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I originally published this ridiculously easy yet impressive and beautiful brownie bar strudel recipe a bit over a year ago, in my column for Mishpacha magazine. It immediately went absolutely viral!
Over the last year since then, I get weekly, sometimes daily requests to share the recipe on my blog. I’m not sure what took me so long, but here, at long last, you go! Enjoy!
Note that the original recipe had an error that left out the sugar quantity in the fudge filling, but I’ve added it in the printable recipe below. Enjoy!
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Brownie Bar Strudel
Ingredients
Fudge filling:
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup flour
For assembly:
- 1 large puff pastry sheet
- Powdered sugar
Optional chocolate glaze:
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoon milk or soy milk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Prepare filling: combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl and stir until smooth.
Assemble: place puff pastry on prepared baking sheet. For best results, roll slightly to make it thinner.
Spread fudge filling in the center of the puff pastry, creating a long strip from one end to the other, about 2-3 inches wide.
Fold the smaller edge of the pastry over the filling, then gently flip it over the other edge. Trim the excess pastry that remains.
Cut short diagonal slits in the top, allowing the fudge to peek through. Bake for about 30-35 minutes, until the top is golden brown. Set aside to cool.
Prepare the glaze, if using:
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix to combine.
Once cooler, dust the top with a generous layer of powdered sugar. Drizzle glaze over the top, if desired.
Notes
Plan ahead: this can be frozen, well wrapped, until ready to serve. For best results, freeze it whole and slice before serving.
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Gmar Chasima Tova! This recipe looks delicious! When you specify a large puff pastry sheet, are you refering to 1 sheet of the Pepperidge Farm package or is it from a package of the Jewish company puff doughs? Also, is there one layer of dough (after folding it up) surrounding the filling? I would think that the dough sheet is too large to just surround the filling of 2-3 inches only once.
Pplease clarify the folding instructions. The short side? Flip over what? Trim. Do you mean starting with the bottom of the long side pull the dough over the chocolate filling?Then foll the whole thing (log) up towards the top and trim any excess dough showing after the upards roll?
This looks amazing, do you think it’ll work with Phyllis dough?
Tried it- came out great!
My husband and son claimed this was the BEST dessert ever!!! Not a crumb left! Thanks so so much
Really not understanding these folding directions at all. I wish some clarification had been provided.
Total success!! We were in Yerushalayim for sukkos, and needed great food, especially desserts! This was enjoyed till the last crumb! I just dusted this rollade with powdered sugar after baking. I’m getting ready to bake it now back in the USA with Pepperidge Farm puff pastry. Thanks for the nonstop great recipes!!
Ok, hear me out:
BLONDIE STRUDEL
any suggestions for how to adapt the filling?
Did you ever try this? I have a kid that can’t have cocoa
This was a big hit. I froze it without the sugar and icing on top, and when I defrosted it, I just iced it then. Everyone loved it, and it looks so fancy, but it is so easy to do. Another fabulous idea from Miriam!
Thank you, I was wondering how to do this , if freezing ahead! Gmar Tov!
how did you defrost it? Debating if I should just leave it wrapped on the counter or unwrap it to prevent it from getting soggy.
Unwrapping is a good idea!
Clev135@mac.com
I am confused on the folding directions. Can you please explain further or do you have a video you could share
i love love this recipe, and made it many times. i once saw your chocolate chip version in a magazine, but i cant find it. can you share the adaptation?
its not fully baked afrer 35 minutes, any tips, i dont want it to burn