Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings

These crescent roll apple dumplings are the perfect sweet treat for Fall. Fresh apples are wrapped in a fluffy, buttery crescent dough and topped with a blend of warm cinnamon and brown sugar that melts in your mouth. The delicious combination makes an absolutely irresistible dessert you won't be able to get enough of!

The Best Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings

If you're looking for an easy and fun dessert recipe to make this Autumn season, these apple dumplings with crescent rolls are just the thing you need.

Not only are they easy to make, but they're easy to devour as well. You seriously won't be able to eat just one of these apple dumplings, they're too good!

Each buttery, flakey crescent roll is wrapped up with tart granny smith apple slices and topped with warm butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar sauce that's to die for. The flavor and texture are amazing, and you'll never guess the secret ingredient used to make these apple dumplings as fluffy and flaky as they are, but we'll get to that later.

I think these apple dumplings are one of the best dessert recipes to make to bring to a party or if you're hosting for an added Autumn festive flare. They're so easy you can even have your little ones help you with this one, making for a fun fall family activity!

Why This Recipe Works

Family favorite. My family always knows it's the turn of the season when I start making these crescent roll apple dumplings. They love helping me make them and love snacking on them even more!

Festive flavors. These apple dumplings have all the Fall flavors you'd want. Warm brown sugar and cinnamon are the highlight of this delicious recipe, and nothing says fall more than a warm, spiced apple dessert. Speaking of that, if you want to make another recipe with the same delicious flavors, check out my baked apple French toast casserole!

Easy to customize. This crescent roll apple dumplings recipe is also super easy to customize. If you'd prefer various apples instead of granny smith apples or want to serve them a certain way, you totally can!

Ingredients

You only need 6 ingredients to make this quick and easy dessert recipe. I'm sure you have some of them in your kitchen already!

Check out what you need to make this easy apple dumpling recipe:

• 16oz. refrigerated crescent rolls
• 1 cup butter
• 1 ¾ cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 12oz. 7Up, Mountain Dew, or any lemon-lime soda
• 2 Granny Smith apples

If you have extra apples and crescent roll dough, you can put them to good use and make these crescent roll apple turnovers next. It's another one of my favorite apple desserts that you have to try!

How To Make Apple Dumplings with Crescent Rolls

1. Prepare: Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter or nonstick cooking spray. Next, wash, peel, and core the apples. Then cut each apple in half and each half into 8 apple slices.

2. Wrap the apple slices: Unwrap the crescent roll dough and separate the triangles. Place the apple slice onto the wider part of the crescent roll triangle and roll it up. Arrange the wrapped apple rolls evenly in the prepared baking dish. 

3. Assemble: Combine butter with brown sugar and cinnamon in a pot. Set it over medium heat and stir until melted together. As soon as the butter melts, give it one more good mix to fully combine. Pour the melted butter cinnamon mixture over the crescent rolls. Then for the secret ingredient, pour the lemon-lime soda between all of the rolls.

4. Bake and serve: Bake the apple dumplings in the preheated oven for 35-45 minutes until they are fluffy and golden brown. Serve warm with some vanilla ice cream, and enjoy!

Tips To Make The Best Recipe

• Swap cinnamon for apple pie spice for a more enhanced apple flavor.
• Don't pour the lemon-lime soda over the top of the crescent rolls. Make sure to pour soda in between the rolls so the crescent roll tops don't get soggy.
• If you don't have lemon-lime soda, you can use any citrus soda like Mountain Dew or even ginger ale if you don't like citrus flavor.
• Check on the apple dumplings at the 35-minute mark to make sure they don't overcook.
• For the best way to serve apple dumplings, put a few warm crescent roll apple dumplings on a plate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Then add a drizzle of caramel sauce and some whipped cream for the ultimate decadent dessert.

How To Store Apple Dumplings with Crescent Rolls

At room temperature: Store any leftover apple dumplings in an airtight container on the kitchen counter for up to 2 days.

In the fridge: Transfer the apple dumplings in the airtight container to the fridge, and they'll last for about 4 days.

In the freezer: Put the leftovers in a freezer-safe bag with the excess air squeezed out or in a freezer-safe container and freeze for about 2 months.

Reheating: You can either microwave an individual apple dumpling in 20-second increments or put a few in a baking dish and warm in the oven at 350°F for about 10 minutes. Let the frozen dumplings thaw in the fridge overnight or add more reheating time.

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