Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. 2
   Wash the apples, peel and cut into eight equal slices or segments.
3. 3
   Unwrap the crescent roll and separate the triangles.
4. 4
   Place a piece of apple on each triangle of dough (on a wider side) and roll it in a croissant. You can wrap it like a crescent roll or you can wrap the dough over the apple slice covering the whole apple (dumpling style), either way.
5. 5
   Place each dumpling in an 11 x 13-inch baking dish that has been sprayed with Pam or coated with a stick of butter.
6. 6
   In a sauce pan, combine water, butter, sugar, and vanilla and heat to a rolling boil.
7. 7
   Pour boiling mixture over the dumpling and sprinkle dumplings with cinnamon.
8. 8
   Place uncovered in 350 degree oven and bake for approximately 30 minutes, or until they become golden brown.
9. 9
   Serve immediately and top with cool whip. Or serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, mmmmm -- Ah-mazing !
10. 10
    WARNING: Prepare this dish at your own risk. It is beyond imaginable.
11. 11
    I actually cut the recipe in half unless I have a big group to serve. And then I use a square Pyrex dish when I cut it in half.