Easy Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings with Brown Sugar Glaze
Make comforting apple dumplings quickly using refrigerated crescent roll dough and a rich brown sugar syrup.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Total Time: 45 min
- Yield: 8 dumplings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 crescent roll dough triangles
- 2 medium apples (like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), peeled, cored, and quartered
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease an 8×8 inch baking dish.
- Peel, core, and quarter the apples. Place one apple quarter in the center of each crescent roll triangle.
- Roll the dough around the apple piece, sealing the edges tightly to form a dumpling shape. Place the sealed dumplings seam-side down in the prepared baking dish.
- In a small saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, water, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Heat over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves and the mixture simmers. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Remove the syrup from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
- Pour the hot brown sugar syrup evenly over the dumplings in the baking dish.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the crescent dough is golden brown and cooked through.
- Let the dumplings cool slightly before serving warm, spooning extra syrup over each one.
Notes
- Serve these warm dumplings immediately with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for the best experience.
- If you do not have crescent rolls, you can use puff pastry cut into squares.
- For a tangier flavor, use a mix of apples.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 dumpling
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 35
- Sodium: 250
- Fat: 20
- Saturated Fat: 12
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 42
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 45
