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Apple & Marzipan Dumplings

Updated 19 March 2024 Published 21 April 2015 73 Comments

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Apple and Marzipan Dumplings are both delicious and pretty. Made with homemade marzipan and decorated with pastry leaves, these dumplings are heavenly and easy to make!

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Apple & Marzipan Dumplings are utterly delicious and the perfect autumnal dessert. Apples are stuffed with homemade marzipan wrapped in puff pastry and decorated with puff pastry leaves.

I have many fond childhood memories of Peter’s Tea Room and Baker’s Shop in Weybridge; all the cakes and delicacies are etched in my memory.

One such treat I remember seeing in the window and occasionally having at home was their Apple Dumplings.

Louise Johncox has recreated her father Peter’s recipes in her book The Baker’s Daughter which I used as the basis for my inspiration but I then went completely off-piste and did my own thing.

Apple & Marzipan Dumplings with cream.

As half my family just doesn’t like dried fruit I couldn’t go down that route so decided that some homemade marzipan would be a fabulous core for these apple dumplings.

For my first attempt, I tried using a sheet of ready-rolled pastry. This didn’t work as you need a square of pastry and not a rectangle.

I also tried trimming off excess pastry but this just led to the pastry splaying open and leaving gaps in the finished product, and I didn’t let the pastry rest in the fridge!

Another mistake I made was leaving the skin on the apples, resulting in my apples turning mush.

It all felt like my first driving test, you get all your mistakes over and done with in one go and then you know what not to do the second time,

I’m happy to say I passed my driving test 2nd time and also succeeded in making these gorgeous Apple & Marzipan Dumplings 2nd time!

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If you don’t have any ground almonds to hand don’t buy them just whizz up some almonds or flaked almonds like I did.

On my first attempt, I used ground almonds but I think the marzipan tasted even better when using freshly ground almonds (I use my herb chopper attachment from my stick blender).

I’m pleased to say everyone loved my Apple and Marzipan Dumplings – even my son who had turned his nose up at my first attempt and doesn’t like marzipan!

Gosh it’s difficult sometimes catering to everyone’s likes and dislikes, isn’t it?

Luckily I often win the taste battle as kids in particular can have preconceived ideas about what they will and won’t like.

I just say “Try it and if you don’t like it you don’t have to eat it”. Once they’ve had the first taste an empty bowl usually ensues!

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Do you have a childhood memory of a treat that you’ve yet to bake? Do let me know in the comments.

More Recipes Using Apple and/or Marzipan

Once you’ve tried my delicious Apple & Marzipan Dumplings you should also check out the following recipes!

  • Apple & Blueberry Tarte Tatin
  • Rhubarb & Marzipan Cake 
  • Rhubarb & Blackberry Cobbler
  • Quick Apple Puddings
  • Apple Meringue
  • Spiced Apple Lattice Pie
  • Burnt Apple & Bourbon Ice Cream
  • Ella’s Quick Apple (and Apricot) Pies
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You could decorate your Apple Dumplings any way you wish!

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Apple & Marzipan Dumplings

Apple and Marzipan Dumplings are delicious and so pretty with pastry leaves and home made marzipan. Serve with cream or ice cream straight from the oven!
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Prep Time 25 minutes minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes minutes
Total Time 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Servings 4
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 4 Dessert apples small I used Gala
  • 1 Pack of Puff Pastry 500g
  • For marzipan filling:
  • 30 g Ground Almonds I ground my own
  • 30 g Icing Sugar
  • 1 ½ to 2 tsp Egg white taken from egg for egg wash
  • 1 Egg whisked for egg wash
  • Caster sugar for sprinkling

Instructions

  • Mix the ground almonds, icing sugar and egg white together to form the marzipan paste. (Whisking the egg white will make it easier to measure out).
  • Cut off 425g of pastry from the block and roll out to a 36cm square on a floured surface, trim and cut into 4 x 18cm squares.
  • Peel and core the first apple and stuff with a ¼ of the marzipan (you can do this from the top and bottom). Doing one at a time will prevent the apples from going brown.
  • Place the apple in the centre of one of the squares.
  • Brush a little water on the outer edges of the pastry and draw up one corner to meet the middle, then do the same with the next corner sealing and tucking in the pastry as you go following your way round in one direction until you reach the end.
  • Repeat above with the next 3 apples.
  • To decorate, roll out the pastry trimmings and cut straight lines down and diagonally across to make diamond shapes and score with a knife to make them look like leaves. You need 16.
  • Using the apple corer cut out 4 circles.
  • Decorate the apple dumplings with the leaves using a little water to seal and finish with a little circle of pastry on top.
  • Place on a lightly greased baking tray and pop in fridge for 20 minutes.
  • Pre-heat oven to 190⁰C.
  • Brush the apple dumplings with egg wash and sprinkle with caster sugar.
  • Place in the middle of oven for 40 minutes turning halfway through.
  • Serve hot with cream or ice cream.
  • Can also be reheated if needed later (about 15 – 20 mins at 150C⁰).

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Comments

  1. Margaret Gallagher

    04/03/2018 at 2:27 pm

    Gosh so simple – will go diwn axtreat in our house
    Hope mine come out as good as yours

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/03/2018 at 5:55 pm

      Thanks Magaret, do let me know how you get on-)

      Reply
  2. Leila Benhamida

    04/03/2018 at 12:20 am

    Looks really delicious. Lovely flavours

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/03/2018 at 12:53 am

      Thanks Leila, they are delicious-)

      Reply
  3. Amy Fidler

    04/04/2017 at 7:50 am

    What a great looking dessert x

    Reply
  4. mchi | mchiouji

    07/01/2017 at 1:53 pm

    These look absolutely delicious and I definitely need to attempt making these soon. When I try them I’ll have to credit this lovely recipe for thanks.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/01/2017 at 9:31 pm

      Thank you, they are fabulous:-)

      Reply
  5. Hugh Jones

    28/10/2016 at 5:32 pm

    A great Autumn/Winter pud!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      28/10/2016 at 8:05 pm

      It really is:-)

      Reply
  6. Lindsey Stuart

    27/10/2016 at 8:38 pm

    Beautiful combination, a nice warm pudding for the autumn

    Reply
    • Camilla

      27/10/2016 at 11:46 pm

      Thanks Lindsey, they are fab:-)

      Reply
  7. Corina

    05/09/2016 at 8:05 am

    I just love the sound of these and they look beautiful!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/09/2016 at 11:36 am

      Thank you Corina, they are lush:-)

      Reply
  8. Helen at Casa Costello

    23/02/2016 at 1:06 pm

    Oh wow, 2 of my most favourite flavours! Beautiful decoration too.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      23/02/2016 at 10:19 pm

      Thanks Helen, they are truly scrumptious:-)

      Reply
  9. Lisa Williams

    11/01/2016 at 12:17 pm

    these look so delicious 🙂 I showed these to my boyfriend and he is very excited about them too 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      12/01/2016 at 12:26 am

      Thanks Lisa, they are so yummy:-)

      Reply
  10. Martina Evans

    10/12/2015 at 11:36 pm

    These look fab! Would love to give this recipe a try over the weekend, thanks.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      10/12/2015 at 11:51 pm

      They are lush, enjoy:-)

      Reply
  11. Paul Wilson

    27/10/2015 at 9:26 am

    Nice! Got loads of apples at the moment.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      27/10/2015 at 3:52 pm

      I can see an apple tree 2 doors down, I just need longer arms:=)

      Reply
  12. Sarah L

    15/09/2015 at 7:01 pm

    These look amazingly delicious!

    Reply
  13. Maya Russell

    30/08/2015 at 7:07 am

    What a fabulous dessert and I love the marzipan filling! Mmmm.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      30/08/2015 at 5:08 pm

      Thanks Maya, it is yummy:-)

      Reply
  14. Jacqueline Roberts

    16/08/2015 at 6:01 pm

    Like pretty Christmas parcels

    Reply
    • Camilla

      16/08/2015 at 6:38 pm

      Yes:-)

      Reply
  15. Nora Saab

    13/07/2015 at 12:44 am

    I love marzipan but never made it before. Thanks for the recipe 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      13/07/2015 at 10:45 am

      It’s so good Nora:-)

      Reply
  16. GeorgeW78

    25/05/2015 at 4:27 pm

    These caught my eye, they look & sound delicious!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      25/05/2015 at 4:36 pm

      Thank you George, they are so yummy:-)

      Reply
  17. mulgrove

    24/05/2015 at 9:03 pm

    OMG these look amazing, I could just eat one right now, x

    Reply
    • Camilla

      25/05/2015 at 12:05 am

      Thanks Hayley they are really good:-)

      Reply
  18. Elizabeth

    20/05/2015 at 7:58 am

    Oh yummy! These look like adorable mini apple pies! Perfect for picnics too, I would think! Thank you for sharing with the no waste food challenge 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      20/05/2015 at 11:17 am

      Thanks Elizabeth, they are totally yummy:-)

      Reply
  19. kathderoet

    19/05/2015 at 8:23 pm

    It doesn’t matter that I have just eaten, I immediately want to make these and serve them with double cream, they look lovely.x

    Reply
    • Camilla

      20/05/2015 at 12:09 am

      Thank you, they were delicious:-)

      Reply
  20. Joyce

    19/05/2015 at 8:50 am

    Wow, look so delicious.

    Reply
  21. Fuss Free Helen

    04/05/2015 at 6:57 pm

    I love these Camilla! So simple but effective. I keep puff pastry in the freezer all the time too as it is so useful.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2015 at 11:16 pm

      Thank you Helen – love puff pastry:-)

      Reply
  22. YOLANDA DAVIS

    27/04/2015 at 10:16 pm

    this sounds amazing. I can’t wait to try making it myself.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      27/04/2015 at 10:35 pm

      Great – I’m sure you’ll love them:-)

      Reply
  23. tiggerific1973

    23/04/2015 at 1:25 pm

    Oooh I love marzipan and apples, great combo!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      23/04/2015 at 7:53 pm

      Thank you:-)

      Reply
  24. Margot⚓Coffee & Vanilla

    22/04/2015 at 5:54 pm

    That looks amazing Camilla, I like also the design you have created on the top of them very much!

    Oh, and thank you for linking to my apple pies.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/04/2015 at 9:41 pm

      Aah, thank you so much Margot:-)

      Reply
  25. Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs

    22/04/2015 at 4:43 pm

    These look ADORABLE! So simple yet so effective. They caught my eye on instagram and I think I might need to recreate them. Thanks for sharing!!!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/04/2015 at 9:46 pm

      Aah, thank you Emma – they really are simple and delicious:-)

      Reply
  26. Kate @ Veggie Desserts

    22/04/2015 at 3:13 pm

    These look great – second time was definitely the charm! Beautiful!!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/04/2015 at 9:47 pm

      Thank you Katie – it definitely was second time lucky:-)

      Reply
  27. Jeanne Horak-Druiff

    22/04/2015 at 9:45 am

    I am not a huge fan of commercially-produced marzipan, but strangely I do like things made with ground almonds – and this looks fantastic! Love the final 2 pics 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/04/2015 at 9:49 pm

      Thanks Jeanne – I’m sure you’d like them then as my son is exactly the same:-)

      Reply
  28. Helen

    22/04/2015 at 9:34 am

    This look just gorgeous. Delicious and so pretty, too. Fab!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/04/2015 at 9:51 pm

      Thank you Helen, these will definitely be made again and again:-)

      Reply
  29. sarah

    22/04/2015 at 8:45 am

    Beautiful work, Camilla. I’m not a fan of marzipan myself but the family would go mad for these. I’d probably change it up for myself and make the rest with marzipan. They probably wouldn’t look as good as yours, though!! Hehe!

    Sarah X

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/04/2015 at 9:55 pm

      Thanks Sarah, just think of it as ground almonds and icing sugar as my son doesn’t like marzipan either and he wolfed this down:-) Or just go for the classic struesel filling:-)

      Reply
  30. Ursula Hunt

    22/04/2015 at 8:39 am

    These look lovely and a great desert

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/04/2015 at 9:55 pm

      Thank you Ursula:-)

      Reply
  31. Jan @GlugofOil

    22/04/2015 at 7:31 am

    Love the presentation and love the apples but I don’t like marzipan – so reading your suggestion of adding fruit instead – I’m in!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/04/2015 at 9:58 pm

      Thank you! Jan I think you might be surprised – it’s just ground almonds and icing sugar bound with a little egg white so nothing like shop bought marzipan or the stuff you find on a Battenburg:-)

      Reply
  32. Elena

    22/04/2015 at 7:17 am

    The marzipan filling sounds delicious! 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/04/2015 at 11:37 pm

      Thanks Elena – works really well:)

      Reply
  33. Kavey

    22/04/2015 at 6:42 am

    They look lovely, I particularly like the pretty pastry decorations on top!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/04/2015 at 10:00 pm

      Pastry leaves were one of the things I picked up when I briefly worked catering many moons ago:-) I do a mean pastry rose too!

      Reply
  34. Johanna @ Green Gourmet Giraffe

    22/04/2015 at 4:40 am

    Oh I love these – so gorgeous – we used to have baked apples – I didn’t like the skins but I loved the fruity filling – but I suspect that marzipan might go down well with my daughter who can be fussy about dried fruit and it is nice that you could add a few dried fruit to some and leave the others without.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/04/2015 at 11:39 pm

      Thank you Johanna – yes you can really suit individual tastes here. My mum always baked apples with the fruit filling but I was never that keen!

      Reply
  35. Chris

    21/04/2015 at 7:57 pm

    Oh, what a treat. I’m in. I had apples stuffed with marzipan before, but with the puff pastry around it … even better.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      21/04/2015 at 11:47 pm

      Thanks Chris – hope you get a chance to try them, they’re so good:-)

      Reply
  36. Heather Haigh

    21/04/2015 at 6:37 pm

    Oh, those look absolutely delicious, fabulous combination of flavours.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      21/04/2015 at 7:15 pm

      Thank you Heather – they were lush:-)

      Reply
  37. William Gould

    21/04/2015 at 6:13 pm

    WOW! This could be my ideal dessert! Unfortunately, my wife hates marzipan with a passion…..

    Reply
    • Camilla

      21/04/2015 at 7:17 pm

      William there’s no reason why she can’t have her apple stuffed with dried fruit, brown sugar and butter and you have yours with marzipan:-)

      Reply
      • William Gould

        22/04/2015 at 6:01 pm

        Good thinking! I’ll work on it….

        Reply
        • Camilla

          22/04/2015 at 9:41 pm

          This is the woman who put blackberries in one side of the apple crumble recently because hubby and daughter not keen but son and I are!

          Reply

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