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Caramel Apple Crescent Dumplings

Apple wedges with caramel and pecans wrapped in crescent dough and baked in a buttery sauce.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Granny Smith apples peeled, cored and cut into 8 wedges each
  • 2 (8 oz) cans crescent rolls 16 rolls
  • 1/4 cup caramel topping
  • 1 cup pecans chopped, divided
  • 1/2 cup butter 1 stick
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon or to taste
  • 1 (12 oz) can lemon-lime soda
  • vanilla ice cream for serving

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  2. Unroll and separate the crescent rolls. Spread a thin layer of caramel on each.
  3. Place an apple wedge at the wide end, sprinkle with a few pecans and roll up. Arrange in the dish.
  4. Melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the sugar and vanilla, and spoon over the dumplings.
  5. Pour the soda around the edges of the dish (not over the tops). Sprinkle with cinnamon.
  6. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, until golden. Cool 10 minutes and serve with sauce, ice cream and the rest of the pecans.

Notes

Best served warm.