Apple Dumplings

These incredibly delicious Apple Dumplings are sweet, flaky and drizzled with a tasty syrup. Serve them with a scoop of ice cream for a true comforting experience.

Apple Dumplings Recipe

These apple dumplings are the bomb! I could hardly wait to take them out of the oven and sink my teeth into one, not to mention I had to wait to take pictures! It was torture, pure torture!

But now all is good in the world again. I had my apple dumpling with some great vanilla ice cream and now I’m calm again. What can I say? I love my sweets, and apple dumplings are a weakness of mine which is why I don’t make these often.

What are apple dumplings?

An apple dumpling is a pastry filled with apple, cinnamon, and sometimes raisins. The apples are peeled and cored, then placed on a piece of dough. You then add some butter, sugar and cinnamon. Fold the dough over the apples and the dumplings are then baked until tender.

Ingredients

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Crust

• Dry ingredients – All purpose flour and salt.
• Wet ingredients – Ice water, shortening, and cold unsalted butter cut into cubes.

Brown sugar syrup

• Water – To form the liquid base of our sauce.
• Sugar – Brown sugar to give us those lovely caramel notes.
• Cinnamon – To boost that all familiar apple pie flavor in our dumplings and create dimension and complexity.
• Lemon juice – Just a tablespoon will prevent your apples from oxidizing and browning before they find their way into the oven. Lemon juice will also add a bit of tartness, it will be good to keep on hand if using sweeter apples.

Dumplings

• Apples – Peeled, cut in half and cored.
• Butter – Unsalted so as to control the sodium content of our dish.
• Cinnamon – To boost that all familiar apple pie flavor in our dumplings and create dimension and complexity.
• Sugar – Brown sugar to give us those lovely caramel notes.

How to make apple dumplings

Crust

1. Form the crust: Start by making the crust. Add the flour, salt, butter, shortening to the bowl of your mixer and mix to incorporate. Start adding a little bit of water at a time, and keep adding until the dough starts to come together.
2. Refrigerate the dough: Dump the dough onto your work surface and divide it into 2 pieces. Wrap each piece of dough in plastic wrap then refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Syrup

1. Combine the syrup: Add all the syrup ingredients together in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Turn the heat down to a simmer and let the syrup reduce to about half, should take about 8 to 10 minutes.
2. Prep the apples: Peel the apples, cut them in half and remove the core.

Assembly

1. Combine the filling: In a small bowl mix together the 3 tbsp of brown sugar with 1 tsp of cinnamon. Take 2 tablespoons of butter, cut it into 8 small pieces and roll each piece in the sugar cinnamon mixture. Place each butter piece in the center of each apple.
2. Preheat your oven to 425 F degrees.
3. Cut the crust: On a floured surface, roll out one of the pieces of crust and cut it out into 4 pieces. Each piece of has to be big enough to folder over the apple completely. Fold the crust over the apples, use a bit of water if necessary to wet your finger and run it along the edge of the crust. Pinch off any excess dough.
4. Assemble the dish: Pour about a ladle of the brown sugar syrup into the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish. Place the apple dumplings in the baking dish and pour the remaining syrup over the apples.
5. Bake for about 40 minutes or until the apple dumplings are golden brown. Let the dumplings cool for about 5 minutes before serving.

Some tips

1. Make sure you choose the right apples. You’re looking for an apple with a crisp bite such as; Honeycrisp, Gala, Jonathans, Golden Delicious, or Granny Smith.
2. Bake it properly! The upper crust needs to be a deep golden-brown!
3. Wait for the dumplings to cool slightly before serving.

How to serve

Now of course if you can eat them just on their own, still pretty yummy, and I’m not here to judge you. Just make sure you take some of that extra syrup from the bottom and pour some over the dumpling.

But if you want to walk on the wild side and you want something that’s orgasmically delicious, then you must eat this with a scoop or two of the best vanilla ice cream you can afford, then drizzle some of that caramel sauce from the bottom of the pan all over the ice cream and enjoy! That’s all I’ve got to say.

Leftovers

Baked apple dumplings will keep at room temperature for up to 2 days, covered loosely with foil or plastic wrap. You can keep them for an additional 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator covered with plastic wrap.

To freeze, wrap the dumplings tightly with aluminum foil or plastic freezer wrap and store it in the freezer for 3 to 4 months.

Thaw out the apple dumplings in the fridge and then reheat it in a 350 F degree oven for 30 minutes or until warm.

Craving more delicious apple recipes? Try these:

• Apple and Pecan Cinnamon Rolls
• Chocolate Apple Pie Monkey Bread
• Salted Caramel Apple Pie Cheesecake Bars
• Apple Pie Taquitos
• Churro Apple Pie Cookies
• Apple Cider Donuts
• Pomegranate Cider Mimosas

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Apple Dumplings

Prep 30 minutes

Chilling time 30 minutes

Cook 40 minutes

Total 1 hour 40 minutes

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These incredibly delicious Apple Dumplings are sweet, flaky and drizzled with a tasty syrup. Serve them with a scoop of ice cream for a true comforting experience.

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Ingredients

For The Crust

• ▢ 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 10 tablespoon butter (unsalted, cold and cut into cubes)
• ▢ 8 tablespoon shortening (cold and cut into cubes)
• ▢ 6 tablespoon ice water (or more as needed)

For Brown Sugar Syrup

• ▢ 1 cup water
• ▢ 2 tablespoon lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
• ▢ 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
• ▢ 1 teaspoon cinnamon

For Dumplings

• ▢ 4 medium apples (peeled, cut half in and cored)
• ▢ 2 tablespoon butter (unsalted, cut into 8 pieces)
• ▢ 3 tablespoon brown sugar (packed)
• ▢ 1 teaspoon cinnamon

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Instructions 

Crust

• Form the crust: Start by making the crust. Add the flour, salt, butter, shortening to the bowl of your mixer and mix to incorporate. Start adding a little bit of water at a time, and keep adding until the dough starts to come together.
• Refrigerate the dough: Dump the dough onto your work surface and divide it into 2 pieces. Wrap each piece of dough in plastic wrap then refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Syrup

• Combine the syrup: Add all the syrup ingredients together in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Turn the heat down to a simmer and let the syrup reduce to about half, should take about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Prep the apples: Peel the apples, cut them in half and remove the core.

Assemble and Bake

• Combine the filling: In a small bowl mix together the 3 tbsp of brown sugar with 1 tsp of cinnamon. Take 2 tablespoons of butter, cut it into 8 small pieces and roll each piece in the sugar cinnamon mixture. Place each butter piece in the center of each apple.
• Preheat your oven to 425 F degrees.
• Cut the crust: On a floured surface, roll out one of the pieces of crust and cut it out into 4 pieces. Each piece of has to be big enough to folder over the apple completely. Fold the crust over the apples, use a bit of water if necessary to wet your finger and run it along the edge of the crust. Pinch off any excess dough.
• Assemble the dish: Pour about a ladle of the brown sugar syrup into the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish. Place the apple dumplings in the baking dish and pour the remaining syrup over the apples.
• Bake for about 40 minutes or until the apple dumplings are golden brown. Let the dumplings cool for about 5 minutes before serving.

Equipment

• 1-Quart Saucepan
• Glass Mixing Bowl Set (3 piece)
• 9×13-inch Casserole Dish

Notes

1. Baked apple dumplings will keep at room temperature for up to 2 days, covered loosely with foil or plastic wrap. You can keep them for an additional 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator covered with plastic wrap.
2. To freeze, wrap the dumplings tightly with aluminum foil or plastic freezer wrap and store it in the freezer for 3 to 4 months.
3. Thaw out the apple dumplings in the fridge and then reheat it in a 350 F degree oven for 30 minutes or until warm.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1dumplingCalories: 608kcal (30%)Carbohydrates: 81g (27%)Protein: 5g (10%)Fat: 31g (48%)Saturated Fat: 14g (88%)Cholesterol: 46mg (15%)Sodium: 161mg (7%)Potassium: 190mg (5%)Fiber: 4g (17%)Sugar: 41g (46%)Vitamin A: 581IU (12%)Vitamin C: 6mg (7%)Calcium: 50mg (5%)Iron: 3mg (17%)

© Author Joanna Cismaru

Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.

Originally shared Oct 20 2015.