Whenever apples are in season, my daughter gets especially excited about this Easy Apple Tart recipe that we often bake together. Flaky, buttery pastry puffs topped with apples and cinnamon, it is such a treat! If you have children at home, you’ll have fun making this delicious dessert together.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
The Ingredients You’ll Need
Frozen puff pastry Cold unsalted butter Apples – see below for the best apples to use Confectioners’ sugar/powdered sugar Apricot jam or apricot jelly (or apple sauce or fig jam) – optional but it adds a nice jammy sweetness to the tart Egg wash Cinnamon sugar – a combination of sugar and cinnamon powder
Best Apples to Use
For this recipe, I used Fuji apples, which are our family’s favorite kind of apple. However, according to The Food Lab’s test result, it’s not the best kind of apple for an apple pie. Granny Smith apples are one of the top choices for baking. What are your favorite(s) for making apple pies and tarts? Here are some of the popular apples to use in pies and tarts (in alphabetical order).
Braeburn Golden Delicious Gala Golden Delicious Granny Smith Honeycrisp Jonagold Jonathan Melrose Mutsu Pink Lady Rome Beauty Winesap
Use Puff Pastry for Easy Apple Tart
We’ll begin with the versatile puff pastry, which is a blessing for time-saving purposes when making a tart. I always have one or two rolls of frozen puff pastry in the freezer because I can just whip up some fruit tarts, pastries, or pies whenever we have unexpected guests. With this tart recipe, you can also make it with seasonal fruits besides apples. What else do I love about these pastry sheets? The buttery, flaky puff pastry crust! You really don’t need to be an expert baker to use these sheets, but the final results will surely impress your friends and family. You can find frozen puff pastry in the freezer section of your local supermarket.
Best Ways to Enjoy This Apple Tart
This apple tart is light and delicious when eaten on its own, but is also amazing a la mode with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side. You could do it with fresh whipped cream or crème fraîche too. Here is another tip, you can make this tart ahead of time and set it aside. Simply reheat in a low oven temp before serving!
How to Store the Leftovers
Wrap the tart in aluminum foil (I keep them individually packed for a later snack) and put in a freezer bag. Store in the freezer for up to a month. Reheat the frozen tart (do not defrost) in the oven or oven toaster before you enjoy.
More Tart and Pie Recipes You’ll Enjoy
Pear and Almond Tart Perfect Sweet Tart Crust Cranberry Brie Bites (with Puff Pastry) Japanese Sweet Potato Pie Kabocha Squash Pie
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