In the US, what date is National Apple Dumpling Day?

In the US, National Apple Dumpling Day is observed on September 17.

The observance celebrates apple dumplings, a dish made by wrapping a peeled and cored apple in pastry or another dough, then baking or sometimes boiling it. The apple may be filled with butter, sugar, cinnamon, raisins, or other dried fruit, and the dumpling is often served with cream, whipped cream, custard, or ice cream.

Apple dumplings have a long history in Britain and North America. Eighteenth-century cookbook author Hannah Glasse published two recipes in 1747, and travelers later described apple dumplings as common food in colonial-era North America. They became especially associated with Pennsylvania Dutch cooking in the United States.

This date is a food observance, not a federal holiday. It is also easy to confuse with broader apple-themed celebrations, including Apple Day, which is observed on different dates in some countries.