Apple log recipe: puff pastry rolled around cinnamon apples, baked, and sliced. About 220 calories per slice — the bakery apple log you can make at home.
Ingredients
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1 sheet (320 g)
Ready-rolled puff pastry
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4 medium (about 600 g)
Apples (Granny Smith or similar)
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40 g
Brown sugar
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1 tsp
Cinnamon
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1 tbsp
Lemon juice
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1 tsp
Cornflour
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1
Egg (for wash)
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15 g, melted
Butter
Instructions
1
Cook the filling
Peel, core, and dice the apples small (about 1 cm). Toss with lemon juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, and cornflour. Cook in a wide pan over medium heat 6–8 minutes until the pieces are tender but not sauce. Cool completely — hot filling melts pastry into a leak.
2
Roll the log
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Unroll the pastry on baking paper. Spoon the cooled apples in a line along the long edge, leaving a 3 cm border. Brush the far edge with egg. Roll into a tight log, seam down. Tuck the ends under.
3
Egg wash and bake
Place on a tray, brush with egg, and cut 4–5 shallow diagonal slashes on top so steam escapes. Bake 25–30 minutes until deep golden. The pastry should look dry and flaky, not pale.
4
Rest, then slice
Cool at least 15 minutes or the filling runs. Slice into 8 pieces. A thin slice is the 220-calorie serving. Dust with icing sugar only if you are not counting every gram of sugar.
Apple log is pastry, not an apple
An apple log is a bakery roll: puff pastry wrapped around cinnamon apples, baked as one log, then sliced. It shows up in supermarket bakeries and home ovens under names like apple slice, apple roll, or strudel log. One slice of this recipe is about 220 calories. That is in the same range as a shop-bought apple pastry — not in the same range as a piece of fruit (~95 calories).
The filling is simple: diced apple, a little brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon, and a teaspoon of cornflour so the juices thicken instead of flooding the pastry. The work is in the temperature. Cool filling, hot oven, gold pastry.
Recipe Notes & Tips
- Cool filling is non-negotiable. Warm apples = wet pastry.
- Dice small so the log rolls tight and slices clean.
- Tart apples (Granny Smith) hold their shape; soft eating apples turn to jam.
- Serve without custard if you want the 220-calorie number to stay true. Custard is extra.
Variations
- Raisin log: Add 30 g raisins to the pan for the last minute. About +10 calories per slice.
- Almond: Scatter 20 g flaked almonds on the egg wash before baking.
- Phyllo strudel: Four sheets of phyllo brushed lightly with butter, same filling.
- Mini logs: Cut the pastry in half and make two thinner logs. Easier to freeze one.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Hot filling: Steam sogs the pastry from the inside.
- Underbaking: Pale puff pastry tastes like raw dough. Wait for deep gold.
- Slicing too soon: Filling runs and the log collapses. Rest 15 minutes.
- Calling it fruit: Most of the calories are butter pastry and sugar, not apple.
How to Store
Best the day it is baked. Keep leftover slices airtight at room temperature up to 2 days, or refrigerate 3 days. Reheat in a 170°C oven 8–10 minutes. Freeze unbaked (wrapped) up to 1 month; bake from frozen, adding 5–8 minutes.
What to Serve With This
- Greek yogurt: Tang against the sweet filling, more protein than custard.
- Black coffee: No extra sugar if the pastry is the treat.
- A whole apple on the side: Only if you actually want fruit, not more pastry.
How to log it
Weigh a slice if your bakery log is a different size. Per 100 g this pastry is roughly 270 calories, same ballpark as apple strudel. Custard, icing sugar, and ice cream are separate. If you wanted the Ahrefs-style “apple log calories” answer: one home slice ≈ 220 kcal; a thicker shop slice can be 250–280.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many calories are in an apple log?
This homemade apple log is about 220 calories per slice (1/8 of the log), with 3 g of protein, 32 g of carbs, and 9 g of fat. A bakery apple log is similar — pastry fat and sugar, not “just apples.” A 75–100 g shop slice is often 200–270 calories.
What is an apple log?
A rolled puff-pastry log filled with cooked cinnamon apples — the same idea as a strudel or bakery apple slice, shaped as one log and cut after baking.
Is apple log healthy?
It is dessert. One slice is a reasonable treat at ~220 calories. An apple on its own is about 95 calories. Do not treat pastry as fruit.
Can I make apple log ahead?
Bake the day you serve for the flakiest pastry. Leftovers keep 2 days airtight. Reheat 8 minutes at 170°C to recrisp. Do not microwave — the pastry goes soggy.
Puff pastry or phyllo?
This recipe uses puff pastry (bakery-style). Phyllo with melted butter is closer to classic strudel and can be a bit lighter per slice if you use less butter.
How do I stop a soggy bottom?
Cool the filling fully, do not overfill, and bake until the pastry is actually brown. A pizza stone or preheated tray helps the base set.
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