Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings
This easy 5-ingredient old-fashioned apple dumplings recipe includes cinnamon-spiced apples baked in flaky biscuit dough and buttery sugar syrup.
Ingredients
- 2 10-count cans biscuits
- 3 Granny Smith apples
- ¾ stick butter or margarine
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Prep: Boil water (enough to completely cover the dumplings and then another 1/2 cup). Then let biscuits sit out while you peel and chop apples, as they're easier to roll out that way.2 10-count cans biscuits
- Peel and chop apples into small pieces. Place in a bowl and sprinkle with cinnamon, stirring to coat.3 Granny Smith apples, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Roll out biscuit dough and put a heaping tablespoon of apples in the center. Pull the biscuit around the apples and pinch to seal.2 10-count cans biscuits
- Place dumplings (pinched side down) in a 13x9 casserole dish. Repeat the process until all 20 dumplings are made and placed in the baking dish.
- Cut butter into pats and place on top of dumplings. Pour any remaining apple pieces on top of the dumplings.¾ stick butter or margarine
- Sprinkle sugar over the dumplings.1 cup granulated sugar
- Then pour boiling water gently over the dumplings. Pour water until it completely covers the dumplings, then add about another ½ cup. Trust me, the water will turn into delicious syrup.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.