Easy Apple Dumplings with Salted Caramel Sauce

A golden brown baked apple dumpling on a cream bowl drizzled with salted caramel rum sauce.

5 from 1 vote

Easy Apple Dumplings with Salted Caramel Sauce

Whole apples baked in pie crust until golden brown, then drizzled with salted caramel sauce. I've been making these apple dumplings for special occasions for over 30 years.

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Keyword apple dessert recipe, Apple Dumplings, baked apple dumplings, caramel apple dumplings, easy apple dumpling recipe, fall apple recipes, salted caramel apple dessert

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 20

Servings

Calories 430kcal

Author Shelby Law Ruttan

Equipment

Small baking dish
Small bowl
Rolling Pin
Apple corer
Apple peeler or knife

Ingredients

1 refrigerated pie crust sheet
4 medium apples
4 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter , cut into smaller cubes
4 tablespoons Salted Caramel Sauce
1 tablespoon dark rum , optional
cooking spray

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a small baking dish with non stick cooking spray and set aside.
In a small bowl, combine cinnamon and sugar. Set aside.
Roll out pie dough and cut the circle in quarters. You may need to roll the dough out a little more depending on the size of your apple. Place whole apples in the center of each section of dough.
Place ½ tablespoon butter in center of each apple and top it off with 1 tablespoon of the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Moisten the edges of the pie crust by dipping your fingers in a little cold water and spreading it around the dough round. Wrap apple in the pie crust, being careful to seal any seams. If you have enough dough left over you can also cut out some cute little leaves and add a stem to the apple.
Place apple dumplings in prepared dish. Sprinkle remaining cinnamon sugar mixture on top of the dough.
Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until pie crust becomes golden brown.
Microwave salted caramel sauce in jar according to package instructions. Stir in 1 tablespoon rum (if using).
Drizzle caramel sauce over top of each dumpling and serve.

Notes

Make ahead: Assemble the dumplings and refrigerate for up to 24 hours, or freeze for up to 3 months. Bake them from frozen without thawing, and add 15 minutes to the baking time.

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