Quick & Easy Peach Dumplings

 

 

I am sharing a recipe today for ridiculously easy peach dumplings that will have your family licking their chops and you scratching your head, and wondering why you have never made them before!

I know it has had me licking my chops and scratching my head!  These are the most delicious peach dumplings and are incredibly simple to make, using only a very few ingredients!

I adapted this simple recipe from one I found on a blog called Bellyful.

 

They are a bit of a cheat in that they use refrigerated croissant/crescent roll dough, but other than that they use simple ingredients we all have in our cupboards and larders.

This is fresh peach season. Why not take advantage of this beautiful fruit while they are so abundant and so deliciously fresh!!

 

You only need two peaches to make this lovely dessert, which means it is also a somewhat economical dessert. Two peaches. 8 servings?  There is nothing wrong with that! 

I am not sure about where you live, but here where I live you can often find the cans of croissant roll dough on special, so I always pick up a few when they are.  I usually always have a can of them in the refrigerator. 

 

They come in really handy, just to use for rolls (of course) but also for dessert and bakes such as this one I am sharing today.

For me, they are simply a great refrigerated store cupboard ingredients.  I just always have them on hand and it is very rare that I don't. 

 

 

    WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE QUICK & EASY PEACH DUMPLINGS

Very simple ingredients indeed. Although you can also use tinned peaches to make these and they are very good, if you have access to fresh peaches, do use them if you can! 

• 2 medium peaches, pitted and quartered (4 wedges each, 8 altogether)
• 1 tin of refrigerated crescent roll dough
• 1/2 cup (120g) butter, melted
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar (65g)
• 1/3 cup soft light brown sugar (65g)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup (180ml) citrus soda pop (I used sugar free Fresca)
• Vanilla ice cream to serve

 

As I said do use fresh peaches if you can. There is no need to peel them, but if you must, dip the your peaches into boiling water for 30 seconds and lift them out. The peels should remove very easily.

You only need two. Cut them in half and twist to separate. Then cut each half into half again, creating 4 wedges from each peach.

 

 

You will need a can of refrigerated croissant/crescent roll dough. In the UK, the most common brand is Jus Rol Croissant dough. You will not get 8 servings in that case.  

You could also use tea biscuit or scone dough. All work very well.

The soda pop is integral in creating the sauce that the dumplings bake in. They end up lovely and chewy on the bottoms and crisp, sweet, and delicious on the top. I used Fresca which has a lovely hint of citrus.  

HOW TO MAKE QUICK & EASY PEACH DUMPLINGS

Nothing could be easier. This is such a fabulously simple dessert and yet, incredibly delicious!

Preheat the oven to 350*F/180*C/ gas mark 4. Butter an 8X8 inch baking dish. Set aside.

Separate the croissant dough. Place a wedge of peach neat the pointed end of each triangle of dough. Roll up towards the wide end, pinching the ends to seal. Transfer to the baking dish.

Melt the butter and then whisk in both sugars and the cinnamon until thoroughly amalgamated. Spoon this over top of the dumplings, covering them thoroughly.

Pour the soda pop around the dumplings in the baking dish, taking care not to pour it over top of the dumplings. You want them to crisp up in baking.

Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes, until golden brown and tender enough that a fork can be inserted easily into the dumplings. Let stand for 10 minutes.

Serve spooned into bowls with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

NOTES

There is no need to peel the peaches. You can use tinned peach halves in the place of fresh if you wish, but fresh peaches are the best.

Recommended sodas to use are 7-up, Sprite, Mountain Dew or Fresca. I think ginger-ale would also be nice.

This recipe can be easily be doubled to serve more people.

 

If you are British you will probably want to serve these dumplings with custard or pouring cream and that would be delicious. So would a dollop of clotted cream.

Here in North America, most usually the accompaniment will be vanilla ice cream.  This is how I enjoyed them today.  They were very, very, VERY good!

 

Some other ways that you might enjoy your peaches might be:

CRANBERRY PEACH CRISP - This is a recipe which goes together in a flash . . .  you can put it together and then pop it into the oven while you are eating dinner . . . . by the time you have finished it will be done, ready to serve and eat.

GREEN PEACH SALAD - A really wonderful way to use up hard peaches that don't seem to be ripening. This lovely salad takes care of that issue in a most delicious way!

Quick & Easy Peach Dumplings

Yield: 8

Author: Marie Rayner

Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 35 MinTotal time: 50 Min

Quick and easy these are an incredibly tasty dessert option! Soft and gooey on the bottom, crisp and sugary on top. These are crazy delicious!

Ingredients

• 2 medium peaches, pitted and quartered (4 wedges each, 8 altogether)
• 1 tin of refrigerated crescent roll dough
• 1/2 cup (120g) butter, melted
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar (65g)
• 1/3 cup soft light brown sugar (65g)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup (180ml) citrus soda pop (I used sugar free Fresca)
• Vanilla ice cream to serve

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350*F/180*C/ gas mark 4. Butter an 8X8 inch baking dish. Set aside.
2. Separate the croissant dough. Place a wedge of peach neat the pointed end of each triangle of dough. Roll up towards the wide end, pinching the ends to seal. Transfer to the baking dish.
3. Melt the butter and then whisk in both sugars and the cinnamon until thoroughly amalgamated. Spoon this over top of the dumplings, covering them thoroughly.
4. Pour the soda pop around the dumplings in the baking dish, taking care not to pour it over top of the dumplings. You want them to crisp up in baking.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes, until golden brown and tender enough that a fork can be inserted easily into the dumplings. Let stand for 10 minutes.
6. Serve spooned into bowls with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

Notes

There is no need to peel the peaches. You can use tinned peach halves in the place of fresh if you wish, but fresh peaches are the best.

Recommended sodas to use are 7-up, Sprite, Mountain Dew or Fresca. I think gingerale would also be nice.

This recipe can be easily be doubled to serve more people.

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