Apple Strudel Recipe

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Phyllo dough is lighter and can be lower in calories.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with fewer calories.

raisins

🥗Healthier: dried cranberries

💰Cheaper: chopped apples

Cranberries add tartness, while chopped apples enhance flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free option with a unique flavor.

Get 8 to 10 apples, aiming for about 1.5 to 1.75 pounds.

Prepare a cup of fresh apple juice and bring it to a simmer in a pot over high heat.

Add 2/3 cup dark brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice to the simmering apple juice.

Squeeze and add 2 oz of fresh lemon juice to the mixture.

Peel the apples, leaving a little skin if desired, and slice them thinly using a grater or mandolin.

Once the apple juice mixture is simmering, add 2-3 oz of fresh ginger for flavor infusion and keep it on low heat.

Remove the ginger after a few minutes, ensuring the flavor has infused into the liquid.

Add 4 oz of fresh apple juice and 2 tablespoons of cornstarch to the pot, stirring to combine.

Add the thinly sliced apples to the pot and cook on high heat, stirring occasionally, until the apples soften, about 4-5 minutes.

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