.88 from 16 votes

This Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings Recipe is a super easy fall dessert made with crescent roll dough and apple slices in a delicious caramel sauce. The secret ingredient in these easy apple dumplings is lemon lime soda pop!

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Dee

Cost: $10

Ingredients

2 large granny smith apples
2 containers crescent roll dough
1 cup butter 2 sticks
1½ cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
12 ounces lemon lime soda sprite, mountain dew, 7-up, ginger ale

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees f
Grease a 13 X 9-inch baking dish
Wash, peel, core and slice apples into 8 slices each ( total of 16 slices) Place in small bowl or clean surface, and sprinkle with cinnamon
Open tubes of crescent roll dough, and divide into triangles along perforations
Place 1 apple slice on the wide end of each crescent roll triangle. Roll up dough over the apple slice, leaving ends open. Repeat until all apples and dough are used up
Place dumplings into greased baking dish
Place butter and brown sugar in small saucepan, and melt over low to medium heat on stove. Stir frequently until well combined and smooth. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla extract
pour caramel sauce over dumplings. The sauce should cover the bottom of the baking dish
Pour Sprite around edges of the baking dish
Bake for 30 minutes or until tops are firm and golden brown, dumplings are puffy and sauce is bubbling
Allow to cool slightly before serving

Notes

You can easily halve the recipe for fewer dumplings. Add just enough soda pop so that the tops of the dumplings are dry.

Sprinkle some white sugar over the dumplings after they are done baking for extra sparkle, if desired.

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