Reviewed: May 9, 2013

I used the recipe as a template. The Mountain Dew was replaced with cane sugar sweetened lemon/lime soda from Whole Foods. The crescent roll dough was replaced with Trader Joe's crescent roll dough -- which is made without the preservatives and transfats. I cut back on the butter by 50% and used 1/2 cup butter. I used only 1 cup of sugar. This is a fantastic recipe which allows for minor changes. This recipe is also great with light brown sugar. Try this with cranberries added in along with the apple slices - WOW!!

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lemonsdance

Reviewed: May 6, 2013

Oh Wow!! This was the best dessert I have ever made! I was shocked at how delicious these were.

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yum

Reviewed: May 2, 2013

My mother and I saw this recipe and we HAD to try it. We instantly fell in love with them and make them for all of our family gatherings and they are a huge hit! The only downside is that I can only have so many before I start to feel ill. But they are still amazing!

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NeonGreenCrayon

Reviewed: May 1, 2013

This recipe is absolutely yummy! I did follow all the advice "canadiancook" gave in her review; plus I also poured the Mountain Dew around the dumplings instead of over them. My husband wants me to make these again and again.

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Sally

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: May 1, 2013

One was enough. I had two and though they were delicious going down, it felt like a sugar-bomb in my stomach. I might decrease the sugar next time.

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Scott M.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Elburn, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: May 1, 2013

I'm not as enamored of these as every other reviewer seems to be. My main issue is that the taste of the crescent rolls takes over; there's just not enough apple. Perhaps next time I would use larger apple pieces (cutting the apple into 6 vs. 8 pieces). I used only one cup sugar (half brown, half white), and it was PLENTY sweet. Surprisingly, even though I hate Mt. Dew and was skeptical, it just gave the caramel a sort of syrupy flavor; I couldn't taste the dew. My dumplings didn't seem soggy, and we ate them with ice cream. The teenagers loved them.

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DANIELA92

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: May 1, 2013

Oh my gosh!!!!! Absolutely divine!

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fauxcook

Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2013

I don't know what went wrong but these were horrible.

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esther detrolio

Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2013

This was so easy & delicious. This recipe is a definite keeper.

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Becky Gouge

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2013

I like the traditional apple dumplings my mother used to make but I also like this version also. Initially I made the dumplings exactly as stated in the recipe. I now have modified it to suit my preferences & tastes. I like others cut down the sugar as I found it way too sweet. I don't have a large family so I half the recipe & I usen4 whole peeled & cored apples & use the Grand size crescents which is 4 large triangles which I shape around each apple. The only other change I make is that I put 1/2 tsp vanilla in with the sugar, cinnamon & butter.

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