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Apple Strudel

by Donya Mullins September 21, 2016 9 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

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Warm, flaky Apple Strudel is delicious for breakfast, brunch, an afternoon snack, or even dessert! Apples tossed in brown sugar and spices are wrapped in beautiful puffed pastry, then baked to perfection. Serve with a dusting of sweet powdered sugar for an incredible treat that’s ideal for fall.

Placed on a sheet over parchment paper individual slices of this flakey, sweet apple strudel. A filling of apples, brown sugar, and a few warm spices, is wrapped up in flakey pastry dough then baked to perfection!


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Those of you who read A Southern Soul know that when I post a recipe, most of the time, I share a little story. You always seem to like that about me, and that makes me really happy.

Today, there’s not really a story. I don’t have one because this recipe is just straight up, no kidding, fantastic. Apples, brown sugar, a few spices all wrapped in puffed pastry. Yep, that’s pretty much it.

This Apple Strudel is a stand alone recipe, it honestly doesn’t need much advertising or selling, it’s just no-joke stinking delicious! With a crispy, flakey pastry exterior and sweet, warm filling, this recipe is packed with incredible flavors the whole family will love.

The ingredients are all placed onto a beautiful wooden cutting board with a spoon next to it. Sheets of puffed pastry, sugar, warm spices, green apples, red apples, and an egg come together to create an amazing dessert.

Ingredients Needed To Make Apple Strudel

  • Apples
  • Granulated sugar
  • Brown sugar
  • Cinnamon 
  • Unseasoned breadcrumbs
  • Egg
  • Flour
  • Salt
  • Puffed pastry
Sweet, tasty diced apples, sprinkled with cinnamon, are tossed together in a medium-sized glass bowl with a large wooden spoon.

How To Make Apple Strudel

I used granny smith and honey crisp apples to give a good balance to the filling. I did have fun peeling the apples using my handy, dandy apple contraption. It made easy, neat work of this sometimes frustrating job.

Cooked apples for baked Apple Strudel.

Next, came making the sugar blend. Once you mix all the ingredients together, it’s best to let it sit for about 15 minutes so that the sugar sort of melts onto the apples. Then, you just roll out the puffed pastry, fill it up, roll it up in a bundle, and bake.

On the left side of the image the pastry dough is rolled out thinly into a rectangle, with a strip of brown sugar going across the center horizontally. On top of the brown sugar goes the delicious, spiced apples, then the pastry dough is rolled up with slices across the top, seen on the right.

People Often Ask…

How Long Does Apple Strudel Take To Bake?

Place the Apple Strudels on a baking pan and place them in the oven. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until crust and golden brown.

An overview of this beautiful, crisp, perfectly baked pastry cut into individual slices before serving.

More Apple Recipes To Make

  • Apple Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread
  • Apple Cider Mimosas
  • Slow Cooker Apple Butter
  • Broccoli Apple Salad
  • Crock Pot Applesauce
Two slices of Apple Strudel sit atop a black plate, adorned with powdered sugar. The apples in the filling appear perfectly caramelized in the brown sugar after baking.
2 slices of Apple Strudle on a black plate with fork.
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Apple Strudel

Author: Donya Mullins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
Servings: 4
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This recipe is just straight up, no kidding, really good. Apples, brown sugar, a few spices all wrapped in flakey puffed pastry. Yep, that’s pretty much it.

Ingredients

  • 1 granny smith apple – peeled and chopped
  • 1 honey crisp apple – peeled and chopped
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 sheets thawed puffed pastry
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons unseasoned bread crumbs
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a medium size bowl, add apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar and salt. Toss together coating apples with dry ingredients. Set aside for 10 minutes.
  • Prepare a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  • On a floured surface, roll out each puffed pastry into a large rectangle.
  • Combine brown and white sugar with bread crumbs. Divide mixture in half and sprinkle down the center of each pastry.
  • Place half of apple mixture in the center of each pastry on top of sugar blend. 
  • Gently fold long edge of pastry over apples then roll to close the bundle. Pinch edge and ends to seal. 
  • Place apple bundles on lined sheet tray. Mix egg and water together then brush over pastry. With a sharp knife, cut slits in strudel to allow ventilation.
  • Place pan in oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes until crust and golden brown.
  • Remove from oven and cool on a baking rack. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.
2 slices of Apple Strudle on a black plate with fork.
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  1. Faye Gillespie

    July 29, 2023 at 7:50 pm

    Absolutely Delicious

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  2. Stony

    December 1, 2022 at 7:29 am

    No Donya I didn’t make it yet, one question, you call for 2 T of Bread crumbs, 2T of white and 3 T of brown sugar, this sure doesn’t seem like nearly enough to cover the bottom of two puff pastries, to me. On other think, all our apple pies and these types of recipes we always use Spies . Can’t wait to try this recipe.

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    • Donya Mullins

      December 1, 2022 at 8:47 am

      Give it a try, it works. Let me know how you like it.
      Merry Christmas,
      ~Donya

      Reply
  3. Alicia

    September 23, 2021 at 10:44 pm

    Hi, can’t wait to try this, but you have a typo in your recipe. In the ingredients list the second apple should say “honey crisp apple”.

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    • Donya

      September 24, 2021 at 9:12 am

      Hey there Alicia!
      Thank you for your interest in this recipe, it’s a fall favorite! I appreciate you letting me know about the typo, it has been fixed. I really hope you enjoy this recipe, let me know how it turns out.
      Have a great day!
      ~Donya

      Reply
      • Susan

        September 30, 2022 at 9:35 am

        Do you bring both edges over the apple mixture? Can’t wait to make this! Perfect for a fall dessert ❤️

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        • Donya

          September 30, 2022 at 2:39 pm

          Hey there Susan!
          I am thrilled to hear that you’re giving this recipe a try, you’re totally right, this Apple Strudel is a perfect Fall dessert! After you’ve layered the the sugar and apple mixture onto the dough, you’ll want to fold over one of the long edges onto the opposite long edge, sandwiching the apples in the center. Then gently pinch all of the edges to create a full seal. In this post, there is an image illustrating the technique I described that you may find helpful. I really hope you enjoy this recipe, let me know how everything turns out!
          ~Donya

          Reply
  4. Becky

    September 23, 2021 at 9:07 am

    Is panko ok to use in place of the breadcrumbs? I LOVE all your recipes, thank you so much for sharing them with everyone.

    Reply
    • Donya

      September 23, 2021 at 1:27 pm

      Hey there Becky!
      Thank you so much for your interest in this recipe and for your kind words, I really appreciate your spreading the word. You can definitely use Panko breadcrumbs, but I would make sure they aren’t seasoned with anything else, or it would really change the flavor of the dish. You can also make homemade bread crumbs out of older bread which is super easy, whatever works best for you! Thank you for your support, let me know how it turns out!
      ~Donya

      Reply

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