Caramel Apple Puff Dumplings

I absolutely love puff pastry dumplings and you will too. Here is one great recipe so give it a try!

Total Time:55 minutes

Prep Time: 20 Minutes

Cook Time: 35 Minutes

Yield: 10 Dumplings

Dumplings

• 2 1/2 sheets frozen puff pastry

• 10 medium cooking apples (Golden Delicious or Jonathan)

• 10 tablespoons brown sugar

• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter or 5 tablespoons margarine

• 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

• 2 1/2 egg, lightly beaten

• 2 1/2 teaspoons water

• 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar

• 5/8 teaspoon lemon juice, for apples in case they start to turn brown

Sauce

• 1 1/4 cups prepared caramel ice cream topping

• 7/8 cup toasted chopped pecan halves

• 2 1/2 to taste Cool Whip (optional)

• 2 1/2 to taste vanilla ice cream (optional)

• DIRECTIONS

• 1

Dumplings

• 2

Preheat oven to 400°F.

• 3

Thaw and unfold puff pastry.

• 4

On lightly floured surface, roll the pastry into a 16" square.

• 5

Cut with a knife into 4 equal pieces.

• 6

Peel and core apples.

• 7

Trim the bottoms so the apples sit flat.

• 8

Place 1 apple in the center of each square.

• 9

Use 1/4 teaspoon of lemon juice if apples start to turn brown.

• 10

Mix together the brown sugar, butter or margarine and cinnamon.

• 11

Spoon into apples.

• 12

Beat the egg and water together in a small bowl.

• 13

Moisten the edge of the pastry with the mixture.

• 14

Bring the pastry up around the apple, pleating the pastry as needed to form a seal.

• 15

Place the dumplings in an ungreased 9x13 inch baking dish.

• 16

Brush them with remaining egg mixture, sprinkle with granulated sugar.

• 17

Bake for 35 minutes until golden brown.

• 18

When ready to serve; heat the caramel sauce and the toasted pecans.

• 19

Place a warm dumpling on a serving plate and drizzle the sauce over the top.

• 20

Garnish with cool-whip or vanilla ice cream, if desired.