Cranberry-Glazed Apple Dumplings

Name: Cranberry-Glazed Apple Dumplings
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 mediums baking apples, peeled, cored; 355 milliliters raspberry-cranberry juice drink; 2 Tbsps cream cheese; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 box refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on package; 158 milliliters sugar; 1 Tbsp sugar; 2 Tbsps sweetened dried cranberries

Cranberry-Glazed Apple Dumplings might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 328 calories. Head to the store and pick up ground cinnamon, raspberry-cranberry juice drink, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 400F.

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Remove crust from pouch; place on work surface. With kitchen scissors or knife, cut crust into 8 wedges.

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Crust

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Knife

For each dumpling, place 2 crust wedges together at points, overlapping points about 1/2 inch; press to seal. Center 1 apple on overlapped points. Spoon about 1/2 tablespoon each of the cream cheese and cranberries into center of each apple.

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Cream Cheese

Cranberries

Apple

Crust

In small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle each apple with 1/4 teaspoon sugar-cinnamon mixture. (Reserve remaining mixture.) Make 1 cut in each crust wedge from apple to edge to make 4 strips per apple. Separate strips enough to space evenly around apple. Bring strips up around apple, overlapping and sealing at top.

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Cinnamon

Apple

Crust

Sugar

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Bowl

Place wrapped apples in ungreased 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish.

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Apple

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Glass Baking Pan

In 1-quart saucepan, mix juice drink and 2/3 cup sugar.

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Juice Drink

Sugar

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Heat to boiling, stirring well to dissolve sugar.

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Sugar

Pour over wrapped apples in baking dish.

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Apple

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Sprinkle apples with remaining sugar-cinnamon mixture.

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Apple

Sugar

Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until apples are almost tender and crust is deep golden brown.

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Apple

Crust

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Spoon sauce mixture from baking dish over each apple; bake 5 to 10 minutes longer or until apples are fork-tender. Cool at least 1 hour before serving.

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Apple

Sauce

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Serve sauce over dumplings.

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