Ingredients

1 cup apple juice

4 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped

1 tablespoon brandy

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Filling

• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons apple juice
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 3 whole star anise*
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• 1/3 cup (packed) dried Bing cherries
• 1/3 cup (packed) pitted prunes, halved
• 1 1/4 pounds Braeburn apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1/3 cup (packed) golden brown sugar

• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch

Strudel

• 2/3 cup hazelnuts, toasted, husked
• 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons sugar

• 9 17x12-inch sheets fresh phyllo pastry or frozen, thawed
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted

• Vanilla ice cream

Description

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