I’ve made another Pioneer Woman recipe and I’ve gained another pound from it. That’s how it goes.
This time I made her apple dumplings. They were embarrassingly easy to make for being so good.
To make these puppies, you just wrap crescent roll dough around slices of apple, pour a mixture of melted butter and sugar over them, empty out some Mountain Dew from the can on top of that, sprinkle with cinnamon, and bake. And ta-da! You’ve got yourself a crowd-pleasing dessert.
With such little effort for a praise-worthy dessert, this recipe has definitely got me rethinking all my complicated dessert recipes. What’s the point in laboring in the kitchen for hours if something semi-homemade does the job?
I’ll definitely be making these again. Perhaps a cream cheese and berry filling would be pretty good too. Or maybe peaches …
If you are making these ahead of time, after baking, pour out as much of the sauce that’s in the pan (there will be quite a bit) and save it in a separate container. This will keep the dumplings from getting soggy. When you’re ready to serve, warm the dumplings in the oven for a few minutes and warm the sauce in the microwave. Serve it all with scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.
Apple Dumplings
Courtesy of the Pioneer Woman
Ingredients:
2 whole Granny Smith Apples
2 cans (8 Oz. Cans) Crescent Rolls
2 sticks Butter
1-½ cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Cinnamon, To Taste
1 can (12 Oz.) Mountain Dew Soda*
Directions:
Peel and core apples. Cut each apple into 8 slices each. Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll. Place in a 9 x 13 buttered pan.
Melt butter, then add sugar and barely stir. Add vanilla, stir, and pour entire mixture over apples. Pour Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve with ice cream, and spoon some of the sweet sauces from the pan over the top.
* I only used half the can of Mountain Dew, and that seemed to be sufficient.
This article appears in Nov 2-8, 2010.
This sounds yummy. I’ll have to try these soon.
Ree is an evil woman, I tell ya!
I have yet to make these, but you’ve convinced me.
they just look scrumptious!
I’m so glad you tried these. I’ve tinkered with these a few times now- first time I used 8 oz of ginger ale instead of Mtn Dew, this last time I used 6 oz of Sierra Mist Natural because hubs wanted to try that after seeing the weird commercials with the talking rocks. I always do a mix of white and brown sugar to add to the caramelness, and the last time I cut back on the butter/sugar combo. The smaller amount of liquid going in actually made it better IMHO since it made it crunchier on top. Any way you make it it’s delicious and easy for such a popular crowd pleaser.
Hi! I made these yesterday for Thanksgiving and they were a hit! They looked so pretty coming out of the oven. Thanks for posting this recipe – it’s definitely one I will hold on as I may get some requests for it for Christmas!
This sounds yummy. I’ll have to try these soon.
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Thanks for posting this recipe – it’s definitely one I will hold on as I may get some requests for it for Christmas!