Apple Dumplings

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A lovely apple dumpling recipe submitted by Jessica R. Cain

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

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2 cans crescent rolls
2 granny smith apples
1 stick butter
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/3 cup splenda (or sugar)
1 (12 oz) diet Mountain Dew

Directions

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees

Peel and core apples.  Cut each apple into 8 wedges.  Roll each wedge in a crescent roll.  Place rolls in a 9 x 13 baking dish.  In small saucepan melt butter.  Once melted add splenda (or sugar) and cinnamon.  Mix well.  Spoon over crescent rolls.  Pour diet Mountain Dew over rolls.  Bake for 45 minutes.

Notes from the Paula Deen Test Kitchen:  Splenda is more difficult to mix in butter than sugar.  Mixes better if butter is melted.  In a small mixing bowl,  whisk together melted butter, Splenda and cinnamon. Remove the dumplings to a wire rack after cooking as the liquid still in the baking dish will make the dumplings soggy.  The Apple Dumplings taste like mini apple pies.

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Just made your Pecan Pie Muffins and are wonderful. Love the two cookbooks I have of yours and want to get more. You rock!! Jill

By Anonymous on November 06, 2012

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Seriously? Has anyone really been able to mix the Splenda into the melted butter? I'm an experienced cook but new to using sugar substitutes. When I stirred the Splenda into the melted butter I found it impossible to whisk and ended up with a taffy-like blob suspended in the butter - which then was nearly impossible to wash from my whisk - that is after I threw the blob away and melted a second stick of butter and used sugar to make this recipe. If there is a technique to getting the Splenda to blend would someone please share it?

By Val on September 23, 2012

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Paula, Have You Tryed Doing This Recipe Without Baking Them And Just Putting Them Into A Pot Of Chicken & Broth For......... Chicken And Apple Dumplins, Just A Thought But I Will Be Trying It Myself To See What Comes Out, LOL!! Thank You For Your Recipes!! Ronda

By Ronda White on April 05, 2012

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Why do you have to use the mountain dew when making apple dumplings with crescent rolls? What would happen if you didn't use this soda?

By Kim Derr on April 04, 2012

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This recipe looks amazing. Can you give us an aspartame-free variety without diet dew?

By Jeremy on December 19, 2011

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I found this recipe in an employee cookbook that was done in 2006 for relay for life. I made it last weekend and the grandkids loved them. I made 3 cans for my daughters Christmas party. It is very good.

By Cathy on December 11, 2011

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This is by far the best alternative to apple pie...i followed the recipe as is and it came out perfect,i made three batches and i just know my family is going to LOVE them. I took a taste and I can't believe how good they are, easy to cook and inexpensive!! Thumbs up! grin

By MrsCrawfordJr on November 24, 2011

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I made these and they are so delicious! My family is asking for more. I cut the apples smaller. I cooked everything except the cresant rolls in a pot until all the butter melted. Then scooped out the apples with a slotted spoon and put in the cresant rolls. I poured the juice mixture over the apple dumplings and baked for 30 minutes until golden brown. YUMMY!

By Sue on November 23, 2011

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Thanks for the idea of using Splenda for the ones with Diabitis! This is a good idea if you don't want a pie!!! Do the apples get done? also what about the cresent rolls not burning? What is the idea of Mountain Dew? Thank you, Lana

By Lana kempf on October 07, 2011

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With your apple dumpings can reg mt dew be used?

By Phyllis OShields on October 04, 2011

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Mrs. Paula Dean, you and your boys make wonderful meals love your recipes!!!! I love you make meal with your sons and enjoy every moment together it awesome keep up the love ! Love your cooking shows. Love Veronica

By Veronica on June 03, 2011

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Had relatives over from England and served this warm with vanilla ice cream. Everyone loved it so much they talked about it when they went back to England. Love this dish!

By Simone Brown on April 26, 2011

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I use this recipe all the time. I got it from a lady at my church. It is a wonderful recipe and everybody loves it.

By Wanda Harris on March 29, 2011

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These are delicious and are a hit wherever I take them. Scoop some ice cream in a bowl then spoon one of these and a little of the sauce from the pan in there and it's YUM-MEEEE.

By Anonymous on November 11, 2010

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By Anonymous on October 10, 2010

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Loved this!!! So easy and so good smile

By Anonymous on September 30, 2010

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By Anonymous on September 30, 2010

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It was easy to make and you could make it sugar free. My son's class loved it

By Anonymous on September 27, 2010

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So easy to make and everyone I serve this to is in heaven. I do leave them in the juice they are so good when they soak up the juice with all the flavors.

By Anonymous on September 22, 2010

I had printed this out this last weekend with full intentions of following the directions.  Well with not a moment to spare I threw everything except for the cresent rolls in a bowl mixed and then threw them on the rolls and baked.  I sliced the apples a little thinner and just put a two apple slices per cresent roll.  It took half the bake time and they were the biggest hit!!!  Thanks for letting me tweak your recipe a little.

By Kelli Schnell on July 27, 2010

I have made these for years - ALWAYS, ALWAYS a huge hit! They’re easy & inexpensive. Ya just wanna lick the pan! :0)

By Susan on March 13, 2010

I have this same recipe but mine takes orange juice instead of diet mountain dew! It is phenominal!!!! Definately one of my favs!!!

By sheena smith on January 21, 2010

I have been looking for this recipe and was delighted to find you had in on your site. Yhey are wonderfyl

By Josie on January 03, 2010

I love this recipe and so does everyone at my church. When we have a special meal everyone requests that I make these. I usually prepare two large buffet pans of them. Great recipe and I use Dt. Mountain Dew in mine for those folks that may be diabetic.

By Stephen Freeman on November 23, 2009

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