Description
These Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings are a classic dessert featuring tender, cinnamon-spiced apples wrapped in flaky pastry, baked to golden perfection. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a delightful treat that captures the essence of fall.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Dumplings:
- 2 large Granny Smith apples (peeled and cored)
- 1 sheet refrigerated pie crust (or homemade, cut into 2 squares)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (cut into 4 pieces)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
For Assembly and Baking:
- 1 large egg (beaten, for egg wash)
- 3/4 cup water
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Whipped cream or ice cream for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven and prepare the baking dish: Preheat the oven to 375°F and grease a small baking dish.
- Prepare the apples: Cut each apple in half and remove cores completely.
- Mix the sugar and spices: In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Fill the apples: Place a piece of butter and sugar mixture into the center of each apple half.
- Wrap in pastry: Wrap each apple half in a square of pie crust, sealing the seams and forming dumplings.
- Prepare the egg wash: Brush the tops of the dumplings with beaten egg.
- Make the syrup: In a saucepan, combine water, granulated sugar, and vanilla. Heat until sugar dissolves.
- Bake the dumplings: Place the dumplings in the dish, pour the syrup around them, and bake for 35–40 minutes until golden.
- Serve: Spoon syrup over the dumplings before serving warm.
Notes
- Best served warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
- You can use puff pastry for a flakier crust.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 dumpling
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 125mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
