Description
Homemade apple dumplings create a delightful dessert with tender pastry and warm spices. Rich Pennsylvania Dutch traditions shine through this classic comfort dish you will savor with each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (226 grams) butter
- 2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
- 2 (10 oz/280 g) cans refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) white sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 (12 fl oz/355 ml) can or bottle Mountain Dew
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and generously grease a 9×13-inch baking dish, creating a non-stick surface for the dumplings.
- Apple Wrapping: Core and slice apples into eight uniform wedges, then meticulously wrap each segment within a crescent roll dough segment, ensuring complete and seamless coverage.
- Sauce Creation: In a saucepan, transform butter, granulated sugar, and ground cinnamon into a luxurious, glossy mixture by melting and stirring until perfectly blended and aromatic.
- Assembly: Lavishly drench the wrapped apple dumplings with the prepared butter-sugar elixir, then cascade Mountain Dew across the entire baking dish, allowing the liquid to infiltrate between and around the pastry bundles.
- Baking: Slide the dish into the preheated oven and bake for 35-45 minutes, watching for a golden-brown pastry exterior and tender apple interior that promises delectable results.
- Resting: Extract the dumplings from the oven and let them rest 5-10 minutes, enabling the sauce to thicken and flavors to harmonize before serving this irresistible dessert.
Notes
- Precise Apple Cutting: Slice apples into uniform wedges for consistent baking and even cooking texture.
- Wrap Carefully: Ensure complete apple coverage with crescent roll dough to prevent filling leakage during baking.
- Sauce Importance: The butter-sugar-Mountain Dew mixture creates a rich, caramelized coating that enhances overall flavor and moisture.
- Resting Period: Allow dumplings to sit after baking, letting the sauce thicken and flavors develop for a more intense dessert experience.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 476
- Sugar: 33 g
- Sodium: 291 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 56 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 61 mg