Description
Delectable pioneer woman apple dumplings originate from classic Midwestern comfort cooking. Warm cinnamon-spiced apples wrapped in buttery pastry create a nostalgic dessert you’ll savor with pure joy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 Granny Smith apples
- 1 can of Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
- 226 grams (8 oz or 2 sticks) salted butter
- 300 grams (10.5 oz or 1 ½ cups) sugar
- 355 milliliters (12 oz or 1 can) Mountain Dew
- 5 milliliters (1 tsp) vanilla extract
- 1 pinch cinnamon
Instructions
- Preparation: Meticulously wash, peel, and core Granny Smith apples. Slice each apple into eight uniform wedges to ensure even cooking and seamless wrapping.
- Dough Wrapping: Unroll Pillsbury Crescent Roll dough, separating triangles. Carefully position an apple wedge at the wide end of each triangle, then roll from the broad base to the pointed tip, completely encasing the fruit.
- Dish Assembly: Generously butter a 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Arrange wrapped dumplings seam-side down, creating a neat layout that prevents potential unraveling during baking.
- Sauce Creation: In a saucepan, melt butter and blend with granulated sugar and vanilla extract. Stir until the mixture becomes slightly granular, developing a rich, caramel-like consistency.
- Liquid Infusion: Artfully drizzle the prepared sauce over the dumplings. Gently pour Mountain Dew around and across the dish, providing moisture and enhancing the caramelization process.
- Baking Process: Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F). Bake for 35-40 minutes, watching carefully as the dumplings transform into a golden-brown delicacy with a perfectly caramelized exterior.
Notes
- Master Apple Selection: Choose firm, tart Granny Smith apples for the perfect balance of sweetness and structure, ensuring they hold their shape during baking.
- Dough Handling Technique: Work with cold crescent roll dough and seal edges carefully to prevent apple filling from leaking during baking.
- Sauce Secret Weapon: The combination of butter, sugar, and Mountain Dew creates a magical caramel-like glaze that elevates the dumplings from simple to extraordinary.
- Baking Precision Matters: Watch dumplings closely in the final 10 minutes to achieve a golden-brown exterior without burning, rotating the pan if needed for even browning.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 374
- Sugar: 38 g
- Sodium: 274 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 41 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg