September 17 is National Apple Dumpling Day. An apple dumpling is a pastry filled with apple, cinnamon and occasionally raisins. Apples are peeled and cored, placed on a portion of dough, then filled with cinnamon and sugar. Then the dough is folded over the apples and the dumplings are baked until tender.
Apple dumplings are an ancient British food, described in print from the 17th Century. They were even more popular in the American colonies and Early American period because apples grew well here, dumplings can be made from dried apples as well, and vast boiling pots were the easiest form of cooking to tend and add to in the hearth cooking days.
Here are 10 delicious apple dumpling recipes to try today. Happy Apple Dumpling Day!
Apple Dumplings

Apple Dumplings recipe by Brown Eyed Baker
Quick and Easy Apple Dumpling

Quick and Easy Apple Dumpling recipe by Today’s Creative Blog
Salted Caramel Apple Dumplings with Dried Cherries & Hazelnuts

Salted Caramel Apple Dumplings with Dried Cherries & Hazelnuts recipe by Local Milk
Apple Dumpling Muffins

Apple Dumpling Muffins recipe by Patsy’s Shack of Art
Apple Dumpling Monkey Bread

Apple Dumpling Monkey Bread recipe by A Beautiful Mess
Apple Dumplings Cobbler

Apple Dumplings Cobbler recipe by Cooking with K
Baked Apple Dumplings

Baked Apple Dumplings recipe by The Kitchn
Quest Bar Apple Dumplings

Quest Bar Apple Dumplings recipe by Health Bites
Easy Crescent Apple Dumplings

Easy Crescent Apple Dumplings recipe by Take Them A Meal Blog
Refrigerator Dough Apple Dumplings

Refrigerator Dough Apple Dumplings recipe by Little House in Colorado