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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Oh my. I think you are brilliant! Love this! It looks so wonderful, I think I can smell it baking! I would love if you would stop by and share this at my new link party, Celebrate It! It is all about celebrating what we do every day!
Hope to see you there!
I love this..this would also work for blackberry or blueberry dumplings never thought of apple…fixing it tomorrow for dessert.
Just found you on a blog hop! WOW!!!!! You’ve got some great stuff out there. Subscribed and am looking forward to future posts! (Just spent about 45 minutes poking around!!!) Glad I found you!!!! Blessings! Kelly
Thank you and Welcome Kelly!! :)
Simple and delish! I dotted the top with drops of butter before sprinkling cinnamon and baking. Adds a richness to the flavor!
They were super good! Thank you for sharing!
So glad you enjoyed them Chris!!
Hi Holly,
Thank you so much for posting this recipe! Looks simple and delicious!
Two questions: which brand apple pie filling do you recommend? And which brand (and what sized can) do you recommend for the crescent rolls?
Thanks in advance for your time and help!
Rosie
Hi Rosie! Comstock is a great brand for pie filling (and available at Walmart). I always use Pillsbury crescent rolls and it’s an 8oz tube.
Enjoy!! :) Holly
Hi Holly,
Delicious and just getting ready for fall desserts! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great day!
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
I think this will be a great dish for my teenage grandchildren to do. I’m always looking for recipes for them to learn. It will be a treat for me to have them fix this. I’m also thinking using the cinnamon rolls would be fun for Thanksgiving or Christmas or a special occasion. Thanks for sharing! :-)
:) You’re welcome Eve!
Hi just wanted to know when and how do you use the cinnamon?
I stir it into the Apple Pie Filling. :)
Why flip them
It helps them cook evenly and prevents over-browning.
These look absolutely yummy! Thank you for sharing.
I will be trying these this weekend! Joyce G. has a
great idea as well. I think I’ll try that one too! Such
great ideas here. I’m bookmarking your page here
and following you on Pinterest!
Thank you for the follow! :) I hope you enjoy this dessert!
I made these over the weekend with reduced fat crescent rolls and no sugar added pie filling. They were great and the whole dish was still under 1000 calories!!! Just thought I would put it out there for those worried about too many calories.
Thank you for sharing Tracy!!
Does anyone have a link to get nutritional info? These crescent recipes look so good!
I LOVE finding recipes with minimal ingredients! This looks like the perfect dessert to enjoy on a fall evening. Pinning this!
Thank you for stopping by!! :)
I will try. Looks delicious and simple.
My mother-in-law used to make Apple Dumplings a lot way back when and have been looking for an easy way to make them, thank you so much
You’re welcome! Enjoy Pamela!
I have done this using the tubed refrigerated cinnamon rolls! DELISH!
Sprinkle an extra brown sugar/cinnamon combo on top for extra sweetness.
What a great idea! Definitely going to try this! Sounds like it would be like a coffee cake!!
It’s not very cake like.. more like pie almost. :) Either way it’s delicious!
Omg that sound amazing!
Thank and I can barely wit to try this !!!
These look so delicious. I love apple pie…and this would be so much easier than making a pie!
If you have fresh peaches can you use them?
I haven’t done it that way but it sounds delicious! I would suggest adding the same ingredients to the peaches you would as if you were making a pie (cornstarch/flour etc) (so it doesn’t become too watery).
You could use peach pie filling.. or like it, says, you would have to thicken the fresh peaches..
I posted this to my sis in law’s page. Since my brother LOVES cherry pie, I suggested that she use canned cherry filling instead of the apple you suggested. :) Your apple would probably be my fav. though.
Yum, made it today, using cherry pie filling, a handful of dried cherries, 1/2 t almond extract and the cinnamon….it is amazing! Thanks for sharing!
I can’t wait to try this with cherry too and I love the idea of adding the almond extract! That would be delicious!!
you can use whatever fruit you have on hand,,,
In a can of crescent rolls there are 8 triangles but they are four and each section so do you cut each section into 12 pieces
Just cut the entire roll into 12 pieces. No need to separate any sections. :)
What are crescents I’m from Australia
Crescent rolls are small croissants. Pillsbury makes them. They are in the store by the canned biscuits. Hope this helps.
Donna, I’m an Australian living in the US and I don’t know of a product to use as a substitute. I know when family visit me from Australia they have never seen anything like the Pilsbury products we have over here.
You can also take frozen dough and thaw and cut in to small pieces and do the same with them.
im from Aussie too and ive looked this up before and
just use puff or short crust pastry would do the same Norrie
Aussies…
Can you post the recipe for puff or short crust pastry??? I’m in the US but can’t use there pre-made items do to the colors they add to the product.
Thanks in advance.
Peppridge Farm Puff Pastry…..no artificial color! https://www.campbellsfoodservice.com/product/pepperidge-farm-frozen-puff-pastry-sheets-10-x-15/
Send me an Australian man lol. Ill cook some Alabama meal. I hear Australian men are good honest and faithful. Is it true. And the pie is delicious
Whenever a cashier at a grocery store asks me if I found everything okay, I always say, I’m still looking for the aisle with the rich, good looking, straight men who will adore me.
this sounds amazing! but how many ounces is the can of pie filling?
I can’t believe I missed that! Thank you, I’ve added it to the recipe! It was 21 oz.
I am baking it as I type…… I added additional fresh sliced apple along with Irish butter, cinnamon and fresh grated nutmeg…..if the taste is anything like the smell it will be heaven. I also am baking it for 40 minutes. Thank you sooooo much for this recipe!
14 ounces.
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