PW APPLE DUMPLINGS {with a secret ingredient}

Fall baking is just fantastic. I absolutely adore any and every fall flavor including apple. When deciding on a fall recipe to try out this past weekend, I quickly turned to Pioneer Woman expecting to spend at least 2 hours baking in the kitchen. To my surprise I found the easiest and least time consuming PW recipe of all time: Apple Dumplings. Not only are these little treats easy, but they are divine and you just won't believe what the secret ingredient is.

See if you can spot which ingredient doesn't belong in this picture...

Yes, why that is Mountain Dew in the picture...it is not a mistake. It is actually the secret ingredient to an amazing apple dumpling! Sounds crazy, I thought so too, but I trust PW with food so I just followed her directions and was not disappointed. Here's what else you will need...

Cast of Characters:

2 Granny Smith Apple (peeled and sliced into 8 wedges/apple)

2 8 oz. cans crescent rolls

2 sticks butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 can (12 oz.) Mountain Dew

Ground Cinnamon

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. Peel apples and chop into 16 wedges

3. Add one apple wedge to each crescent roll and wrap up

4. Butter a 9x13 dish and set each crescent roll face down in dish

5. Melt butter in medium sauce pan then add sugar and vanilla and stir for a few minutes. The sugar does not need to fully dissolve in the butter. Grainy is good.

6. Pour butter mixture evenly over the apple filled crescent rolls

7. Now here's the scary awesome part...pour the 12 oz. can evenly over top of the whole mixture

 8. Sprinkle with Ground Cinnamon

9. Stick in the oven and bake for 40 minutes. It will start to smell amazing so try to resist taking it out early!

10. Let it cool and eat with vanilla ice cream!!!

These Apple Dumplings are the best I've ever had. I mean whatever the Mountain Dew does to the crescent roll is seriously delicious. You have to let me know if you try these. Hot or cold they are yummy. I promise I am NOT crazy!

Original recipe found here!