APPLE DUMPLING BAKE

 Friends Patricia and Gary were our hosts for the October gathering of our Tasty Bunch Group. After a delicious dinner at Summit Grill, we traveled to their house for further conversation and dessert, delicious Apple Dumpling Bake with ice cream.

They are a delicious, easy dessert to make and sure to be a family favorite. Saturday night neighbors invited us to pot luck dinner and someone brought the same dessert. It may be popular during the fall but doesn't have to be limited to the fall. The very first time I enjoyed them was when Friend Janice and I were having lunch after a morning of going to estate sales. We got the last four (two each) that the restaurant had. I asked the waitress how they made them and then served them myself at a gathering.  

You can use a diet soda and I would also use a sugar substitute like erythritol, stevia, or Splenda for the cup of sugar. 

APPLE DUMPLING BAKE

2     medium Granny Smith or Golden Delicious apples

2     tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls

1     cup sugar

1/2  cup (1 stick) butter, softened

1/2  teaspoon  ground cinnamon

3/4  cup Mountain Dew soda

Vanilla ice cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Peel, core, and cut each apple into 8 triangles. 

Unroll both tubes of crescent dough; separate each into 8 triangles.

Wrap a triangle around each wedge starting at the widest end. Place in a greased 9 x 13 - in baking dish.

In a bowl, mix sugar, butter, and cinnamon until blended; put a tablespoonful on top of each roll up and press it down.

Slowly pout the Mountain Dew around the rolls (do not stir).

Bake, uncovered, until golden brown and apples are tender, 35 - 40 minutes.

Serve warm with ice cream.

The top cooks a little crispy like a pastry and the bottoms bake custardy.