French Apple Tart Recipe
- Felicity Vincent
- Dec 14, 2024
- 2 min read
Tarte fine aux pommes
A classic apple tart for a reason, this easy french dessert recipe is quick to put together and delicious.
My childhood is dotted with the fragrant comfort of apple tart. A thin crispy layer of puff pastry topped with sweet apple compote, tender apple slices and a tangy dollop of creme fraiche. It lends itself to variations with different compotes, spices and types of pastry, and you can also easily make this vegan. A great classic french dish to have in the recipe arsenal.
Ingredients (serves 6-9):
French apple tart recipe:
1 pack of puff pastry
1 cooking apple
2 tsp honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbs creme fraiche (and more for serving)
2 red apples
3 tsp sugar
10g butter
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Peel and core the cooking apple, then dice it up roughly. Add it to a microwave proof dish with 50mL water and microwave on full power for 5 minutes.
Stir it with a spoon, it should fall appart into a mush, then add the honey and vanilla and mix well. Taste to make sure it doesn’t need anymore sweetness, adjust if needed. Then leave on the side to cool down.
Cut the 2 red apples into thin slices, skin still on.
Unroll the puff pastry, then outline a crust with the tip of the knife, making sure not to cut all the way through. Top the pastry with the creme fraiche and spread it across within the crust boundaries.
Then top with the compote, and finally layer the apple slices on top of each other.
Scatter the caster sugar on top, along with the butter cut up into small pieces.
Bake for 20 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown.
It’s even better served up while it's warm with a small dollop of creme fraiche. Bon appétit!
More about this vegetarian pie recipe:
Shortcuts:
You can use shop bought apple sauce/compote. In the UK, I often find I have to go to the baby food aisle for compote haha.
I’ve arranged the apple slices neatly, but if you’re not fussed than you can just scatter them on top of course!
Keys to success:
This recipe is simple and no-fail, but feel free to pop your questions in the comments or message me and I'll be happy to help.
To make this recipe vegan, use shop-bought pastry that doesn’t have butter in it (most lower cost ones don’t) and remove the creme fraiche.
Mood Food - Happy:
Pectin - apples feed the good bacteria in our gut, helping them thrive over the bad ones. This in turn helps to favour a happy gut-brain connection to better balance our mood.
Polyphenols - aside from known benefits to heart and cognitive health, these also fuel our gut microbiome, allowing bacteria to form tryptophan which in turn supports our serotonin levels.
Hopefully this makes you excited to try this and many other apple recipes during their season!
You can find lots of ideas on how to cook with apples in my newsletter: https://felicityvincent.substack.com/
Video:
Cook along with this step-by-step video and learn how to make my french apple tart recipe:
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