Apple Dumplings

A pastry wrapped apple dumpling on an orange plate.

These tasty apple dumplings are wrapped in pastry and filling with a buttery brown sugar spice filling and are topped with a homemade caramel sauce.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 20

Servings servings

Calories 1143kcal

Author Kate @ I Heart Eating

Ingredients

Apple Dumplings

2 refrigerated pie crusts
4 medium apples Honeycrisp or Granny Smith
2 tablespoons butter cut into 4 equal pieces
5 tablespoons light brown sugar
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
⅛ teaspoon allspice

Caramel Sauce

1 cup granulated sugar
6 tablespoons salted butter
1 cup heavy cream
½ tablespoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9x9 inch baking dish. Set aside.
Combine both pie crusts and roll them out into a large rectangle. Cut into four 7x7-inch squares. You may need to combine the dough and roll it out a few times to get 4 squares.
2 refrigerated pie crusts
In a small bowl, add brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice. Stir to combine.
5 tablespoons light brown sugar, ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon ground ginger, ⅛ teaspoon allspice
Peel and core each apple.
4 medium apples
Place 1 apple in the center of each dough. In the center of each apple, place one of the butter pieces and 1 tablespoon of the spiced sugar mixture.
2 tablespoons butter
Pull the corners of the dough up around each apple and use your fingers to pinch the edges together to completely seal the apple in the dough.
Place all dough-wrapped apples in the greased baking dish.
To make the caramel sauce, pour the sugar into a large saucepan. Place over medium-high heat, whisking frequently until the sugar completely melts.
1 cup granulated sugar
Once the sugar melts, stop whisking. Cook until the sugar turns a dark amber color - watch carefully so it does not overcook!
Add the butter and whisk until it is fully incorporated. The mixture will bubble up, so be careful.
6 tablespoons salted butter
Remove the pan from the stove, slowly stream the cream into the caramel mixture while whisking until combined. The mixture will bubble up again, so be careful.
1 cup heavy cream
Once the cream is incorporated, mix in the vanilla and salt.
½ tablespoon vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon salt
Carefully pour the caramel sauce over the apples in the baking dish. Sprinkle any remaining spiced sugar mixture on top of the apples.
Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until golden and a paring knife can be easily inserted into the apples. Let cool slightly.
Serve warm with some of the sauce.

Notes

Pie crust: You can make your own homemade pie crust if you prefer.
Apples: Any baking apples will work in this recipe. Granny Smith will give you tarter apple dumplings, while using a sweeter apple, like a Honeycrisp, will give you sweeter dumplings.
Butter: I use salted butter. If you use unsalted butter, you will need to add a couple of pinches of salt.
Spices: You can substitute 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of apple pie spice for the spices.
Nutrition values are estimates.

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