Pioneer Woman Apple Dumplings

Submitted by Shabby Sign Shoppe

"It is so easy, it's illegal. ONLY 7 ingredients. ONLY 2 apples! If you want a lovely pictorial lesson in preparing these evil treats, then leave right now and go to her website. The woman is not only a wonderful cook, but an excellent photographer!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 granny smith apples
• 2 (8 ounce) cans crescent rolls
• 1 cup butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 dash cinnamon
• 1 (12 ounce) can Mountain Dew soda

directions

1. Peel and core apples.
2. Cut apples into 8 slices each.
3. Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll.
4. Place in a 9 x 13 buttered pan.
5. Melt butter, then add sugar and barely stir.
6. Add vanilla, stir, and pour over apples.
7. Pour Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan.
8. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
9. Serve with ice cream, and spoon some of the sweet sauces from the pan over the top.
10. Then go to confession. Quickly.

Reviews

[Raquel Grinnell]

Cut the sugar to 1 cup and used diet cream soda - absolutely fabulous with vanilla ice cream and they couldn't be easier. Made them a second time with my 10-year old niece and it's now "her" dish for family get-togethers :)

 

[megs_]

Delicious! I made them way healthier by using lowfat crescent rolls and cutting the amount of butter AND sugar in half -- didn't miss the extra! Was super yummy even without ice cream. My almost 2 yr old loved it! Thanks!

 

[eleanor C.]

Absolutely delicious! I will definitely serve again. I have made apple dumpling before, but my recipe uses orange juice and my family has loved it. This recipe is now the one I will be using. Excellent!

 

[Lydia T.]

Made the apple dumplings as a test and they turned out so great that a made a batch to take to a brunch and everyone loved it. I used whipped cream and they were great. My grandson loved them.

 

[suekelley_7397701]

I made this this past Saturday to serve at Easter Sunday dinner. The dumplings were delicious and a hit. BUT the 12 ounces of soda is just too much and in doing some research I see that the Pioneer Woman (Ree Drummond) has changed the quantity of soda to 2/3 of a 12 ounce can OR 1 of the smaller cans. Due to the full can of soda the dish came out of the oven with too much liquid in it and I was concerned. Even though there was still a lot of liquid after the dish was re-heated for serving, the flavor and texture of the dumplings was so delicious. I can't wait to have occasion to make them again and see how they come out using the lower amount of soda.