Apple Strudel

Ingredients

• 1 sheet of vegan frozen puff pastry (thawed (gluten-free if needed))
• 4 medium diced apples (peeled and cored)
• 1 squeeze of lemon juice
• 1/2 scant cup walnuts (chopped)
• 1/3 cup raisins ((see notes))
• 1/4 cup sugar of choice (+ more for sprinkling on top (see notes))
• 1/4 tsp vanilla bean paste (or 1/2 tsp vanilla extract)
• 1 heaped Tbsp cinnamon
• 1 Pinch of ground ginger
• 1 Pinch of cardamom

Instructions

1. 1

   Check the video in the post for easy visual instructions.First, preheat the oven to 350 °F/180 °C and roll out the sheet of puff pastry, placing it on a baking tray. I use the parchment paper it comes with to line the baking sheet.

2. 2

   Then, rinse and chop the apples into ½-inch pieces and transfer them to a large bowl with the remaining filling ingredients. Stir well.

3. 3

   Pour the apple mixture over the strudel dough, forming a rectangular mound in the middle with a 2-inch border all the way around.

4. 4

   To seal the apple strudel, first, fold the top and bottom up and over the filling. Then, carefully fold in both sides, pinching at the seams to seal it.If there are a few small cracks, that’s fine. However, if you want to try to fix them, use a damp finger and gently smooth/pinch them closed.

5. 5

   (OPTIONAL STEP) For a more browned top, brush the pastry with melted vegan butter and sprinkle it with coarse sugar of choice.

6. 6

   Transfer the apple strudel to the oven, seam side down, and bake for about 35 minutes until lightly golden brown on the outside.

7. 7

   Allow it to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then dust with powdered sugar (or powdered Erythritol), slice, and serve!

8. 8

   My favorite way to serve this dessert is with a scoop of vegan vanilla ice cream, warm vegan custard/ vanilla sauce, or dairy-free whipped cream.