Description
Sweet comfort meets nostalgic charm in these Pioneer Woman apple dumplings, wrapped in buttery pastry and swimming in a cinnamon-vanilla sauce. Warm memories and homestyle baking come together, promising pure dessert bliss you can savor with every delightful spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruits:
- 2 Granny Smith apples
Dough:
- 2 cans (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent roll dough
Sauce and Seasonings:
- 1 cup (2 sticks or 226 grams) salted butter
- 1 ½ cups (300 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 ounces (237 milliliters) citrus-flavored soda (such as Mountain Dew)
- Ground cinnamon, for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to a moderate temperature of 350F (175C) and generously coat a 9×13-inch baking vessel with butter to prevent adhesion.
- Carefully remove the protective skin from apples and extract their cores, then segment each fruit into eight uniform wedges.
- Delicately unroll the crescent pastry, separating each triangular section with precision.
- Position an apple segment at the broader base of each pastry triangle and meticulously roll towards the pointed terminus, completely enveloping the fruit.
- Strategically arrange the wrapped fruit parcels within the prepared baking dish.
- Initiate sauce creation by gently melting butter in a saucepan over medium thermal intensity.
- Incorporate sugar into the melted butter, stirring until a slightly granulated texture emerges.
- Infuse the mixture with vanilla extract, blending until harmoniously combined.
- Cascade the buttery-sweet concoction uniformly across the nestled dumplings.
- Gently pour the citrus-infused carbonated beverage along the dish’s perimeter, carefully avoiding direct contact with the pastry bundles.
- Softly dust the surface with a delicate layer of ground cinnamon.
- Transfer the dish to the preheated oven, allowing the dumplings to transform into a golden-hued delicacy over 40-45 minutes.
- Once emerged from the oven, permit the dumplings a brief cooling interlude.
- Serve while warmth persists, lavishly spooning the accompanying caramelized sauce over each individual portion.
- For ultimate indulgence, accompany with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a billowing cloud of whipped cream.
Notes
- Choose firmer apple varieties like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for best texture and hold their shape during baking.
- Roll crescent dough tightly around apple slices to prevent unwrapping and ensure even cooking.
- Adjust sugar quantity for diabetic-friendly version by using alternative sweeteners like stevia or reducing total sugar content.
- Create gluten-free option by substituting crescent rolls with gluten-free pastry dough or almond flour-based wrapper.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg