Caramel Apple Crescent Dumplings Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine sauce ingredients; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. , For the dumplings, combine flour, sugar and baking powder in a large bowl. Add milk, butter and vanilla; stir just until moistened. Gently fold in apples. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls into the boiling sauce. Cover and cook over low heat until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 8-10 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream if desired.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Microwave caramels and 1 Tbsp. milk in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 40 sec.; stir. Cube half the cream cheese. Add to caramel sauce along with the flour; stir. Microwave until caramels and cream cheese are completely melted and sauce is well blended, stirring every 10 sec.
• Unroll crescent dough; separate into 8 triangles. Place on parchment-covered baking sheet; spread with caramel sauce. Top with apples, placing 1 apple wedge at shortest side of each triangle. Roll up, starting at apple-topped sides. Rearrange, if necessary, until roll-ups are point sides down on baking sheet.
• Bake 12 to 14 min. or until golden brown. Meanwhile, mix sugar with remaining cream cheese and milk until blended.
• Cool roll-ups 5 min. Drizzle with cream cheese glaze. Serve warm.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, 2 teaspoons sugar and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. In a small bowl, combine 1 egg, water and vinegar; gradually add to crumb mixture, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Divide into seven portions. , On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion into a 7-in. square. Place an apple on each pastry square; place 1 tablespoon butter in the center of each. Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over apples., Bring up corners of pastry to center; pinch edges to seal. Beat remaining egg; brush over pastry. Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine the sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until smooth and blended. Pour over apples. Bake 35-40 minutes longer or until apples are tender and pastry is golden brown, basting occasionally with sauce. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Wash the apples, peel and cut into eight equal slices or segments.
• Unwrap the crescent roll and separate the triangles.
• Place a piece of apple on each triangle of dough (on a wider side) and roll it in a croissant. You can wrap it like a crescent roll or you can wrap the dough over the apple slice covering the whole apple (dumpling style), either way.
• Place each dumpling in an 11 x 13-inch baking dish that has been sprayed with Pam or coated with a stick of butter.
• In a sauce pan, combine water, butter, sugar, and vanilla and heat to a rolling boil.
• Pour boiling mixture over the dumpling and sprinkle dumplings with cinnamon.
• Place uncovered in 350 degree oven and bake for approximately 30 minutes, or until they become golden brown.
• Serve immediately and top with cool whip. Or serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, mmmmm -- Ah-mazing !
• WARNING: Prepare this dish at your own risk. It is beyond imaginable.
• I actually cut the recipe in half unless I have a big group to serve. And then I use a square Pyrex dish when I cut it in half.