Taste of Home
Cinnamon-Pecan Apple Dumplings
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min.
YIELD: 8 servings (1 cup sauce).
The sweet dessert dumplings are easy to make and especially delicious. I recommend making extra sauce—people can’t seem to get enough of it. —Cynthia Gonzales, Mercedes, Texas
Ingredients
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1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls
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4 small Granny Smith apples, peeled and halved
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1 teaspoon sugar
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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ORANGE SAUCE:
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3/4 cup orange juice
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 cup butter, cubed
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2 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted
Directions
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1.
Unroll crescent dough and separate into eight triangles. Wrap one triangle around each apple half. Place on a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan, flat side down.
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2.
Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over dumplings. Bake at 350° for 23-28 minutes or until golden brown and apples are tender.
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3.
For sauce, in a small saucepan, combine orange juice and sugar; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cook for 10-12 minutes or until liquid is reduced to about 1/2 cup, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat; gradually stir in butter just until blended. Serve warm with warm dumplings; sprinkle with pecans.
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