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Easy Apple Tart.
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Elegant Apple Tart

This elegant but EASY Apple Tart will wow your guests.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Additional Time1 hour
Total Time2 hours 20 minutes
Course: Dessert Recipes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 330kcal
Author: Laura

Equipment

Ingredients

Tart Crust

  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 TBSP brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 9 TBSP cold butter diced
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3 TBSP cold water

Apple Filling

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3 TBSP white sugar
  • 2 1/2 TBSP lemon juice
  • 2 TBSP cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 TBSP butter room temperature
  • 1/2 cup apple sauce
  • 1-2 large red apples
  • 1-2 large green apples

Glaze

  • 2 TBSP Honey OR Apricot Jam

Instructions

  • put the dry ingredients in the bowl of the food processor and pulse to combine
    Food processor pie dough.
  • add the cut-up butter to the dry ingredients in the bowl of the food processor
    Cold butter in the dry ingredients.
  • mix the wet ingredients for the crust together
  • pulse the processor and drizzle in the wet ingredients
  • when the dough comes together in a ball it's done!
    Completed tart dough.
  • press into a 7-inch tart pan trying to keep it the same thickness all the way around the pan and on the bottom
    Time to chill the tart crust.
  • cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least an hour
  • when you're ready to make the tart pre-heat the oven to 350˚
    Apple Tart recipe ingredients.
  • melt together the brown sugar through butter in the tart portion of the recipe
  • whisking over low heat to make it smooth
  • set aside until ready to use
  • core the apples, cut in half, and slice into very thin slices
    Filling the apple tart.
  • spread the apple sauce over the tart crust
    Filling the apple tart.
  • lay the apple slices over the apple sauce standing them on end with the peel side up, you may not need ALL the apple slices, don't crowd the pan, use what you need and save the rest for snacking
    Laying the apples in the apple tart.
  • whisk the melted ingredients together again and pour slowly over the apples and make sure to get it to the edges of the tart
    Pouring the sauce over the apples.
  • bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes
  • then remove to a cooling rack
  • after 10 minutes heat the honey or apricot jam and use a pastry brush to glaze the fruit
    Easy freshly baked apple tart with glaze on a white surface next to a pastry brush.
  • cool completely then remove the sides and it's ready to serve
    Finished Apple Tart.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 330kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 342mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 527IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg