Caramel Apple Puff Dumplings

Ingredients

• Dumplings
• 1 sheet frozen puff pastry
• 4 medium cooking apples (Golden Delicious or Jonathan)
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar or 4 tablespoons Splenda brown sugar blend
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon water
• 1 teaspoon sugar or 1 teaspoon Splenda sugar substitute
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice, for apples in case they start to turn brown
• Sauce
• 1/2 cup prepared caramel ice cream topping
• 1/3 cup toasted chopped pecan halves
• Cool Whip (optional)
• vanilla ice cream (optional)