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3-ingredient Apple Strudel (+Video)

Published: Sep 30, 2014 Updated: Jun 4, 2019 · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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Vegan Apple Strudel

A classic Apple Strudel – veganized! And the best part? You’ll only need three ingredients! Quick and easy to make and super delicious and soft. It’s a traditional Austrian dessert!

Apple Strudel

Only three ingredients? Now if you think this dessert tastes flat and bland – you’re wrong! It’s perfectly sweet from the apples and a bit savory from the pastry dough. It’s probably my favorite dessert ever!

It’s exactly how my mother made it for me when I was little (and she still does when I come visit) and now I’m carrying on this tradition. Its deliciousness comes from its simplicity. Some people may add raisins, additional sugar, almond slices… but I think this just distracts from the delicious taste of the apples.

Vegan Puff Pastry

Depending on where you live, vegan puff pastry might not be the easiest ingredient to get. Here in Austria, we are lucky that most of the puff pastries are accidentally vegan – some brands even embrace it and include the vegan label on the packaging, which makes it even easier to spot the vegan ones. In the US, Pepperidge Farm’s puff pastry dough should be vegan. I’d always recommend checking the ingredients though – just to be sure.

Apples

For the filling, I didn’t add any additional sweeteners – just the apples and cinnamon. So it’s essential that you use the right kind of apples, as they will make or break this recipe! I prefer to use red, sweet apples e.g. Pink Lady apples are my favorite, but Red Delicious or Royal Gala would work too!

Apple Strudel

Making Apple Strudel

The Apple Strudel is really easy to make.

  • Slice the apples,
  • mix with cinnamon,
  • put the apple-cinnamon-mix on the puff pastry dough,
  • fold and close the edges,
  • bake.

Easy as that!

Apple Strudel

3-Ingredient Apple Strudel

Elephantastic Vegan
Recipe for a vegan, quick and easy 3-Ingredient Apple Strudel. It's a traditional Austrian dessert!
4.6 from 5 votes
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Austrian, Vegan
Servings 1 strudel
Calories 1542 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 package vegan puff pastry dough*
  • 2 red, sweet apples e.g. Pink Lady, Red Delicious or Royal Gala
  • 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • powdered sugar for dusting the top (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven to 350°F/180°C.
  • Take the vegan pastry dough out of the fridge to thaw.
  • Peel two apples, get rid of the seeds preferably with an apple corer.
  • Slice the apples with a mandoline slicer or cut by hand in very thin slices.
  • Add the cinnamon on the apple slices and mix well by hand. Don't worry about the apple slices breaking.
  • Put the apple-cinnamon-mixture on the pastry dough and fold it in. Close the edges.
  • Put the apple strudel in the oven for about 15-20 minutes.
  • Let it cool off or eat it warm. Either way -> delicious.
  • You can dust it with confectioner's sugar.

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Notes

*Dimensions of the puff pastry: 16x9 inches or 42x24 cm. Pepperidge Farm's puff pastry dough should be vegan (but check the ingredients to make sure!).

Nutrition

Calories: 1542kcalCarbohydrates: 161gProtein: 18gFat: 93gSaturated Fat: 23gSodium: 613mgPotassium: 538mgFiber: 13gSugar: 39gVitamin A: 195IUVitamin C: 16.7mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 6.7mg
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biancaHi, I’m Bianca! When I went vegan in 2012, I fell in love with food all over again.

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  1. Jette

    January 22, 2015 at 1:38 pm

    I love that you post traditional recipes from Austria, this way you help other vegans try different country cuisines :)

    Reply
    • bianca

      January 22, 2015 at 2:54 pm

      Thank you, Jette, for your lovely comment! I really like sharing veganized versions of typical austrian dishes because that’s how I grew up and what I am still eating besides all the other delicious highlights from other cuisines.

      Reply
  2. Jette

    January 29, 2015 at 4:55 pm

    Tried the recipe, unfortunately 2 tablespoons of cinnamon was WAY too much :(

    Reply
    • bianca

      January 29, 2015 at 6:14 pm

      oh no! I’m so sorry it didn’t work out. I’m pretty much a cinnamon tiger so maybe that’s it or it was too concentrated on some parts of the strudel?

      Reply
      • Jette

        January 30, 2015 at 9:03 pm

        Are you sure its not 2 teaspoons instead of 2 tablespoons? My apple slices looked a lot darker :D

        Reply
        • bianca

          January 31, 2015 at 12:18 pm

          That must be it! Thank you so much Jette for telling me. I’ve fixed it in the recipe. So sorry about the mistake ._.

          Reply
          • Jette

            January 31, 2015 at 2:43 pm

            Yay! :)

  3. Kacey

    April 10, 2015 at 2:14 am

    What brand of vegan pastry do you use? We have been looking for one because of our 2.5 year olds life threatening food allergies.

    Reply
    • bianca

      April 10, 2015 at 10:33 am

      Oh! I’m so sorry to hear that Kacey. What is he or she allergic to exactly? I’m using pretty cheap pastry doughs from austria (clever, backetteria). They have the vegan label but it says that they could contain traces of milk. There are also some recipes on the internet to make your own vegan pastry dough, this is probably the best choice to make sure there aren’t any allergenic ingredients in the product.

      Reply
  4. Nancy Nurse

    April 20, 2015 at 6:57 pm

    Hi Jette,

    I made these today and they were fabulous! But, are you sure about the temperature and the length of time for baking? Because it took 30 minutes for mine.

    Thanks, Jette

    Nancy

    Reply
    • bianca

      April 21, 2015 at 11:48 am

      Hi Nancy,
      thank you so much for your feedback! I really appreciate it. I’ll pay extra attention to the baking time & temperature next time (I’ve been meaning to make it again soon anyways) and will update the recipe then. Thank you again <3

      Reply
    • bianca

      April 24, 2015 at 12:07 pm

      Hi Nancy! Me again!
      I just made the Apple Strudel again and it look me only 14 minutes in the oven. However my oven was perfectly pre-heated because I was making another dessert before! So maybe that was it. Also I used the “Air Circulation”-Setting on my oven – maybe this makes baking a bit faster :)

      Reply
      • Nancy Nurse

        April 24, 2015 at 12:39 pm

        Thank you, Bianca…. I’m sure it’s my old oven… I made it again last night and it took 28 minutes. You’re very sweet to take the time to do that again and to answer me.

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        • bianca

          April 25, 2015 at 12:45 pm

          Glad to hear that you made it again! It’s one of my favorite desserts – because it’s so easy and quick to make. I think it’s the dessert I make the most often :) (I’m actually just munching on a slice)
          Thank you for your follow-up comment! Good to know that baking times can vary that much – depending on the oven. I’ll keep that in mind.

          Reply
  5. Linda

    October 2, 2015 at 4:35 am

    Hi Bianca do you use the whole of puff pastry on this recipe? Thanks a bunch?

    Reply
    • Bianca

      October 2, 2015 at 12:22 pm

      Hi Linda! Yes I used one whole store-bought puff pastry for this apple strudel. The measurements were approx. 15″x 9.5″ (40 x 24 cm). I hope this helps!

      Reply
  6. Heidi

    July 11, 2017 at 4:14 am

    What kind of apples do you use?

    Reply
    • Bianca

      July 11, 2017 at 12:40 pm

      I’ve used Pink Lady apples. But Red Delicious or Royal Gala would be a good choice too. :)

      Reply
  7. William Smith

    April 20, 2018 at 7:56 am

    Wow! Great Recipe. I will definitely try it and give you a feedback. Thanks for sharing it with us.

    Reply
    • Bianca

      April 23, 2018 at 4:02 pm

      Yeay! :)

      Reply
  8. Nina

    October 21, 2018 at 1:10 pm

    I am Austrian too and can’t wait to make this! I haven’t lived in Austria in a minute (it’s been yeeeears) and always love eating sweets! I’ll be making this asap! I am currently in Bulgaria and have seen the type of though everywhere! I just hope I’ll be able to figure out which one is vegan. I believe I read that you use the one from clever. There’s a bills right around where I am at so ill just ask someone at the shop about it. I’ll definitely post it on Instagram whenever I make it!!

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    • Bianca

      November 2, 2018 at 10:56 am

      So glad you enjoyed the strudel, Nina! I saw it on IG :) I’ve tried making puff pastry from scratch once. NEVER AGAIN. Hahaha. This is something I will buy forever. But there are so many accidentally vegan-friendly puff pastry products, it’s not problem :)

      Reply

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