German Apple Strudel with Vanilla Sauce

Name: German Apple Strudel with Vanilla Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European, German
Ingredients: ½ cup raisins; ¼ cup Dark Rum; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 4 tablespoons butter (unsalted); 4 Apples (peeled, uncored, and cut into thin slices); ½ cup sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon cinnamon (ground); ¾ cup bread crumbs; 10 sheets phyllo dough (thawed); ⅓ cup butter (unsalted, melted); 2 cups milk; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; ¼ cup sugar; 2 egg yolks (size L)

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:45min

Here’s a delicious sweet bake for afternoon tea - German Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel). Apple pie filling in a crispy layered phyllo dough crust. You can assemble this strudel in 10 minutes and then bake them golden brown in the oven. Meanwhile, prepare a delicious homemade warm vanilla sauce (Austrian Kanarienmilch), which completes this delightful homemade apple strudel. Not only great in the holiday or apple season. This recipe is excellent throughout the year.

Updated at: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:46:57 GMT