Quick Caramelized Apple Tart

  4.7 – 6 reviews  • Dessert
Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 30 min
Active: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  1. All-purpose flour, for rolling the pastry
  2. 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed in the refrigerator
  3. 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
  4. 1/2 cup sugar
  5. 4 medium Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, and cut into eighths

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. On a floured work surface, roll the puff pastry into a 12-inch square, about 1/8 inch thick. Invert a 10-inch ovenproof nonstick skillet over the pastry. Using the skillet as a guide, cut a 10-inch round of pastry. Transfer to a plate and chill in the refrigerator while you prepare the apples.
  2. Heat the same skillet over medium heat. Melt the butter and then sprinkle over the sugar and add the apples on top. Once the sugar begins to melt, adjust the heat so the juices bubble rapidly. Cook, stirring, until the apples are tender and juices are light golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the heat.
  3. Using a fork, nudge the apples into 2 concentric circles (it doesn’t have to be perfect) in the skillet. Top with the chilled pastry round and tuck the edges in. Gently prick the pastry in 4 or 5 places with a fork. Bake for 10 minutes at 425 degrees F, until the pastry is puffed and light golden. Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees F and bake until the pastry is a deep golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes more. Remove from the oven and let sit 10 minutes.
  4. To unmold, place a serving plate over the skillet and quickly but carefully flip the pan. The tart will unmold onto the plate, and if a few apple slices stick to the pan, return them to the tart. Let cool at least 20 minutes before serving to allow the syrup to sink into the tart. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 8 servings
Calories 143
Total Fat 4 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Carbohydrates 26 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Sugar 21 g
Protein 1 g
Cholesterol 8 mg
Sodium 10 mg

Reviews

Christina Bartlett
This looked delicious!  I have plans to make this for Thanksgiving.  I will add a little cinnamon and nutmeg to the apples for extra flavor.
Eric Knight
Yummy, easy, yummy
Scott Bauer
If I don’t have puff pasry, can I used roll out pie crust?
Michaela Myers
A little sweet. It could use a little cinnamon, maybe a grind of nutmeg, maybe a squirt of lemon to add another dimension. That said, a pretty good dessert with not a lot of effort.
Kenneth Robinson
Look at the Whiskey Sauce recipe. I think that it the one that goes w the apple tart Geoffrey mad.
Judith Johnson
I’m the type of cook who likes easy recipes that taste complicated – and this was perfect!  Although I couldn’t make it as pretty as it was on the show, it still looked nice and was delicious
Michael Velez
In yesterday’s episode, this tart was served with a sauce that looked like caramel and included bourbon I think.  The sauce is pictured here, but there is no recipe. I’d like to make this dessert with the accompanying sauce. What is the name of the sauce recipe and is it on food network?

 

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