French Apple Tart Recipe With Pastry Cream Recipe

A variety of French fruit tarts are popular in Morocco but given a choice, I’ll always choose Tarte aux Pommes over other offerings. Thinly sliced apples are tossed with sugar and a little bit of cinnamon, and then attractively layered in a sweet pastry shell lined with pastry cream (creme patisserie). Baking caramelizes the apples, while an apricot glaze adds sheen and a bit of tartness to the finished dessert.

Although the flavors are similar, this is not as quick to throw together as American-style apple pie. Not only will you need to give a little more care to how you slice and arrange the apples, but you’ll need to plan ahead to make both the pastry cream and pastry dough well in advance of assembling the tart.