Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

Peel apples. Core apples and cut each into 8 pieces.

Unroll crescent rolls. Place one apple slice on each crescent roll and sprinkle with a pinch of brown sugar (rest of brown sugar will go in sauce). Wrap up the apple slice in the crescent roll. Place in prepared pan.

Heat apple cider with remaining brown sugar and butter until butter melts and mixture just comes to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in cinnamon, vanilla and salt.

Pour mixture over crescent rolls in pan. Bake until golden and bubbly, approximately 20-30 minutes. Mixture will be still wet when you remove from the oven but will thicken as it cools.

Serve warm or room temperature, plain or with ice cream. Store leftovers in refrigerator for up to 3 days.