Apple Dumplings
Makes 4 servings
1 large apple (Fuji or any tart apple will do)
1 tube of Pillsbury Crescent dough
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup 7-Up
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
Grease an 8×8 baking dish
Peel apple
Cut each apple into 8 wedges
Separate the crescent roll dough into triangles
Roll each apple wedge in crescent roll dough starting at the wide end
Pinch to seal and cover apple and place in the baking dish
Melt butter in a small saucepan and stir in the sugar and cinnamon
Heat, whisking to combine
The mixture will slowly combine and thicken
When it’s thickened, remove from heat and add vanilla
Pour cinnamon mixture over the apple dumplings
Pour soda over the dumplings
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown
Enjoy with a scoop of ice cream