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Upside-Down Caramelized Apple Tarte Tatin (5-Ingredient Hack)

Apple Tart, Puff Pastry Hacks, Rosh Hashanah Desserts, Quick Sweets

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Upside-Down Caramelized Apple Tarte Tatin (5-Ingredient Hack)

Apple Tart, Puff Pastry Hacks, Rosh Hashanah Desserts, Quick Sweets

PREP time 10 min
COOK TIME 20 min
TOTAL time 30 min
Servings / Yield 6 Individual Tarts / 1 Large Rectangle Sheet
Difficulty Easy

Ingredients

  • 2 Medium apples (Gala or Honeycrisp), thinly sliced

  • 1 Sheet store-bought puff pastry (thawed)

  • 3 tbsp Pure honey or silan (date syrup)

  • 2 tbsp Butter (or margarine for Parve), melted or cubed

  • 1 egg (beaten, for egg wash)

  • Optional garnish: Powdered sugar and ground cinnamon

Method

  1. 01

    Prep Caramel Base: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Drizzle small rectangular pools of honey (or silan) and top each with a bit of butter.
  2. 02

    Layer Apples: Arrange thinly sliced apples in an overlapping layer directly over each honey-butter pool. Sprinkle with a little cinnamon if desired.
  3. 03

    Cover with Pastry: Cut the puff pastry into rectangles slightly larger than the apple arrangements. Place a pastry rectangle over each apple cluster and press the edges down lightly around the apples.
  4. 04

    Egg Wash & Bake: Brush the top of the pastry with beaten egg. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (400°F) for 18–20 minutes until puff pastry is golden-brown and puffed up.
  5. 05

    Flip & Serve: Remove from the oven, let cool for 2 minutes, then carefully flip each tart upside-down so the caramelized apples are on top. Dust generously with powdered sugar and serve warm!

Step by step

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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Drizzle small rectangular pools of honey (or silan) and top each with a bit of butter. 1
Prep Caramel Base:

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Drizzle small rectangular pools of honey (or silan) and top each with a bit of butter.

Arrange thinly sliced apples in an overlapping layer directly over each honey-butter pool. Sprinkle with a little cinnamon if desired. 2
Layer Apples:

Arrange thinly sliced apples in an overlapping layer directly over each honey-butter pool. Sprinkle with a little cinnamon if desired.

Cut the puff pastry into rectangles slightly larger than the apple arrangements. Place a pastry rectangle over each apple cluster and press the edges down lightly around the apples. 3
Cover with Pastry:

Cut the puff pastry into rectangles slightly larger than the apple arrangements. Place a pastry rectangle over each apple cluster and press the edges down lightly around the apples.

Brush the top of the pastry with beaten egg. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (400°F) for 18–20 minutes until puff pastry is golden-brown and puffed up. 4
Egg Wash & Bake:

Brush the top of the pastry with beaten egg. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (400°F) for 18–20 minutes until puff pastry is golden-brown and puffed up.

Remove from the oven, let cool for 2 minutes, then carefully flip each tart upside-down so the caramelized apples are on top. Dust generously with powdered sugar and serve warm! 5
Flip & Serve:

Remove from the oven, let cool for 2 minutes, then carefully flip each tart upside-down so the caramelized apples are on top. Dust generously with powdered sugar and serve warm!

Yaniv's Tip

Use room-temperature eggs and do not open the oven during the first stage of baking.

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