Apple Dumpling Bake Recipe

"This Taste of Home recipe has a unique ingredient & boasts a perfect record of 23 glowing 5-Star reviews. Credit was given to Chris Shields of Monrovia, Indiana. 2 reviewer comments were esp worthy of note. The 1st cautioned against the use of sugar-free or diet soda (the secret ingredient) & the 2nd shared that the recipe also works w/fresh seasonal peaches. ENJOY!"

Original is 8 servings

Metric US

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Ingredients

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2 medium (364 grams) whole apples (Granny Smith suggested)
2 tubes (16 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls (8 ounce each tube)
1 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup Mountain Dew soda
Vanilla ice cream, optional to serve

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (149.5 g)
Calories 305.8
Total Fat - 10.3 g
Saturated Fat - 5.3 g
Cholesterol - 20.1 mg
Sodium - 386.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 51.2 g
Dietary Fiber - 2.6 g
Sugars - 33.5 g
Protein - 4.1 g
Calcium - 35.8 mg
Iron - 1.2 mg
Vitamin C - 9.9 mg
Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F. Peel, core & cut ea apple into 8 wedges. Unroll both tubes of crescent dough & separate ea into 8 triangles.

Step 2

Wrap a triangle around ea wedge. Place in a greased 13 x 9-in. baking dish.

Step 3

In a bowl, mix sugar, butter & cinnamon until blended. Sprinkle over each dumpling. Slowly pour soda around the rolls (do not stir).

Step 4

Bake (uncovered) until golden brown & apples are tender (35-40 min). Serve warm w/ice cream as desired. (Yield is 8 servings of 2 dumplings per person)