Easy Apple Dumplings
Crisp, tart, and sweet, you can easily find a variety of beautiful apples this time of the year. That makes it the perfect time to bake some Easy Apple Dumplings. There are only six ingredients in this yummy Fall favorite. And there’s nothing better than the smell of warm apples and cinnamon baking in your oven.
This dessert is affordable and delicious! How can that be possible when it takes only 15 minutes to prepare this sweet treat before popping it in the oven? The lemon-lime soda works with the light brown sugar to make a rich, syrupy glaze for the dumplings while they bake. Such a simply ingredient, but it really packs a flavorful PUNCH!
Easy Apple Dumplings
What’s needed?
- 1 tube of Pillsbury Grands Biscuits (5 biscuits)
- 1 yellow delicious (or Granny Smith) apple, cored and cut into 10 thin slices
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 can lemon-lime carbonated soda
How to make Easy Apple Dumplings?
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Peel the apple and cut it into 10 thin slices. Put the apple slices in a bowl and toss them with 1 tablespoon of light brown sugar. Set the bowl aside. Separate the biscuits and roll each one into a flat circle.
- Put 2 apple slices in the center of the dough and pinch the edges together. Place all 5 dumplings in a 8×8-inch baking pan.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. When melted, remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the remaining brown sugar until blended. Spoon the sugar mixture over the dumplings.
- Pour the 1/2 can of soda in the bottom of the baking dish. Sprinkle the cinnamon on top of the apple dumplings.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes until the dumplings are browned and cooked through. Remove the pan from the oven and allow it to cool for about 10 minutes and the sauce will thicken slightly.
How to serve Easy Apples Dumplings?
Serve this tasty Fall treat with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream…or live dangerously and have BOTH! These are so yummy…soft on the bottom, crisp on top, and loaded with apple goodness!
It is so easy to double this recipe so it makes enough for a large family gathering. They will love YOU and the dessert!
Easy Apple Dumplings
Ingredients
- 5 Pillsbury Biscuits, refrigerated
- 1 large apple , Yellow Delicious or Granny Smith apple, cored and cut into 10 thin slices
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, plus 1 tablespoon
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 6 ounces soda, lemon-lime
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Peel the apple and cut it into 10 thin slices. Put the apple slices in a bowl and toss them with 1 tablespoon of light brown sugar. Set the bowl aside. Separate the biscuits and roll each one into a flat circle.
- Put 2 apple slices in the center of the dough and pinch the edges together. Place all 5 dumplings in a 8×8-inch baking pan.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. When melted, remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the remaining brown sugar until blended. Spoon the sugar mixture over the dumplings.
- Pour a 1/2 can of lemon-lime soda in the bottom of the baking dish. Sprinkle the cinnamon on top of the apple dumplings.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes until the dumplings are browned and cooked through. Remove the pan from the oven and allow it to cool for about 10 minutes and the sauce will thicken slightly. Recipe makes 5 servings.
Equipment
- 1 8×8-inch baking dish