Apple Dumplings Recipe

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 45

Cook Time: 45

Total Time: 1 30

Servings: dumplings

Calories: 1022kcal

These apple dumplings are filled with butter and spice and baked in a delicious apple cider sauce, making them a perfectly sweet fall treat!

Preheat oven to 425°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter.
On a floured surface, roll out your pie crust and cut it into four 7x7-inch squares. If the dough is soft, place it in the fridge for 20 minutes to firm up.
15 ounces refrigerated pie crust
In a medium bowl, whisk the brown sugar and cinnamon together for the filling.
½ cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Place an apple in the center of a crust square. Fill with 1 tablespoon of the cinnamon sugar mixture and one piece of butter. Bring each corner of the crust up to meet at the center of the apple. Press gently to seal. Then gently pinch the edges of the dough together.
4 medium apples, 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Repeat with the remaining apples and set aside in the refrigerator while you make the sauce.
Add the sauce ingredients to a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring often until the butter and sugar melt and the mixture boils. Once it boils, remove it from the heat. Pour the sauce in the bottom of your baking dish.
1 cup apple cider, ¾ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup unsalted butter
Arrange the apples over the sauce. Bake for 40-45 minutes, basting the apples a few times with the sauce as they cook.
Remove from the oven, let cool for 10-15 minutes. Serve with the sauce from the bottom of the pan.

I like Granny Smith apples, but you can use any apple you like!
You can use homemade or store-bought pie crust. If using store-bought pie crust, you will need to use 2 crusts.
You can use light or dark brown sugar in this recipe.
You can use pie spice in place of the cinnamon in the filling.
If you don't have apple cider, you can use apple juice.
If you’re using store-bought pie crust, you won’t get perfect squares; just do the best you can!
If you are using a homemade pie crust, divide the dough into quarters, then shape each quarter into a square before chilling. This step makes it easier to roll into squares.
If you have any extra pie crust, you can cut out fall-themed shapes to place on top of each apple before baking.
If you’d like smaller dumplings, use only half an apple and less dough.

Storage: Store apple dumplings in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Freeze for up to 2 months.