Here’s the famous Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings recipe—sweet, buttery, bubbly, and incredibly easy 🍎🥟
This old-fashioned dessert is a Southern favorite.
Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings
🧾 Ingredients (Serves 6–8)
- 2 large apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp work best)
- 1 can refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg (optional)
- 1 cup Mountain Dew (regular, not diet)
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
👩🍳 Instructions
Step 1: Prep the Apples
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Peel apples, core them, and cut each apple into 4 wedges (8 pieces total).
Step 2: Wrap the Dumplings
- Separate crescent dough into triangles.
- Place one apple wedge on the wide end of each triangle.
- Roll dough around the apple, sealing edges well.
- Arrange dumplings seam-side down in a greased baking dish.
Step 3: Make the Sauce
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.
- Stir in sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla.
- Heat just until combined (do not boil).
Step 4: Assemble
- Pour butter-sugar mixture evenly over dumplings.
- Carefully pour Mountain Dew around the edges of the dish (not directly on top).
Step 5: Bake
- Bake uncovered for 35–40 minutes, until golden brown and bubbly.
🍨 Serving Suggestions
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream
- Drizzle with caramel sauce
- Perfect with whipped cream
⭐ Tips & Variations
- Extra flavor: Add a pinch of cloves or apple pie spice.
- Less sweet: Reduce sugar to ¾ cup.
- Cinnamon roll twist: Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over dough before rolling.
- No soda option: Replace Mountain Dew with apple juice or lemon-lime soda.