A few store-bought ingredients are all you need to make this easy recipe for Apple Dumplings. Let me show you how to make a super fast, comforting dessert made with all the flavors of fall!
This recipe has been updated since it first appeared in 2009 with new photos and a new printable recipe card that includes nutritional information. I hope you enjoy the updates as much as I enjoyed working on them! Can you believe it’s been 10 years since I originally posted this recipe?
Apple Dumplings
It doesn’t get any easier than taking apple wedges tossed with sweet cinnamon/sugar, wrapped in crescent rolls and then baked in a fun lemon lime soda. Yes, you read that correctly. This is an easy recipe for Apple Dumplings made with lemon lime soda!
Once baked, it’s hard to tell you used refrigerated crescent roll dough instead of a traditional pie dough recipe. Sweet and tart at the same time, these apple dumplings are sure to be a winner!
Best served warm from the oven with a sprinkle of powdered sugar and maybe a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream.
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What are the Best Apples to Use for Apple Dumplings?
The following apples all hold their shape well during cooking and taste delicious in different recipes. A good tip is to mix a few different apples in recipes to come up with the flavor you and your family like best.
- Golden Delicious
- Baldwin
- Cortland
- Northern Spy are perfect for homemade applesauce.
- Idareds
- Honey Crisp – which is what I used for this recipe.
Apple Dumplings Ingredients
Make sure you print out the recipe below and save it for later!
- Refrigerated Crescent Rolls – 2 cans, 8 ounce size
- Two apples
- 1 tbsp. cinnamon/sugar mixture
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 sticks of butter
- 1 cup Mountain Dew Soda
How to Prepare the Apples
The first few times I made this recipe, I sliced the apples way too thin. And then I remembered this Apple Corer tool sitting in my basket of kitchen utensils. It’s perfect for this recipe!
This tool gives you eight slices out of one apple which is exactly what you need for one package of crescent rolls. How easy is that?
Begin by peeling both apples. Then slice both apples using the apple core tool so you have a total of 16 slices. Sprinkle the one tablespoon of cinnamon/sugar mixture on top and set aside while you prepare the crescent rolls.
How to Wrap the Apples in Crescent Rolls
Unwrap the two containers of crescent rolls and separate the triangles. Place one apple wedge on the biggest corner of each crescent roll triangle.
Starting at the biggest corner, begin rolling up the apple inside the crescent roll. Easy, right? And yes, I am using my favorite Parchment Baking Sheets again for this recipe.
Not only are these baking sheets great for baking, but they’re great for prep work! Makes cleanup so much easier.
How to Prepare the Butter Sugar Mixture
In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the sugar and then vanilla. Stir gently to combine. The mixture will be thick and clumpy
How to Bake the Apple Dumplings
Remove the mixture from heat and pour evenly over the dumplings. being careful to make sure they are all covered. Pour the one cup of soda around the rolls, not over the rolls.
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until the mixture is bubbly and the tops of the dumplings are golden brown.
Cool for about 10 minutes before serving. Serve with vanilla ice cream and a sprinkle of powdered sugar. A drizzle of caramel sauce works great too!
Sweet and tart at the same time, these apple dumplings are sure to be a winner!
More Delicious Apple Recipes
- Best Apple Pie Recipes for Thanksgiving
- Apple Dump Cake
- Easy Apple Puff Pastry Danish
- Caramel Apple Dump Cake
- Easy Italian Apple Cake
A few store-bought ingredients are all you need to make this easy recipe for Apple Dumplings. Let me show you how to make a super fast, comforting dessert made with all the flavors of fall! For this recipe I used two Honey Crisp apples. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases. The nutrition information is calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you, please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator.
Apple Dumplings
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16
Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 272Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 209mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 1gSugar: 20gProtein: 2g
they DO look delicious, they also look like i'll need about 3 prilosec after i finish – maybe you should include prilosec in your ingredients list – lol! yummy looking for sure!
Oh, these look SO GOOD! I'll have to give them a try one day soon.
Have a terrific weekend!
Karen
I'll say YUMMY Lois, and they look so simple, I like the fact that you have decreased the fat,please leave this recipe on your blog so I can come back and copy it, my printer is broken.
Thank you for coming by and for leaving me such a sweet and encouraging comment, I am so happy to put your name in the hat. I have so been thinking about you and praying
blessings,
Sue
Oh they look soooo good! I like the fact that you cut the butter down. I am always trying to cut back on the calories. 🙂
oh that looks REAL GOOD! Thanks alot – lol! Now i'm going to have to get a cooken' wit sum a thar apples!!
Thanks for sharing this recipe. The photos made my mouth water. Can't wait to try these out.
Thanks again,
Gigi
seriously….Mt. Dew??? i've got to go think about that…Mt. Dew? maybe I read it wrong. LOL. they LOOK great.
I bet those went fast!!!
I think I'll have to try this recipe. It really looks yummy.
Thanks for the nice comments on my blog about the old church in Boston. How nice to have a replica ornament of it.
Charlotte
OMG those look amazing! I love apple,but i like bread with so this is perfect. Thanks so much.
I love her too and just posted her Peanut Butter Pie.
These look wonderful but I am curious, how does the Mountain Dew taste?
Oh my… these look adorable!! 🙂
SO yummy!!! I am on 'tasty kitchen'
too… look for Miss Jen and pumpkin cookies. 😉
Love & Blessings~ Miss Jen
I'm DROOLING! Those look wonderful, and so much easier with the crescents:)
My mouth is watering and just put Mountain Dew on my shopping list so I can try this recipe!! Thanks for sharing.
I also am a big follower of PW and I have tried several of her recipes.
I want her cookbook so bad.
I do agree that less butter is better.
I will try yours so I have copied your recipe down. Thanks for sharing.
I think my stomach just leapt for joy. I WILL try these!
HI LOIS. I HAVE A RECIPE SIMILAR TO THIS…AND IT'S ALWAYS A HUGE HIT!!!! YOU'VE MADE ME HUNGRY. I HAVE COFFEE GOING RIGHT NOW; THOSE WOULD BE YUMMY WITH A CUP!
ALWAYS ENJOY VISITING WITH YA IN YOUR SUNSHINY LIFE!
HAPPY DAY TO YOU AND YOURS.
Yes, they DO look yummy! Dh made some from scratch last week and this recipe is easier(and less messy!) than his recipe. I'm going to share it with him. Thanks!
Nancy
I too have recently made these and you are right they are great. Have you reserved your Pioneer Womans cookbook that is due out soon? I can't wait to get mine.
Enjoy your day.
AMY
Those look REALLY yummy. My grandkids would love them and they do look really easy. I might just have the apples sliced up and ready and let them help me make some tomorrow. Thanks for this..Have a good day…Blessings, Debbie
Oh yum. I can smell them from here. ;o)
I will need to try this recipe when the weather cools off a little more. :o)
Sincerely ~ Tricia Anne
I agree completely with you. I love PW's blog, but her apple dumplings had too much butter. I need to make them again, maybe for the night before Thanksgiving.
Oh yes they look mighty good! I can just imagine how many calories were in the original recipe with 2 sticks of butter! I'll try making these for Ray. He loves anything with apples! Thanks for sharing! Hugs, Loretta
Lois, this looks DIVINE! Now I know what to do with these apples! Thanks for sharing!
Thia looks so good! I will have to try the recipe!
Oh My Stars,
Gee that looks just sinfully yummy.
May I copy your recipe!!! Please!
Now I am hungry……thanks….LOL.
I wonder if I have any apples in my frig that I could cook up for breakfast.
Have a fab day!
Love & Prayers,
Ronda