Brandied Apple StrudelNo, I'm not diabetic. My father, however, is. Consequently, when they came over for dinner weekend before last, I wanted to make an appropriate dessert that wasn't going to send him into a diabetic coma. After searching ALL week for something that looked non-cardboard-eque and didn't require meringue of some sort, I found this.
Granted, I didn't use the brandy in the recipe and just used water in its place, but this was pretty darn good!! I will probably make it again, it was that good and that easy to make. I purchased 3 Braeburns and one granny smith apple. Something about baked apples desserts always calls for at least ONE Granny Smith apple.
I did as much prep work as I possibly could in between cleaning sprees on Saturday. So, I chopped the apples (a little too large I think), tossed them with the water and spices, then let them marinate (or macerate as the foodies call it) until it was close to dinner time.
When the roast was resting (hehe...alliteration), I unrolled the phyllo and went to work. I combined spray butter with cooking spray, making sure to lightly coat every piece. *interjection* Okay, the recipe calls for 4 apples. Large if memory serves. Well, mine must have been gynormous. Because the 4 large apples I chopped were WAY more than my little phyllo dough could handle. There was so much filling, that I just had to call it quites and use up the remaining phyllo and apples on Sunday.
O.M.G. it smelled AMAZING as it was cooking. The sugar, the apples, the spices. Is it Fall yet? Cause I seriously want to do more baking this Fall/Winter. It was perfectly timed!! The timer went off shortly after we finished dinner. I let it sit to cool for a bit and then we sliced that bad boy up! Of course, no self respecting apple dessert would be caught dead without a coating of sweet, chilled, creamy goodness! Low fat, no sugar added, vanilla ice cream was purchased as the perfect topping for this diabetic dessert. I honestly don't think I could have found a better dessert to finish off this meal. This will be made again. Possibly WITH the brandy...
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