These homemade apple dumplings are the ultimate comfort dessert with a melt-in-your-mouth texture. Fresh apples are coated in cinnamon, wrapped in a buttery, flaky crust, and baked to perfection in a rich brown sugar sauce. Serve them warm with a scoop of ice cream for an irresistible fall treat.
The aroma of cinnamon apples baking fills your home, but the real magic is in the taste. Imagine the flavors of a classic apple pie, enhanced with caramel-like syrup, creating a dessert that’s as nostalgic as it is delicious.
This timeless recipe brings the charm of traditional baking to your kitchen. Whole apples wrapped in dough, baked with warm spices and sweet syrup, make for an unforgettable treat everyone will adore.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups of divided sugar
- 1 cup of water
- ½ teaspoon of divided ground cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons of divided butter
- 6 medium peeled and cored apples
- Some pastry for double-crust pie
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Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare:
Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish to prevent sticking and enhance flavor. - Prepare the Pastry:
Roll out your pastry dough into a large rectangle, approximately 24x16 inches, on a lightly floured surface. Cut the dough into 6 equal squares. - Assemble the Dumplings:
- Place a peeled and cored apple in the center of each pastry square.
- Cut 4 tablespoons of butter into 8 pieces. Place one piece inside each apple's core, reserving the rest for the sauce.
- Evenly distribute brown sugar among the apples, adding some to each core and sprinkling the rest around the base of the apples.
- Sprinkle a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg over the apples for warm, spiced flavor.
- Wrap the Apples:
- Gently pull one corner of the pastry square up to the top of the apple, using slightly damp hands.
- Repeat with the other corners, pressing them together to seal. Smooth the dough around the sides to fully enclose the apple.
- Repeat for all apples and place them in the prepared baking dish.
- Make the Sauce:
In a saucepan, combine:- 1 cup water
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- The reserved butter.
Heat over medium, bringing the mixture to a gentle boil. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
- Bake to Perfection:
Pour the hot sauce carefully over the prepared dumplings. Bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown and the apples are tender. - Serve and Enjoy:
Spoon the luscious sauce from the pan over each apple dumpling before serving. Pair with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for a decadent dessert that will leave everyone asking for seconds!
