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Vegan Apple Cider Toaster Strudels

Flaky and buttery pastry dough stuffed with syrupy stewed apples and drizzled with a maple icing.

Course Dessert
Keyword fall dessert recipe, vegan apple cider toaster strudels, vegan dessert recipe
Prep Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes
Servings 4 toaster strudels
Author Taavi Moore

Ingredients

Pastry Dough*

  • 2 cups (280g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp (13g) granulated sugar
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup cold vegan butter
  • ½ cup cold non-dairy milk
  • Raw/turbinado sugar, for sprinkling

Apple Cider Filling

  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 1 cup granny smith apples, peeled and diced (about ⅛")
  • 1 cup honey crisp apples, peeled and diced (about ⅛")
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp corn starch

Icing

  • 1 cup (115g) powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1-2 tbsp apple cider
  • (Optional): Cinnamon sugar for sprinkling

Instructions

Pastry Dough

  1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt. Cut cold butter into small cubes and add to the bowl. Use your fingertips or a pastry cutter to cut butter into the flour until incorporated (butter should be about pea-sized).

  2. Slowly drizzle in cold milk and stir until a soft dough forms. You may need to get in with your hands to fully incorporate the milk. The dough should easily come together and not feel sticky.

  3. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Form into a rough mound and divide in half. Flatten each half into a 1" thick disc and tightly wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour.

Apple Cider Filling

  1. Add apple cider to a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook, whisking occasionally, until reduced by two-thirds. Cook until reduce to a little less than ¼ cup. This should take 20-25 minutes.

  2. Remove from heat and stir in diced apples, brown sugar, spices, and salt. Stir well to combine. Bring mixture to a simmer over medium heat. Cook for 6-7 minutes until apples are soft. Whisk cornstarch with 1 tbsp cold water. Stir in cornstarch slurry with the apples and cook for 1 minute more until thickened and syrupy in texture. Pour mixture into a glass bowl and let cool to room temperature.

Assembly

  1. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove one of the dough discs from the fridge. Transfer to a lightly floured surface. Place 1 sheet of parchment paper on top of the dough. Roll the dough out to an 8x6.5" rectangle. Cut off any rough edges. Cut into four, equal-sized small rectangles. Transfer the small rectangles to the prepared baking sheet. Transfer to the fridge.

  2. Repeat previous step with remaining dough disc. To half of the small rectangles, place 2 tbsp of filling into the center. Brush egg wash or non-dairy milk along the edges. Place another rectangle on top of the one with filling. Seal the strudel by crimping the edges with a fork. Pierce the center of each sealed strudel with a fork.

  3. Transfer sealed strudels to the fridge and refrigerate for 15 minutes.

  4. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Before baking, brush each strudel with egg wash or non-dairy milk. Sprinkle over raw/turbinado sugar. Bake toaster strudels for 32-35 minutes until golden brown. Cool for 15 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire cooling rack.

Icing

  1. While toaster strudels are cooling, prepare the icing. Whisk together all ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Drizzle icing over the toaster strudels and finish with a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

*You can also use store bought puff pastry.