By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 12
246 cal · 55 min
Easy Apple Dumplings
Recipe GLPR97e199008174ed
Tender apple slices wrapped in flaky crescent roll dough and baked in a sweet cinnamon-butter sauce with a hint of citrus cola. This simple dessert serves a crowd and fills your kitchen with the aroma of baked apples and warm spices.
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Ingredients
3 apples
3 cans crescent roll dough
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
12 oz can lemon-lime soda
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350°F.
Core, peel, and slice the apples into thin pieces, about 1/8 inch thick.
Separate the crescent roll dough into triangles. Take each apple slice and wrap it tightly in a crescent roll triangle, starting from the narrow end and rolling toward the wide end to fully encase the apple. Press the edges to seal.
Arrange the wrapped apple dumplings seam-side up in a greased 9x13-inch baking dish.
In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Stir in the sugar and cinnamon until combined. Pour this mixture evenly over all the dumplings.
Pour the entire can of lemon-lime soda over the dumplings, distributing it as evenly as possible.
Bake uncovered for 40 to 45 minutes, until the crescent rolls are golden brown and cooked through.
Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before serving.
Comments
All ingredients are stocked at any major Charlotte grocer—crescent rolls, butter, and soda are shelf-stable staples, and apples are reliably available year-round, though local NC fruit peaks in fall. The cost per serving runs roughly $0.75–$1.00, driven mainly by the crescent dough and fresh apples; this is genuinely budget-friendly for a dessert that feeds twelve. The stated 55 minutes is honest if you're working without prep distractions, but assembling and wrapping twelve dumplings will push closer to 70 if you're doing it solo, and the bake time is fixed. These reheat adequately in a low oven, though the crescent exterior loses some crispness; they're best fresh from the oven, which limits weeknight appeal if dinner timing is tight.
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