Name: Apple Phyllo Strudel
Yield: Makes 12 servings
Ingredients: 6 green apples, peeled, cored, and sliced (about 2 pounds apples); 1/2 cup cried cranberries or dried cherries (about 2 1/2 ounces); 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 6 (1216-inch) sheets phyllo dough; butter-flavored nonstick cooking spray, or a mixture of 1 teaspoon melted butter and 1 teaspoon almond oil; 1/2 cup amaretti crumbs or graham cracker crumbs; 12 ounces nonfat vanilla yogurt or frozen vanilla yogurt; 12 mint sprigs; 36 raspberries; cinnamon cream

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Apple Phyllo StrudelCal-a-Vie

Editor's note: The recipe below is excerpted from Cal-a-Vie Living: Gourmet Spa Cuisine and is part of a healthy and delicious spa menu developed exclusively for Epicurious by Cal-a-Vie.

Chef's notes:

•Amaretti are Italian almond cookies that Chef Pernetti says are extremely low in fat. Whether you use amaretti or graham crackers, the cookie crumbs add flavor and also keep pockets of air between the layers of phyllo dough, keeping it light and crispy.
•For a pretty presentation, cut the strudel on a bias, drizzle the plates with some Cinnamon Cream, sprinkle the slices with powdered sugar and cinnamon, and garnish with sprigs of mint.

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