Delicious Apple Dumplings

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 0.75 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent roll dough
• 4 small Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and quartered
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle caffeinated citrus-flavored soda (such as Mountain Dew®)

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
2. Heat sugar, butter, cinnamon, and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; set aside.
3. Divide crescent roll dough into 16 triangles. Roll 1 apple quarter with 1 dough triangle; arrange in the prepared pan. Pour butter mixture over wrapped apples; pour soda on top.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.