Cook: 40 mins

Serves: 8

With no-added sugar, the purple fruits in this luscious filling, redolent with cinnamon and vanilla, contain anthocyanins - potent antioxidants, that can reduce inflammation and joint pain - and help protect against heart disease, cancer and dementia.

The filling must be cool or at room temperature before using, so make it at least an hour and up to 2 days ahead. The strudel itself can be assembled and frozen up to 2 weeks ahead then baked from frozen up to an hour before serving. Taioca flour produces a glossy, jam-like consistency, but cornflour can be used if it's not available. Be sure to use light olive oil spreay which has little or no flavour, not extra virgin.

Ingredients

Name: Superfruit strudel
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: For the filling 1 x 350g pack frozen sweet cherries, defrosted 1 tsp tapioca flour or cornflour 2 purple plums, pitted and cut in cherry-sized pieces 75 mixed dried berries and fruit, such as raisins and cranberries 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla extract grated zest of 1 small orange 3 drops almond extract, optional 350g pack filo pastry light olive oil cooking spray

For the filling

1 x 350g pack frozen sweet cherries, defrosted

1 tsp tapioca flour or cornflour

2 purple plums, pitted and cut in cherry-sized pieces

75 mixed dried berries and fruit, such as raisins and cranberries

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla extract

grated zest of 1 small orange

3 drops almond extract, optional

350g pack filo pastry

light olive oil cooking spray