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baked and sliced puff pastry on a cutting board with a caramel sauce drizzle and caramel sauce in the background
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Puff Pastry Apple Tart

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.
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Keyword apple tart, Apple Tart Recipe, apple tarts, Puff Pastry Apple Tart
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 209kcal
Author Isabel Laessig

Equipment

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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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: 1tart | Calories: 209kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 103IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg