An easy apple strudel recipe with puff pastry that is ready in less than an hour. It tastes especially delicious fresh out of the oven with some vanilla ice cream.
Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Total Time: 40 mins
Ingredients
4 medium apples – peeled, cored, and chopped. I like Pink Lady apples best.
3⁄4 cup white sugar
1⁄2 cup raisins
1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon or 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp nutmeg or allspice
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1⁄2 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon white sugar, or to taste
Directions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Step 2
Combine apples, 3/4 cup sugar, raisins, walnuts, and cinnamon in a large bowl for the filling.
Step 3
Dust a flat work surface lightly with flour. Unroll puff pastry and sprinkle lightly with flour. Roll out slightly and mark into 3 equal sections. Spoon filling into the central section then fold over the section on the left and brush with egg. Fold the right section on top, just like a letter. Make shallow diagonal cuts in the top layer of the apple strudel. Brush with egg and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until apple strudel is puffed up and golden, 25 to 30 minutes.