While I grew up eating my fair share of chicken and dumplings, I did not grow up eating apple dumplings. That is until my mother discovered a shortcut recipe that used canned crescent rolls and a can of soda. Warm and gooey from the oven and super sweet, we’d top the little makeshift dumplings with vanilla ice cream and dig in.
These days, I lean less cloying and more balanced in my dessert choices. I love the idea of dumplings all year long, and peaches are the obvious candidate. However, they don’t lend themselves to the full dumpling treatment—whole, cored fruit wrapped in buttery pastry—since it’s nearly impossible to core a peach without making a gigantic mess. So I took the shortcut dumpling recipe and heavily tweaked it to match up with my adult tastes, swapping the crescent rolls for puff pastry and the soda for peach nectar or juice.
The result is a dessert that’s easy to make, full of delicious textures and flavors, and requires just five ingredients. It’s my new summer favorite!
Choosing Your Fruit
I recommend seeking out good peaches that are ripe but not so juicy they fall apart when you slice them. Freestone peaches are easier for this recipe, but any kind will do, including yellow or white peaches. I am lazy and leave the peel on—no one seems to notice—but you can peel them if you like. Nectarines work equally well, as do plums, which add a tarter flavor, depending on the variety.
Simply Recipes / Photo by Andrew Bui / Food Styling by Tiffany Schleigh
Double It for a Crowd
If you’re feeding a crowd, you can easily double this recipe. Use a 9×13-inch pan and double the ingredients, using both puff pastry sheets in a standard package. The cooking time will remain the same. Some people may want just one dumpling, perhaps with a scoop of ice cream, while others will eat two. Even if everyone wants two, you can serve nine people with a double recipe.
Peach Delights
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