NITA'S APPLE DUMPLINGS WITH VANILLA SAUCE ON A BED OF CHERRIES

Nita's Apple Dumplings With Vanilla Sauce on a Bed of Cherries image

Provided by Nita Holleman

Categories Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (10 count) can butter me not refrigerated biscuits, separated
5 rome apples or 5 washington red apples, cored and rinsed with cold water
5 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons apple pie spice or 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
1 (12 ounce) can Mountain Dew soda
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 (21 ounce) can cherries, for pie

Steps:

Spray a 9x13-inch dish or pan with Butter Spray, or lightly grease it with butter.
Prepare apples: Core and rinse each apple with cold water.
Dry off with paper towels.
Prepare biscuits: Separate biscuit dough into 10 pieces.
Flatten each piece of dough into a circle.
Wrap one biscuit around each apple HALF.
Join, pressing together to make a seam.
Place, seam side down, in baking pan.
Leave top of pastry open so you can access the apple core.
Make Sauce: Combine and bring to boil the butter, sugar, Mountain Dew, and cinnamon.
Add the Vanilla Extract.
NOTE: Do NOT use Imitation Vanilla Extract.
The results will NOT be the same if you do!
Pour half the sauce mixture over pies and bake at 350°F for about 20 minutes.
Add Cherries: Pour contents of can of cherries in the dish, spreading it around the apples.
Baste dumplings with remaining half of the sauce and continue baking until golden brown.
To serve: Scoop cherries from dish and place some in the bottoms of five individual serving dishes.
Lift apple dumpling and place on top of the cherries.
Serve plain, or top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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