Royalty Fast Food

Warm spiced apples and sweety caramel old-fashioned goodness are enveloped in rich buttery layers of flaky puff pastry and coated with Sweetened whipped cream and additional caramel ice cream topping in this Caramel Apple Strudel.

Imagine how wonderful your home will smell when you create this dish! It’ll smell warm and inviting, exactly like fall! Cooked cinnamon-spiced apples have a scent that is superior to any candle or air freshener! The use of frozen pastry dough simplifies this recipe. Waiting for the apple to cool before rolling out the dough is the most difficult element of this recipe.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a large saucepan, combine the first 6 ingredients apple, apple juice, sugar, cinnamon, all spices, and cloves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until apples are tender, stirring occasionally. Cool completely.
2. Unfold puff pastry onto a large sheet of parchment; roll into a 16×12-in. rectangle. Transfer parchment and pastry to a baking sheet, placing the rectangle’s short side facing you. Using a slotted spoon, arrange apples on the bottom half of the pastry to within 1 in. of the edges. Drizzle apples with caramel topping. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with the bottom side. Pinch seams to seal, and tuck ends under.
3. In a small bowl, whisk egg with water; brush over pastry. Sprinkle with coarse sugar. Cut slits in the top. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. If desired, serve with whipped cream and additional caramel topping.
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Nutrition Facts

• 1 slice: 270 calories
• 9g fat: (2g saturated fat)
• 26mg: cholesterol
• 140mg: sodium
• 46g: carbohydrate (24g sugars, 4g fiber)
• 3g: protein