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A hand with red nail polish lifts a serving of cinnamon sugar baked rolls from a white dish. Three cans of sparkling lemonade and a box are visible in the background on a kitchen counter.
Melissa Jo

Easy Apple Dumplings

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These Easy Apple Dumplings are made with Granny Smith apples, crescent roll dough, cinnamon, brown sugar, butter, and sparkling lemonade for an easy, gooey dessert that’s perfect served warm with vanilla ice cream.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 36 minutes
Total Time 46 minutes
Servings: 5 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 2 –3 Granny Smith apples
  • 2 cans 8 oz each refrigerated crescent roll dough
  • 3/4 cup butter melted
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2/3 cup Lemonati Sparkling Lemonade
  • Vanilla ice cream for serving

Method
 

Step 1: Prep the Apples
  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  2. Peel and core 2–3 Granny Smith apples, then cut each apple into about 8–10 slices.
Step 2: Wrap the Apples
  1. Unroll both cans of crescent roll dough. Cut each crescent triangle in half to make smaller triangles. You should end up with 32 pieces total.
  2. Place an apple slice on the wider end of each piece of crescent dough and roll it up. Arrange the wrapped apples in your prepared baking dish.
Step 3: Make the Cinnamon-Butter Mixture
  1. Mix together the melted butter, light brown sugar, and cinnamon.
  2. Pour that glorious mixture all over the apple dumplings.
Step 4: Add the Lemonati
  1. Pour 2/3 cup Lemonati Sparkling Lemonade into the center, around the edges, and in between the dumplings.
  2. Here’s the trick: Don’t pour it directly over the tops! You want that buttery cinnamon-sugar mixture to stay right where it is on those crescent rolls.
Step 5: Bake
  1. Bake uncovered at 350°F for 33–36 minutes, or until the crescent rolls are beautifully golden brown and the sauce underneath is hot and bubbly.
  2. Serve these babies warm with vanilla ice cream and spoon some of that buttery cinnamon-lemon sauce from the bottom of the pan right over the top!

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