Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings are a simple, sweet, and comforting dessert made by wrapping apple slices in crescent roll dough, then baking them with butter, sugar, and cinnamon. 🍎🥐
Ingredients (Makes 4–6 dumplings)
- 1 can Crescent roll dough
- 2–3 medium Apples, peeled, cored, and sliced into quarters
- ½ cup Butter (melted)
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- ¼ tsp Nutmeg (optional)
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven
- Preheat to 375°F (190°C).
- Grease a baking dish or line with parchment paper.
2. Prepare apples
- Peel, core, and quarter apples.
- Optional: toss with a little lemon juice to prevent browning.
3. Wrap apples
- Unroll the crescent dough and separate into triangles.
- Place an apple slice on the wide end of each triangle.
- Fold sides over the apple and roll to seal at the tip.
4. Make syrup
- In a small bowl, mix melted butter, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla.
5. Assemble and bake
- Place dumplings in the baking dish.
- Pour the butter-sugar mixture over them.
- Bake 30–35 minutes or until golden brown.
- Spoon some of the pan syrup over the dumplings halfway through baking if desired.
6. Serve
- Let cool slightly.
- Optional: drizzle with icing or serve with vanilla ice cream. 🍨
Tips
- Apple variety: Granny Smith for tartness, Honeycrisp for sweetness.
- Extra flavor: Add a raisin or nut inside with the apple slice.
- Make ahead: Assemble and refrigerate, then bake later.
If you like, I can also give you a shortcut version using canned apples and caramel drizzle—it’s even faster but still delicious.
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