Food & Recipes

Apple Tarte Tatin

Upside down apple tart

This French dessert is not only easy to make it also makes for a beautiful presentation. Apple Tarte Tatin is the perfect combination of sweet delicious caramelized apples and the fluffy puff pastry.

Top this recipe with fresh whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

cooking information

• Yield: 6-8 servings
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cooking Time: 15 Minutes

all ingredients

• 2 Apples
• 1 Sheet of Puff Pastry
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 Tb vanilla
• ¼ cup cream

recipe instruction

1.Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

2. In a small sauce pot combine your brown sugar and sugar. Turn to high heat.

3. While your sugar is melting, begin slicing your apples. Using your mandolin slice your apples into thin slices. (You want the apples to be thick enough to stay firm when you hold it up, but also thin enough to be able to cook in the oven for only 15 minutes.)

4. Once your sugar is melting stir around until it is a smooth consistency. When the sugar is brown and smooth, lower the heat to medium and add your cream and vanilla. The sugar will ball up and it’ll become soupy but continue stirring together until syrupy.

5. After your caramel is made add to the bottom of a pie pan.

6. Next layer your apples on top of the sugar. Make sure to cover the whole pie pan and layer until evenly stacked.

6. When the caramel and apples are ready place your thawed puff pastry sheet on top of the apples. Cut the extra dough hanging off the sides off and gently tuck the dough into the apples.

7. Bake for 15 minutes or until the puff pastry is golden brown.

8. Let the tart rest for 10 minutes (until the pan is no longer hot). Once the pan is no longer hot place a plate on top of the pie pan. To remove the tart flip the pie pan on top of the plate, serve and enjoy!

cooking tips

• If you don’t own a mandolin you can always use the slicing attachment to any food processor.
• Always cook with which ever apples you like the most. For this recipe I like to use honeycrisp or macintosh apples. You could always substitute pears or any other flavor apple.
• Puff pastry can be found in the frozen dessert aisle of most grocery stores. When you buy them there is usually 2 per box. To thaw you can just place in the refrigerator the day before you use it or microwave it in 15 second increments until you can form it to your pie pan.