The ready is very versatile adding fruits you may prefer but our family is a big apple fan to kick off the fall season this is our go-to recipe.
We make our vintage dumpling recipe with apples, a simple boiled sugar syrup and homemade biscuit dough topped with a buttery cinnamon drizzle.
Many apple dumpling recipes use canned biscuits but this is a vintage made from scratch recipe.
Making These Apple Dumpling Biscuits
- preheat the oven and grease a 13 x 9 pan
- peel, core and slice the apples
- make the sugar syrup on the stovetop(it takes around 5 minutes)
- pour this over the apples
- mix up the dough
- spoon in tablespoons on top of the apples
- drizzle with the butter and cinnamon on each biscuits
- bake and serve! (see the ingredients in the recipe card at the end of this post with measurements)
Apple Biscuit Dumpling Recipe Ingredients To Have on Hand:
- fruits of choice
- sugar
- water
- cinnamon
- flour
- milk
- salt
- shortening
- baking powder
- butter
- scroll to the recipe card for the quantity measurements
Tips for Making Apple Dumpling Biscuits
- Boil water for exactly 6 minutes use a timer
- If you’re in a hurry use a baking mix that can substituted for homemade dumpling biscuits or canned biscuits baking times will vary
- Cinnamon and spices enhance the flavors of the biscuits on top
- Any fruits can be used, some need additional sweetness to taste
- For fall pumpkin and sweet potatoes, it is recommended to pre-cook around cubed either boiling or microwave around 4 minutes.
- For dumpling batter just stir until combined
- Use deep casserole for more juice and for thicker syrup 13 x 9 sheet pan
- if using canned fruits, use the juice from the can instead of water and reduce the sugar
Fruits to Use for Making Dumplings for Dessert
- peaches
- blueberry
- bananas
- apricots
- bing cherries
- berries of any kind
- mango
- pineapple
- plums
- Â apples
- pears
- cubed steamed sweet potatoes
- steamed pumpkin
- dates
- fresh figs
- fresh cranberries
- If I missed your favorite fruit, please substitute whatever you prefer!!!
Apple Suggestions for this Recipe
- Empire
- Mcintosh
- Rome
- Fuji
- Cortland
- Honeycrisp
- Gala
Fruit and Biscuit Recipes
Pick a fruit you like this can be made all year long dumplings and fruit no matter which season we’re in.
This vintage recipe is a basic recipe that will bring a smile to anyone who remembers this nostalgic recipe just like mom and grandma used to make, if not then it will be your new favorite dessert.
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Don’t Miss Trying This Old Fashioned Apple Dumpling Recipe
This vintage from the 1960s recipe is the most comforting dessert I make.
Dumplings infused with fruits and syrup all in one pan is just nothing like you expect.
These dumplings bake in a magical delight and you will make it often!
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American
Yield: 10
Author: Claudia Lamascolo
Apple Dumpling Biscuits
This is a biscuit-topped apple drizzled with a cinnamon syrup mixture vintage dumpling style recipe.
Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 30 MinTotal time: 45 Min
Ingredients
- 6-8 baking apples peeled, sliced and cored (McIntosh preferred)
- Syrup:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water boil for 5 minutes
- Biscuit:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 6 tablespoons shortening
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- Topping before baking:
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and butter a 13 x 9 baking dish.
- Place the sliced apples in the baking dish.
- Boil the sugar and water for 5 minutes.
- Pour the syrup over the apples.
- In a large bowl. mix the dough ingredients to form a soft dough.
- Drop the dough by tablespoons on top of the apple mixture.
- Mix the topping mixture until combined and drizzle a teaspoon of this mixture over each biscuit mound.
- Bake at 400 degrees in a preheated oven for 30 minutes or until the top of the biscuit dumplings are brown.
- Serve warm with whipped cream, our optional caramel topping (recipe below), or vanilla ice cream with caramel topping. Dust with more cinnamon.
- Caramel Optional Topping:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Bring to a boil. Cool. Store leftovers up to two weeks in a covered mason jar in the refrigerator.
Notes
Tips for Making Apple Dumpling Biscuits
- Boil water for exactly 6 minutes use a timer
- If you’re in a hurry use a baking mix that can substituted for homemade dumpling biscuits or canned biscuits baking times will vary
- Cinnamon and spices enhance the flavors of the biscuits on top
- Any fruits can be used, some need additional sweetness to taste
- For fall pumpkin and sweet potatoes, it is recommended to pre-cook around cubed either boiling or microwave around 4 minutes.
- For dumpling batter just stir until combined
- Use deep casserole for more juice and for thicker syrup 13 x 9 sheet pan
- if using canned fruits, use the juice from the can instead of water and reduce the sugar
Fruits to Use for Making Dumplings for Dessert
- peaches
- blueberry
- bananas
- apricots
- bing cherries
- berries of any kind
- mango
- pineapple
- plums
- Â apples
- pears
- cubed steamed sweet potatoes
- steamed pumpkin
- dates
- fresh figs
- fresh cranberries
- If I missed your favorite fruit, please substitute whatever you prefer!!!
Apple Suggestions for this Recipe
- Empire
- Mcintosh
- Rome
- Fuji
- Cortland
- Honeycrisp
- Gala
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More Recipes We Love Using Apples
Apple Streusel Cake
Apple Pie Cinnamon Topped Muffins
Country Style Apples
Apple Fried Donut Holes
Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2012. It was edited and re-published in 2024.
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