Apple Pie Dumplings made with just two easy ingredients! Simply add them to a baking dish and cook until tender and lightly browned. Serve these dumplings warm out of the oven with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream or a drizzle of heavy cream.
This has to be the easiest dessert EVER, you’re just two ingredients away from an amazing dessert! My 10 year old probably would’ve eaten the whole recipe had I let her (trust me, she asked)!
When purchasing canned apple pie filling, I highly recommend buying a good quality brand. It may cost a few pennies extra, but this is the one place I think it’s worth it! I’ve found most store brand pie fillings taste pretty close the the name brands… except apple. The store brand apple pie fillings never seem to taste the same to me!
If you prefer, you can certainly use a quick homemade apple pie filling which only takes a few minutes to make! While this recipe calls for just one can of filling, adding two works great if you like more apples in your dessert (and increases the servings from 4 to 6).
Because our store doesn’t carry the apple pie filling with cinnamon, I like to add a dash of cinnamon. Of course this takes the recipe from 2 ingredients to 3 but it also adds a lot of extra flavor! Feel free to get creative and toss in some pecans, walnuts, raisins, coconut or whatever you happen to have on hand!
You’ll want to ensure your apple/crescent mixture is spread out in a dish (mine was 2qt.). After 15 minutes I flip the crescents over, you don’t have to but it gives a more even cook and makes sure everything is all spread out.
I personally top mine with ice cream (or whipped cream if it’s all I have on hand) but my husband LOVES to top his with heavy cream and a drizzle of caramel.
This recipe has been one of my top and most loved recipes forever! I’ve made this countless times, always with great results. It’s amazing that combining Apple Pie filling and crescent rolls can create such a delicious dessert!
Find quick and easy stove top homemade apple pie filling recipe here! This easy recipe is made on the stove top and makes the equivalent of one store bought can of pie filling!
Note: The baking time on this recipe can vary. Mine always takes 25 minutes but depending on the dish you use, you may need to add a few minutes to your bake time. Be sure that your dough is on top of the apples and somewhat spread out. This will also work with rolls of biscuit dough.
Apple Pie Dumplings with just 2 Ingredients! (Apple Pie Filling)
Ingredients
- 21 ounces apple pie filling
- 1 can refrigerated crescent rolls
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Open crescent rolls and cut into 12-14 equal pieces.
- Stir Apple Pie Filling and crescent rolls (and cinnamon if using) together to coat the crescents with the sauce.
- Pour into a 2 qt casserole dish, ensuring the crescent pieces are on top of the pie filling.
- Bake 25-30 minutes or until crescents are completely cooked flipping crescents after 15 minutes.
- Serve warm with ice cream.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Dessert
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How exactly do you make sure the crescent roll pieces are on top if you mix them with the apple filling. It seems to me that you can’t make sure they are on top without fishing around in the mix with your fingers.
You can also use tongs. You want them coated-the pieces are fairly large so they’re easy to pick out.
I have made these before with another recipe but this one is better
I can my own apples and make the apple pie filling. Love your recipes Holly!
Yummy! I am so glad you are enjoying the recipes Joy!
what are crescent rolls please.?
You can find our recipe for homemade crescent rolls here!
I have found “Lucky Leaf” brand apple pie filling to be the best. All their pie fillings are superior to any other brand. More fruit, less goo! Great easy recipe.
Sounds great can’t wait to try
“Stir Apple Pie Filling and crescent rolls (and cinnamon if using) together to coat the crescents with the sauce.”
Could clarify this please? Am I to tossing/stirring the pie filling and pieces of crescent rolls all together ? and then dumping it into a dish to bake ?
Thank you
Yes, correct. Stir the crescent pieces with the pie filling. There is a video in the post as well.
This sounds delicious. How would you reheat this recipe?
Hi Connie, You can reheat it in the oven or pop it into the microwave when you are ready to enjoy it.
Looks so good and easy
My granddaughter tells me that’s not how you make dumplings… She’s 8…. Lol
But I still want to try this
There is more than one way to make dumplings and I sure hope you enjoy these easy ones Rosemarie!
Ehh you should update this recipe maybe for the cooking time, mine took alot longer than 25 mins even after i preheated my oven, i might try my air fryer for this next shot, I make fried oreos with my crescent rolls which takes 5 minutes for the rolls to cook :) Lets see how this goes but regardless this dessert was pretty tasty thanks!
could you use other pie fillings , like raspberry , boysenberry ect ? please reply to my email …. thx
Yes, any pie filling should work in this recipe. Enjoy Sherry!
Love apple dumping, definitely will be trying this one for sure.
Can’t wait to try this recipe and surprise my husband! Thanks!
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Can’t wait to try these!! I love the fall!!
Wonder if try is should be made with canned strawberry pie filling.
I’m sure that would be delicious Liz!
Needed something quick for a small Sunday dinner. My son loves apple pie but I didn’t have time for that. The crescent rolls took a little longer to bake than the suggested time) but when I took the dish out of the oven, I almost dropped it turning to set it on the counter because my son was all over me trying to get to it! It was delicious with my Southern Pecan Ice Cream. This one will be used often, I’m sure!
I don’t seem to be able to find the video.
Hi Harriet, it is just above the recipe card or you can click here to watch it as well!
Do you put the dumplings on the apples and bake it at the same time how would you make the dumplings
Hi Philip, we mix them all together and then bake them.