Using refrigerated crescent dough apple dumplings these apple dumplings a cinch to make and adds an extra buttery, flaky texture. Apples are rolled up in the buttery crescent dough and covered with a sugar and cinnamon butter mixture. 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. Peel and core apples then cut each apple into eighths. Starting at the wider end, roll one apple slice up in a crescent triangle. Repeat with remaining apple slices and crescents. In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt together. Pour soda around edge of pan, trying to avoid pouring on top of dumplings. Bake dumplings until golden, 30 minutes.

Serve warm with ice cream and spoon sauce from pan over dumplings. This content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Makinze is currently Food Editor for Delish, where she develops recipes, creates and hosts recipe videos and is our current baking queen. Reigning from Oklahoma, she’s also our go-to for all things regarding Midwestern cuisine. She’s also our expert pie crimper.

5 0 25 0 25 0h-. Delish editors handpick every product we feature. We may earn commission from the links on this page. These Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings will bring back memories of Grandma’s house! Whole apples are wrapped in pastry and baked with plenty of spices and a delicious syrup for a recipe full of nostalgia. At this point, it’s kind of hard to keep track of all of the recipes that I’ve posted throughout the years, but a quick search made me realize I’ve never shared a recipe for Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings, so naturally we had to change that. Stephie loves baking pies from scratch, which might just be one of my least favorite things to bake, so I turned to her for a little help with this recipe since it involves pie dough.