Apple Dumplings

This is one of Zoey's very most favorite desserts.  She loves it with vanilla ice cream on top.  It is really easy to make and dangerously delicious.

Apple Dumplings
recipe from thepioneerwoman.com

2 whole apples, peeled and sliced into 8 slices each.  I use gala or granny smith apples.
2 cans (8oz cans) crescent rolls
2 sticks butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
cinnamon for sprinkling
1 can (12 oz) mountain dew or sprite

Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll (or use more apples and put more than one slice in each roll).  Place in a 9 X 13 buttered pan.

Melt butter, then add sugar and barely stir.  Add vanilla, stir, and pour mixture over apples/rolls.  Pour soda around the edges of the pan.  Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.  When you serve, pour some of the sweet sauce from the pan over the top.  Serve with vanilla ice cream.