Apple Dumplings!

Right off the bat let me tell you I didn't take this picture. It's the picture from one of my favorite blogs sites "The Pioneer Woman Cooks." She shared this recipe one day a few weeks ago and I've been dying to make them. I am going to make these Apple Dumplings for an open house this weekend so I thought I needed to do a trial run first. Winner!!! These will make you "slap yo mama!" So easy and quick. They have that "WOW" factor and you can really impress your guest with this one. If you'll click on her web site, The Pioneer Woman Cooks it will take you to her recipe. Yall have just got to try them. You won't be sorry. To give you a little tease, the surprise ingredient is Mt. Dew.

This is what mine looked like as I put them in the oven.

This is what mine look like when it came out of the oven.
You'll want to make them in a prettier pan for company.

You can not eat just one. Yall let me know when you make these and we'll see if you agree!

Apple Dumplings
2 Granny Smith apples

2 cans crescent rolls

2 sticks butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 teaspoons vanilla

cinnamon

1 small can Mountain Dew
Peel and core apples. Cut apples into 8 slices each. Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll. Place in a 9 x 13 buttered pan. Melt butter, then add sugar and barely stir. Add vanilla, stir, and pour over apples. Pour Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve with ice cream, and spoon some of the sweet sauces from the pan over the top.

I wanted to tell you that I did something different to the recipe that I think made a big difference. I sprinkled cinnamon and sugar on the crescent rolls before rolling the apple up in it. I like cinnamon and I don't think that they would have as big a wow factor with out it. Just my opinion. So if you make these add this step.