How do I store apple strudel pralines?

Keep the pralines in an airtight container in the fridge, where they stay good for about 4 to 5 days. Arrange them with a little space between each one so the fruit powder stays dry and colorful. You can also freeze the finished balls and thaw them in small batches as needed.

Can I make the apple strudel pralines without the fruit powders?

Yes. The colorful powders from apple chips, beetroot, matcha and turmeric are mainly for looks. You can also roll the balls in cocoa powder, cacao nibs, chopped nuts, seeds or desiccated coconut – or simply leave them uncoated.

Which nuts and dried fruit can I swap?

The walnuts work well swapped for hazelnuts, pecans or almonds, and the apricots for dates, figs or cranberries. All that matters is that the dried fruit makes the mixture sticky enough to roll into balls.

Are apple strudel pralines healthy?

They are a feel-good dessert without refined sugar: the sweetness comes from apple, dried fruit and just one tablespoon of maple syrup, while rolled oats and walnuts add fiber and good fats. They are still a treat, but noticeably lighter than a classic apple strudel.

How many pralines does the recipe make and how do I serve them?

Depending on size you get around 20 pralines of 25 to 30 grams each. They look loveliest in a small wooden box or on a plate as a dessert, with coffee, or as an edible little gift.

7 JUNE 2020

Apple Strudel Pralines

By Verena Frei

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Last updated 10 July 2026

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 15 min
Total: 35 min
Servings: approx. 20 pralines

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Hello lovelies,

today we're having a treat – these colorful apple strudel pralines. They really do taste like a little apple strudel you can eat with your fingers: soft-cooked apples with cinnamon, raisins, apricots and walnuts, plus toasted rolled oats to bind it all – rolled into balls and coated in colorful fruit powders. And the best part: completely no-bake. If you would rather have the oven on, that same apple and cinnamon pairing goes into a yeast dough for my moist apple muesli buns, brushed with a little jam just before they bake.

Finished apple strudel pralines rolled in red, yellow and green powders in a vintage box

The idea was born on a culinary trip to South Tyrol, where Luca Sordi, the chef of the vegan hotel La Vimea, turned the classic apple strudel into praline form.

Ripe South Tyrolean apples in a bowl – the base for the vegan apple strudel pralines

The most fun part is rolling them in the three fruit powders – yellow from apple chips and turmeric, red with beetroot powder, and green from coconut and matcha. My kids love shaping the balls themselves and rolling them until they're bright and colorful; served in an old wooden box they look like little works of art.

Praline box from above with fresh apples and jars of fruit powder

3 jars of red, yellow and green fruit powder next to fresh apples

One tip up front: do let the mixture rest before you roll – the oats keep absorbing moisture and the balls hold together far better; the cashew cream for my baked apple with cashew cinnamon ice cream needs the same patience, 3 to 4 hours in the freezer without an ice cream machine.

Filling ingredients: walnuts, dried apricots, raisins, lemon zest and cinnamon

These pralines are part of our South Tyrol story – read how they came together with the chef of La Vimea in 2 great recipes from South Tyrol.

If you love apples in desserts, also try my vegan apple cake with crumbles and my apple cinnamon muffins. And if it gives you a touch of wanderlust, my travel diary South Tyrol for families and vegan foodies has much more from the region.

Yours, Verena

TIPS

Verena's notes

Tip from my kitchen: let the apple mixture rest briefly before you roll – the oats keep absorbing moisture and the balls hold together much better. If the mixture is still too soft, add rolled oats a spoonful at a time; if it is too dry, a splash of apple juice. Make the three fruit powders fresh so they stay nice and colorful. Served in a little wooden box, the pralines make a pretty edible gift.

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Apple Strudel Pralines

Vegan apple strudel pralines of soft-cooked apples, toasted rolled oats, nuts and cinnamon, rolled in colorful fruit powders – a sweet, no-bake snack.

Course:Dessert
Prep:20 min
Cook:15 min
Servings:approx. 20 pralines

Vegan

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EQUIPMENT

Pan
Food processor
Powerful blender

INGREDIENTS

Pralines:

4apples approx. 600 g (21 oz.)
150g (5.3 oz.)rolled oats
60g (2.1 oz.)dried apricots
60g (2.1 oz.)raisins
60g (2.1 oz.)walnuts
1Tbspmaple syrup
20g (0.7 oz.)vegan butter
1/2lemon (juice & zest)
1tspcinnamon
salt
fresh thyme

Fruit powder:

100g (3.5 oz.)apple chips
50g (1.8 oz.)desiccated coconut
45g (1.6 oz.)rolled oats
beetroot powder
matcha
turmeric

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INSTRUCTIONS

Pralines

Toast the rolled oats in a pan until golden brown - let them cool.
Peel the half lemon with a vegetable peeler - keep the zest and juice the lemon.
Cut the apples into roughly 1 cm (1/2 inch) cubes and add the lemon juice.
Put the apples in a pan with the butter and a pinch of salt. Cook them soft with the lid closed.
Roughly chop the raisins, apricots and walnuts.
Take off the lid and add the maple syrup, dried fruit, walnuts, cinnamon and fresh thyme. Keep cooking without the lid until all the liquid has evaporated and the mixture is sticky and soft. All together this takes about 30 minutes.
Remove the lemon zest and thyme.
First put the apple mixture into a food processor and blend briefly to make it a little creamier.
Now add the rolled oats and blend until the mixture holds together and looks even. The texture should let you roll balls – keep in mind the mixture still needs to rest and the oats will absorb some of the moisture.
If it is too dry or too wet, add a little more liquid (water or apple juice) or more rolled oats.
Let it rest for at least 30 minutes - ideally in the fridge.

Fruit powder

Yellow powder: blend apple chips, oats and turmeric powder in a powerful blender.
Red powder: blend apple chips, oats and beetroot powder in a powerful blender.
Green powder: blend desiccated coconut, oats and matcha powder in a powerful blender.
Alternatives to these powders could be: cocoa powder, cacao nibs, nuts, seeds – or simply leave the balls uncoated.

Roll the pralines

Take 25-30 grams of the apple mixture and roll it into balls in your hands. Roll them in the fruit powders and serve in the box.

Calories: 110 kcal
Protein: 2 g

GOOD TO KNOW

Frequently asked questions

Keep the pralines in an airtight container in the fridge, where they stay good for about 4 to 5 days. Arrange them with a little space between each one so the fruit powder stays dry and colorful. You can also freeze the finished balls and thaw them in small batches as needed.
Yes. The colorful powders from apple chips, beetroot, matcha and turmeric are mainly for looks. You can also roll the balls in cocoa powder, cacao nibs, chopped nuts, seeds or desiccated coconut – or simply leave them uncoated.
The walnuts work well swapped for hazelnuts, pecans or almonds, and the apricots for dates, figs or cranberries. All that matters is that the dried fruit makes the mixture sticky enough to roll into balls.
They are a feel-good dessert without refined sugar: the sweetness comes from apple, dried fruit and just one tablespoon of maple syrup, while rolled oats and walnuts add fiber and good fats. They are still a treat, but noticeably lighter than a classic apple strudel.
Depending on size you get around 20 pralines of 25 to 30 grams each. They look loveliest in a small wooden box or on a plate as a dessert, with coffee, or as an edible little gift.

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