This apple tart for two features a buttery, tender crust filled with thinly sliced apples coated in a simple blend of brown sugar, cinnamon, and lemon. As it bakes, the apples soften, creating a lightly caramelized layer that pairs with the crisp edges of the crust. Designed as a smaller-format dessert, this recipe is ideal for sharing or when you want a simple, well-portioned bake without making a full pie.
Thinly sliced apples layered into a golden tart with a crisp, buttery crust
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, cold
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Filling
- 4-5 Autumn Glory Apples, peeled and cored
- ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
- ½ a lemon, juiced
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Directions
Crust
- Combine flour, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor or stand mixer.
- Pulse/cut in the butter with a pastry blender.
- Add in egg yolk, heavy cream, and vanilla extract.
- Process until the dough starts to gather itself and pulls away from the sides of the mixing bowl.
- Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
- When time is up, remove the dough from the wrap and roll it out to about 8 inches in diameter if using a 7-inch tart pan, or roll it out a bit thinner for a larger pan, as needed.
- Drape dough over a tart pan (preferably one with a removable bottom), and carefully press it into the pan. Trim away excess. Set aside.
Filling
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Cut peeled/cored apples in half. Then, thinly slice as shown. Set aside.
- Combine brown sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt.
- Carefully take sections of apples, as shown, and coat them in the mixture.
- Then, place in a tart shell.
- Continue doing this with different sections of the apples until the entire tart pan is full, simply arranging them randomly as shown in sections, going in different directions.
- Sprinkle apples with granulated sugar and place small bits of the butter in various areas throughout the apples.
- Bake until the crust is golden brown and the apples are tender, approximately. 50 minutes to an hour.
- Allow the tart to cool slightly before slicing and serving.
- Top with sliced almonds if desired. It could also be served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yum!
Recipe created by Lunches and Littles for Superfresh Growers.
