Apple Dumplings

This is another one of Pioneer Woman's recipes ... you know I adore that woman and her blog! She's getting so famous... I'm slightly jealous. lol Moving on! I've had a few requests for this EASY and YUMMY dessert, so here it is!

Apple Dumplings

2 GRANNY SMITH apples - if you don't use GS apples, it won't turn out right! Do it!

2 cans crescent rolls - not the jumbo kind.. the regular little ones that come 8 to a can

2 sticks of butter - yes.. you read that right. lol

1 1/2 cups of sugar

1 tsp vanilla

cinnamon

1 can of Mountain Dew - DO IT!

Peel and core apples. Cut apples into 8 slices each. (One of those corer/slicer things work well for this) Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll. Place in a 9x13 buttered pan. Melt butter, then add sugar and BARELY stir. Add vanilla, stir, then pour over apples. Pour Mountain Dew (if you use a regular size can, you won't need the whole thing. I've found you need a LITTLE bit more than the small can for it to have enough sauce) around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. (And yes, that's the longest 40 minutes of your life).... Serve with ice cream and spoon some of the sauce from the pan on the top.