Ingredients
2 granny smith apples
2 cans crescent dough
3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) butter, plus more for pan
1 c. brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Pinch kosher salt
8 oz. lemon-lime soda
Preparation
Step 1Preheat oven to 350° and grease a large baking dish with butter. Peel and core apples then cut each apple into eighths. Step 2Separate crescent dough into triangles. Starting at the wider end, roll one apple slice up in a crescent triangle. Repeat with remaining apple slices and crescents. Place into prepared pan. Step 3 In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt together. Pour mixture over apples. Step 4Pour soda around edge of pan, trying to avoid pouring on top of dumplings. Bake dumplings until golden, 30 minutes.Step 5Serve warm with ice cream and spoon sauce from pan over dumplings.
Tried these? Let us know what you think in the comments below! Editor’s Note: The introduction to this recipe was updated on July 28, 2020 to include more information about the dish.
