Easy Puff Pastry Apple Tarts
They may look fancy, but these easy puff pastry apple tarts are anything but! This easy rustic apple tarts recipe is so delicious. Fill these apple pastries with your favorite apple variety, cinnamon and sugar.
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Fall is on the horizon and it is the official start of apple season here at our farm. This year’s crop looks wonderful. We are letting out a sigh of relief since last year’s crop was not great.
As farmers, we learn to fight the elements, think positive and take the good with the bad. That is just one reason farming is one of hardest professions. It is just so unpredictable. But, we have to look at the bright side of life here…. apple season calls for an abundance of apple desserts like these Easy Puff Pastry Apple Tarts.
Are you with me? I hope so because I love baking. Fall baking season is here and that means apples are fresh and ready for all those delicious apple desserts. Is your mouth watering yet? Mine is. So let’s whip out those aprons
What Ingredients Do I Need To Make these individual puff pastry apple tarts?
Six ingredients are all it takes to make this delicious and easy apple pastry recipe. Six! How is that for a simple apple dessert? But don’t be fooled by the number of ingredients. These Easy Puff Pastry Apple Tarts are divine. I love these rustic apple tarts. The only problem is trying to refrain from eating the whole batch.
Light brown sugar
Butter
Frozen puff pastry
3 medium Gala or Honeycrisp apples, peeled and cored and sliced thinly.
What Are The Best Apples For Baking?
While there some apple varieties are better for eating and some are better for baking, I am one who believes you can bake with any kind of apple. So if you don’t have a certain baking apple on hand, any apple will work just as well in this recipe.
I love to mix my apples when baking. Mixing apple varieties in gives your apple dessert recipe a delicious depth of flavor. Here are some apple varieties that are good for baking and eating.
Winesap
Cameo
Gala
Granny Smith
Honeycrisp
Jonathan
Cortland
Pink Lady
Braeburn
Red Delicious
Golden Delicious
How Do I Make Homemade Apple Tarts?
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl, mix together the room temperature butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and vanilla.
Take the thawed pastry dough sheet and cut into 6 equal rectangles. Transfer to the baking sheet and spread a couple of teaspoons of the mixture onto each rectangle.
Place the apple slices with the skin side up onto each pastry rectangle. Fold the edges upwards, pinching to seal the corners. Drizzle any remaining sugar mixture onto the apple slices
. Brush edgesof pastry with the melted butter.Bake in the oven 25-30 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown. Serve warm!
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Easy Puff Pastry Apple Tarts
They may look fancy, but these easy puff pastry apple tarts are anything but! This easy rustic apple tarts recipe is so delicious. Fill these apple pastries with your favorite apple variety, cinnamon and sugar. This easy rustic apple tart recipe is perfect for breakfast or a quick snack.
Ingredients
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons salted butter, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons of melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 sheet of frozen puff pastry, thawed out
- 3 medium Gala or Honeycrisp apples, peeled and cored and sliced thinly
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, mix together the room temperature butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and vanilla.
- Take the thawed pastry dough sheet and cut into 6 equal rectangles. Transfer to the baking sheet and spread a couple teaspoons of the mixture onto each rectangle.
- Place the apple slices with the skin side up onto each pastry rectangle. Fold the edges upwards, pinching to seal the corners.
- Drizzle any remaining sugar mixture onto the apple slices.
- Brush edges of pastry with the melted butter.
- Bake in the oven 25-30 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown. Serve warm!