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Easy Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings with Gooey Soda Sauce

A flaky pastry apple dumpling cut open, revealing gooey spiced apple filling and caramel sauce.
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Make classic, comforting apple dumplings with minimal effort using refrigerated crescent roll dough and a simple, sweet, buttery sauce made with soda.

Ingredients

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  • 1 can (8 count) refrigerated crescent roll dough
  • 4 medium baking apples (like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), peeled, cored, and halved
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup lemon-lime soda (like Sprite or 7-Up) or Mountain Dew

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.
  2. In a small bowl, mix together the granulated sugar and cinnamon.
  3. Take one apple half and roll it in the cinnamon-sugar mixture until coated.
  4. Unroll one crescent roll triangle. Place one coated apple half on the wide end of the triangle. Wrap the dough around the apple, sealing the edges tightly to form a dumpling. Place the sealed dumpling, seam-side down, in the prepared baking dish. Repeat with the remaining apples and dough.
  5. Place one piece of butter on top of each wrapped dumpling.
  6. In a separate bowl, whisk together the brown sugar and the soda until the sugar is mostly dissolved. Pour this sauce evenly over and around the dumplings in the baking dish.
  7. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the crescent dough is golden brown and the sauce is bubbly and slightly thickened.
  8. Let the dumplings cool in the dish for about 10 minutes before serving warm. Spoon extra sauce from the bottom of the pan over the dumplings.

Notes

  • For a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch flavor, use Granny Smith apples for a tart contrast to the sweet sauce.
  • If you do not have soda, you can substitute with 1/2 cup of water mixed with 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, though the soda adds a unique caramelized flavor.
  • Serve these warm apple dumplings with vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream for the best comfort food experience.

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