Kids love helping to make these easy applesauce dumplings, and they’re so yummy! One of the most comforting desserts when weather gets cold.
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- Make the sugar mixture: Add the granulated sugar, cinnamon powder, and brown sugar to a bowl and stir to combine. Add the butter to the dry sugar mixture, and using a fork, blend the mixture until coarse crumbs form.
- Shape the dumplings: Separate the crescent dough into eight triangles. Spread one tablespoon of applesauce on each triangle. Sprinkle with one tablespoon sugar mixture. Roll up the triangles from the wide end.
- Bake: Place the crescents in the prepared baking dish. Pour apple juice over them. Bake the applesauce dumplings in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until they turn golden. Remove from the oven and let stand for ten minutes before serving.
Storing and Freezing Instructions
To Store: Dumplings can be refrigerated for four to five days. Make sure to keep them in an airtight container to keep out any fridge smells and prevent moisture loss.
To Freeze: Dumplings are best frozen before cooking them. Just roll them up with the filling inside and put them in a freezer bag or container. Freeze for up to three months. To cook them, you can defrost them on the counter for an hour or cook them from frozen. Make sure to adjust the cooking time if you’re cooking from frozen.
Applesauce Dumplings
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz can refrigerated crescent rolls (8 count)
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp butter plus extra for greasing
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 tbsp apple juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease a glass baking dish with extra butter. Set aside.
- Add the brown sugar, granulated sugar and cinnamon to a bowl and stir to combine.
- Add the butter and using a pastry cutter or fork, blend the mixture until coarse crumbs form.
- Separate the crescent dough into 8 triangles.
- Spread 1 tablespoon of applesauce on each triangle.
- Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar mixture.
- Roll up the triangles from the wide end.
- Place in the prepared baking dish.
- Pour apple juice over crescents.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden.
- Remove from the oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
