Puff Pastry Apple Tart

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If you’re after a beautiful centerpiece for an autumn desert, look no further than this Puff Pastry Apple Tart recipe! Granny smith apples and a decadent home-made caramel sauce make for a scrumptious rustic apple tart, and by using puff pastry for the crust, it’s so easy too!

baked and sliced puff pastries on a baking sheetbaked and sliced puff pastries on a baking sheet

Apple Tart Recipe

It’s hard to miss how eye-catching a classic rustic apple tart is. The beautifully sliced and layered apples, golden brown crust, and a sprinkling of raw sugar crystals make for a treat out of a fancy French café. Who could guess it takes less than an hour to make?

That’s the glory of using puff pastry! Pre-made puff pastry bakes up beautifully and skips the process of making your own dough, plus it stores well in the freezer for any last-minute dessert plans. It makes any apple tart recipe easy!

So if you’re like me and you love surprising your loved ones with a little bit of decadence (without decadent prices!), try out these beautiful French rustic apple tarts.

a top view of a baking sheet with two apple tarts and a cutting board with a sliced apple tart, with cinnamon, sugar and a spoon on the table

a top view of a baking sheet with two apple tarts and a cutting board with a sliced apple tart, with cinnamon, sugar and a spoon on the table

Apple Tart Ingredients

  • Puff pastry
  • Apples (Granny Smith recommended!)
  • Brown sugar
  • Vanilla extract
  • Cinnamon
  • Unsalted butter
  • Salt
  • Egg
  • Turbinado sugar

the ingredients for puff pastry separated out and labeledthe ingredients for puff pastry separated out and labeled

Apple Tarts Recipe

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F, then line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Thaw out a sheet of puff pastry and place all 3 rectangles on the baking sheet. While the oven is preheating, slice the apples thinly.
    sliced apples on a white cutting board on a white counter with a knife, cinnamon, and brown sugarsliced apples on a white cutting board on a white counter with a knife, cinnamon, and brown sugar
  2. Add the sliced apples to a bowl, then add the brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, melted butter, and salt. Mix with a spoon until all the apples are evenly coated.
    a whtie bowl full of apple slices coated in sugar mixture being stirred with a wooden spoona whtie bowl full of apple slices coated in sugar mixture being stirred with a wooden spoon
  3. Layer the coated apple slices onto the pastry sheets so that each slice overlaps. Spoon any remaining sugar mixture over the apples to form a cinnamon sugar glaze.
    puff pastry with apples and sugar mixture on top on a baking sheetpuff pastry with apples and sugar mixture on top on a baking sheet
  4. Beat the egg, then use a pastry brush to brush the egg onto the exposed edges of the puff pastry.
    assembled puff pastries after being brushed with egg on a baking sheetassembled puff pastries after being brushed with egg on a baking sheet
  5. Sprinkle turbinado sugar over each pastry to add crunch, then put the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown and fluffy.
    three baked apple tarts on a baking sheetthree baked apple tarts on a baking sheet
  6. Remove, slice if desired, and serve immediately! This pastry pairs beautifully with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream.
    three apple tartlets on a cutting board with caramel sauce and sugar in the backgroundthree apple tartlets on a cutting board with caramel sauce and sugar in the background

Apple Puff Pastry Tips

  • I like the rustic look of simple rectangles of pastry, but feel free to change things up! Take large cookie cutters and cut out pieces of pastry for extra cute and themed mini apple tarts, or cut the pastry rectangles down into smaller envelope-size pieces for puff pastry apple tartlets!
  • I love the contrast of tart and sweet that a tart apple like Granny Smith gives to this recipe, but feel free to use your favorite baking apple! Just make sure that it’s an apple that softens up well while baked without losing shape and turning to apple sauce.
  • These apple tarts are best right out of the oven, but if there are some left over, wrap them in plastic and set them in the refrigerator. They’ll last 3-5 days and can be heated up with a quick pop back in the oven!

Apple Tarts Recipe FAQs

Which apple is best for apple tart?

This recipe coats the apples in a delicious spiced sugar mix, so tart apples will balance out the sweet perfectly. I suggest Granny Smith, but if you’re a fan of sweeter treats, Golden Delicious, Jonagold or Braeburn will bake up well and are less tart than Granny Smith.

Is apple tart the same as apple pie?

They’re close, but not quite! Apple tart is a classic French desert that uses a single thin layer of pastry as a crust, without a top layer. Typically, apple tart also has less liquid involved.

Can puff pastry be used as tart crust?

Yes, and it’s amazing! Puff pastry bakes perfectly into a crispy, fluffy crust that’s sturdy without being dense. Plus, it’s quick, easy, and stores well in the freezer until you need it.

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📋 Recipe

baked and sliced puff pastry on a cutting board with a caramel sauce drizzle and caramel sauce in the backgroundbaked and sliced puff pastry on a cutting board with a caramel sauce drizzle and caramel sauce in the background

Puff Pastry Apple Tart

Isabel Laessig

Fancy apple pastries have never been this easy! This Rustic Apple Tart recipe is as easy as can be and takes only 40 minutes to make.

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Prep Time

20

mins

Cook Time

20

mins

Total Time

40

mins

Course

Dessert

Cuisine

French

Servings

12

Calories

209

kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl

  • Baking sheet

Ingredients

  

  • 1

    sheet

    Puff pastry

    thawed and cut into thirds

  • 3

    medium

    Granny Smith apples

    or 4 small

  • ⅔

    cups

    Brown sugar

  • 1

    teaspoon

    Vanilla extract

  • 1

    teaspoon

    Cinnamon

  • 2

    Tablespoons

    Unsalted butter

    melted

  • ⅛

    teaspoon

    Salt

  • 1

    Egg

    beaten

  • 2

    teaspoons

    Turbinado sugar

Cooking Conversions

See our Cooking Conversions Chart for help converting measurements!

Instructions

 

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F, then line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Thaw out a sheet of puff pastry, cut into thirds, and place all 3 rectangles on the baking sheet. While the oven preheats, slice the apples thinly.

    1 sheet Puff pastry,

    3 medium Granny Smith apples

    sliced apples on a white cutting board on a white counter with a knife, cinnamon, and brown sugarsliced apples on a white cutting board on a white counter with a knife, cinnamon, and brown sugar

  • Add the apples to a bowl, then add the brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, melted butter and salt. Mix with a spoon until all the apples are evenly coated.

    ⅔ cups Brown sugar,

    1 teaspoon Vanilla extract,

    1 teaspoon Cinnamon,

    2 Tablespoons Unsalted butter,

    ⅛ teaspoon Salt

    a whtie bowl full of apple slices coated in sugar mixture being stirred with a wooden spoona whtie bowl full of apple slices coated in sugar mixture being stirred with a wooden spoon

  • Layer the coated apple slices onto the pastry sheets so that each slice overlaps. Spoon any remaining sugar mix over the apples to form a cinnamon sugar glaze.

    puff pastry with apples and sugar mixture on top on a baking sheetpuff pastry with apples and sugar mixture on top on a baking sheet

  • Beat the egg, then use a pastry brush to brush the egg on to the exposed edges of the puff pastry.

    1 Egg

    assembled puff pastries after being brushed with egg on a baking sheetassembled puff pastries after being brushed with egg on a baking sheet

  • Sprinkle turbinado sugar over each pastry to add crunch, then put the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown and fluffy.

    2 teaspoons Turbinado sugar

    three baked apple tarts on a baking sheetthree baked apple tarts on a baking sheet

  • Remove, slice if desired, and serve immediately! This pastry pairs beautifully with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream.

    three apple tartlets on a cutting board with caramel sauce and sugar in the backgroundthree apple tartlets on a cutting board with caramel sauce and sugar in the background

Notes

  • I like the rustic look of simple rectangles of pastry, but feel free to change things up! Take large cookie cutters and cut out pieces of pastry for extra cute and themed mini apple tarts, or cut the pastry rectangles down into smaller envelope-size pieces for puff pastry apple tartlets!
  • I love the contrast of tart and sweet that a tart apple like Granny Smith gives to this recipe, but feel free to use your favorite baking apple! Just make sure that it’s an apple that softens up well while baked without losing shape and turning to apple sauce.
  • These apple tarts are best right out of the oven, but if there are some left over, wrap them in plastic and set them in the refrigerator. They’ll last 3-5 days and can be heated up with a quick pop back in the oven!

Nutrition

Serving:

1

tart

Calories:

209

kcal

Carbohydrates:

28

g

Protein:

2

g

Fat:

10

g

Saturated Fat:

3

g

Polyunsaturated Fat:

1

g

Monounsaturated Fat:

5

g

Trans Fat:

0.1

g

Cholesterol:

19

mg

Sodium:

84

mg

Potassium:

84

mg

Fiber:

1

g

Sugar:

17

g

Vitamin A:

103

IU

Vitamin C:

2

mg

Calcium:

19

mg

Iron:

1

mg

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