Description
A delicate and elegant French dessert, the French Apple Tart combines sweet, tender apples with a buttery puff pastry crust and a subtle apricot glaze.
Ingredients
1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
4 medium apples (such as Honeycrisp or Golden Delicious), peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup apricot jam
1 teaspoon water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Optional: powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll out the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface to smooth the edges and transfer it to the prepared baking sheet.
- Arrange the apple slices in overlapping rows over the puff pastry, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edges.
- In a small bowl, mix the sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over the apples.
- Drizzle the melted butter over the top of the apples.
- Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown and the apples are tender.
- While the tart bakes, combine apricot jam and water in a small saucepan. Heat over low heat, stirring until smooth.
- Brush the warm apricot jam over the tart immediately after removing it from the oven.
- Let the tart cool for 10–15 minutes. Drizzle with lemon juice and dust with powdered sugar if desired. Slice and serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
This recipe can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Feel free to experiment with different fruit jams for the glaze, such as peach or raspberry.
For a gluten-free version, use gluten-free puff pastry.
Optional: Serve with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
