There are only a few things in this life better than apple dumplings! Of all our crescent roll recipes, this one really just melts on the tongue. It’s particularly interesting because it adds a little soda for a truly unique Mountain Dew dessert!
In fact, if you want an easy apple pie recipe that kids will enjoy, you’ve come to the right place! Kids love soda, and combining your crescent roll recipes with apple dumplings and soda makes for a Mountain Dew dessert that kids will never turn down.
So, if you’re into fall baking and you want a comfort food that’s almost as good as our easy apple pie, try our apple dumplings! This Mountain Dew dessert is a unique addition to your crescent roll recipes and is hard to top for flavor.
Looking for a similar comfort food recipe that will make your easy apple pie even better? Our Easy Peach Dumplings are designed to be incredibly tasty and to practically melt on your tongue. You’re really going to love them: that’s a promise that we intend to keep to you!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- An easy apple pie recipe that kids and adults love
- Tasty apple dumplings that expand your crescent roll recipes
- Powerful fall baking flavors that blend together perfectly
- Amazing comfort food that shouldn’t take too long to make
- Simple ingredients that make this Mountain Dew dessert so popular
Ingredients & Substitutions
Crescent Dough: Most crescent roll recipes require pre-made dough, though you can also make this comfort food with frozen dough. Some people just prefer to get store-bought, pre-made rolls, and that’s fine, too.
Brown Sugar: Your apple dumplings need a little brown sugar to sweeten them up. You can also cut this ingredient from your Mountain Dew dessert if you think your easy apple pie is already sweet enough. Or you can add honey to this fall baking favorite.
Fresh Apples: Cut up delicious, fresh fruit to put in your apple dumplings. Comfort food has never tasted better! While peaches or even pears might work here, we don’t suggest it because apples simply bake more easily.
Apple Pie Filling: Adding apple filling to your crescent roll recipes adds depth and flavor to their overall profile. If you want a more homemade feel for your apple dumplings, you can hand-make a filling with apples, sugar, cinnamon, and cornstarch.
Mountain Dew: No Mountain Dew dessert is complete without this soda! While you can try Sprite, 7 Up, or other similar drinks, this fall baking classic is best with The Dew. That said, you can cut it out of your easy apple pie entirely if you want.
Tips for Success
- Use Granny Smith for your apple dumplings to add even more flavor
- Bake the crescent rolls until brown when finishing your crescent roll recipes
- Pour soda carefully around the edges to soak your Mountain Dew dessert
- Wrap your slices easily to ensure your easy apple pie comfort food bakes fully
- Add a little vanilla extract to bolster your fall baking dish
Storage & Reheating
You can leave these apple dumplings on the counter for a few hours before storing your easy apple pie. Like many crescent roll recipes, the ingredients will start to spoil a bit by then. Save your comfort food by putting it in an airtight container in the fridge.
Your Mountain Dew dessert should be stored for at least three days before throwing it out. Avoid freezing, as this fall baking classic just doesn’t do well in ice. Never microwave it, either! Instead, warm it up in the oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
Serving Suggestions
- Add a dollop of vanilla ice cream to your tasty apple dumplings
- Whipped cream makes your Mountain Dew dessert even better
- Try hand-made crescent roll recipes to further deepen the taste
- Pair with fresh fruit to make your easy apple pie even tastier
- Serve with cider for a fall baking comfort food that everyone will love
Notes
The first time I made this Mountain Dew dessert, my family was skeptical. They’d loved my other crescent roll recipes, but thought adding soda to my apple dumplings was crazy. But it was autumn, and fall baking is all about finding great comfort food.
After trying this easy apple pie for the first time, they had to admit that I was right and they were wrong. As a parent, you know that there’s no better feeling than that moment your child has to look you in the eye and apologize. It’s simply the best!
Cheeky Kitchen Cooking Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings You’ll Love
Ingredients
- 2 Large Granny Smith apples peeled, cored, and cut into 8 uniform wedges each
- 2 cans 8 oz. each Refrigerated crescent roll dough sheets
- 1 cup 2 sticks Unsalted butter
- 1 ½ cups Granulated white sugar
- 1 tsp. Ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. Pure vanilla extract
- 1 can 12 oz. Mountain Dew soda (do not use diet)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (177°C). Lightly coat a standard 9×13-inch glass or ceramic baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and set it aside.
- Peel and core your Granny Smith apples, slicing each apple carefully into 8 equal wedges to give you 16 pieces total.
- Pop open both cans of refrigerated crescent roll dough. Separate the triangles along the perforated lines.
- Place one apple wedge at the wide end of a dough triangle, and roll it up tightly toward the pointed tip to encase the fruit completely. Arrange the wrapped dumpling flat in the prepared baking dish. Repeat this rolling process for all 16 pieces, lining them up in two neat rows.
- In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, melt the 2 sticks of unsalted butter completely.
- Add the granulated white sugar and ground cinnamon to the melted butter, stirring firmly with a whisk to combine. Let the mixture heat through for 1 minute until the sugar starts to dissolve, then remove the pan from the burner and stir in the vanilla extract to complete your rich cinnamon-butter sauce baseline.
- Spoon or pour the hot cinnamon-butter mixture uniformly over the top of the crescent-wrapped dumplings in the baking dish.
- Pour the can of Mountain Dew soda carefully into the sides and open spaces of the baking dish around the dumplings. Do not pour the soda directly over the top of the dough rounds, as you want to avoid washing away the sugar-cinnamon baseline rub you just applied.
- Place the baking dish uncovered on the middle oven rack and bake at 350°F for 35 to 40 minutes.
- The dumplings are finished baking the exact moment the crescent dough crowns puff up fully and take on a beautiful, deep golden-brown color, and the surrounding soda liquid bubbles fiercely.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let it stand flat on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. The interior fruit filling holds immense heat, so this cooling window allows the syrup to settle safely and thicken up slightly. Serve individual dumplings warm, spooning plenty of the hot caramel syrup baseline from the bottom of the pan over the top, alongside a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream.
