Easy Apple Dumplings

Apple dumplings have become our annual Thanksgiving morning breakfast!

I used to be hung up on making everything from scratch, but shortcuts are OK sometimes, especially on a busy morning in the kitchen. These apple dumplings use canned biscuits for the dough so they come together pretty quickly. I get the jumbo biscuits in regular or buttermilk. For the apples, I use whatever we have on hand which is usually Fuji because they are my favorites although they are pretty sweet already. Use whatever you like.

Here is the recipe:

Easy Apple Dumplings

Ingredients:

• 2 apples

• 1 can of 8 jumbo biscuits

• 1 cup sugar

• 1 Tbsp cinnamon

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter

• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 cup water

Preheat the oven to 375 F.

Mix 1/4 cup sugar with the cinnamon in a small bowl or cup.

Peel, core and slice the apples vertically into 8 slices each. (I use a corer/slicer tool to make this easier!) Separate each biscuit into 2 layers. Press the biscuit layer slightly to flatten. Place an apple slice on one side of the biscuit layer and sprinkle with the cinnamon-sugar mixture- about 1/2 tsp. Fold the biscuit over the apple slice and pinch the edges slightly. Place the dumpling in a 9x13 baking dish. Repeat for the remaining apple slices and arrange neatly in the pan.

In a medium saucepan, mix the water, butter, vanilla, and remaining sugar. Bring the sugar mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Pour over the apple dumplings. Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture evenly over the top of the dumplings. Bake 30-35 minutes until the dumplings are golden brown and the apples are tender.

Here is a video of the process:

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