5.0 from 6 votes
Apple Dumplings
Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings are made with sweet cinnamon-sugar apples wrapped up in an easy, flaky pastry and baked in a homemade cinnamon syrup. We love them served warm with a scoop of ice cream and some caramel syrup to drizzle over the top!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 676 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Dough
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
- 6 Tablespoons shortening
- 1/2 cup milk
Filling
- 6 medium-sized apples peeled and cored
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3 Tablespoons salted butter
Syrup
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups water
- 3 Tablespoons salted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and shortening in a large bowl. Use a pastry cutter to cut the shortening into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs. This step can also be done in a food processor. Add the milk and stir with a fork just until the dough clumps together. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside in the fridge.
- Peel and core the apples using a paring knife or apple peeler.
- Roll out the pastry dough on a lightly floured surface. Cut into large squares and place an apple in the center of each square. Divide the butter, sugar, and cinnamon evenly between each of the apples.
- Wrap the pastry up around each apple, pinching the edges together to seal. Transfer to a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Make the syrup by combining the water, sugar, butter, and cinnamon in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until the butter is melted and the sugar is completely dissolved. Pour the hot syrup over the apple dumplings in the baking dish.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden brown and the apples pierce easily with a sharp knife. Cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.
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Notes
- Any good baking apple will work for this recipe. We particularly like braeburn, honeycrisp, golden delicious, granny smith, envy, pink lady, and fuji apples for apple dumplings.
Nutrition Information
Calories
676kcal
(34%)
Carbohydrates
111g
(37%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
2g
Cholesterol
32mg
(11%)
Sodium
522mg
(22%)
Potassium
274mg
(8%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
72g
(144%)
Vitamin A
483IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
170mg
(17%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 676
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 676kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 111g | 37% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 2g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 32mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 522mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 274mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 72g | 144% |
| Vitamin A | 483IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 170mg | 17% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.