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Old-Fashioned Baked Apple Dumplings with Cinnamon Sugar Sauce Recipe

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  • Author: Bara
  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hr
  • Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
  • Yield: 6 apple dumplings
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings are a nostalgic dessert featuring tender Granny Smith apples wrapped in flaky double-crust pie pastry, baked to golden perfection and drizzled with a sweet, buttery cinnamon sauce. This classic treat delivers warming spices and a rich sauce that soaks into the pastry, making each bite comforting and indulgent—just like grandma used to make.

Ingredients

Pastry and Apples

  • 1 (14.1 ounce) double-crust pie pastry, thawed
  • 6 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
  • ½ cup butter (cut into 8 pieces, divided)

Spices and Sugars

  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 cups white sugar

Sauce

  • 3 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Prepare Oven and Pan: Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan to prevent sticking.
  2. Roll and Cut Pastry: On a lightly floured surface, roll the pie pastry into a 24x16-inch rectangle. Cut the dough into six 8-inch squares to fit one apple per square.
  3. Prepare Apples: Place a peeled and cored apple on each pastry square with the cored side facing up. Insert one piece of butter into each apple's cored center.
  4. Add Sugar and Spices: Divide the brown sugar evenly among the apples, stuffing some inside the core and sprinkling the rest around the base. Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg over each apple for warm spice flavor.
  5. Seal Dumplings: Moisten your fingertips with water, then bring one corner of each pastry square up over the apple, followed by the opposite corner. Press the edges together firmly. Repeat with the remaining two corners and pinch the sides tightly to seal the apple completely inside the dough. Place the dumplings seam side down in the prepared pan.
  6. Make Sauce: In a large saucepan, combine water, white sugar, vanilla extract, and the reserved butter pieces. Heat over medium heat until boiling, then reduce heat to low and simmer gently for about 5 minutes until the sugar dissolves and the sauce slightly thickens.
  7. Pour Sauce and Bake: Carefully pour the hot sauce over the apple dumplings in the baking pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown and crisp on top.
  8. Serve: Remove from oven. Place each dumpling in a dessert bowl and spoon some of the warm sauce over the top. Serve immediately for the best flavor and texture.

Notes

  • For added texture and flavor, try adding finely chopped nuts inside the cored apples before wrapping in pastry.
  • You can substitute ground ginger or apple-pie spice for cinnamon to vary the spice profile.
  • Ensure apples are cored well to hold the butter and sugar filling securely.
  • Using Granny Smith apples provides a tart contrast that balances the sweet sauce beautifully.

Find it online: https://yumbara.com/old-fashioned-baked-apple-dumplings-with-cinnamon-sugar-sauce-recipe/