Apple Dumplings

1 (8 oz) tube original-size crescent rolls

1 medium Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and sliced into 8 pieces

1 stick butter, melted

½ to ¾ cup granulated sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

¾ cup Mountain Dew soda

Ground cinnamon

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat an 8-by- 8 inch baking dish with

nonstick spray.

Unroll crescent rolls. Wrap each apple slide with dough and place in the baking

dish; seam side down. Combine butter, sugar and vanilla until just combined (it

doesn’t have to be smooth). Pour over rolls. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Pour

Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until golden

brown (you want them to get fairly golden so the bottoms cook through, but don’t let

them burn.) Cool briefly, remove rolls from syrup and then drizzle the syrup on top

when serving to prevent them from getting too soggy.

Serve with vanilla ice cream, and spoon some of the sweet sauces from the pan over

the top.

Comment: Mom and Dad enjoy this quick treat.