Tarte aux Pommes
French apple tart
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- 1 Puff pastry
- 4 Apple (tart)
- 60 g Sugar
- 30 g Butter
- 1 tsp Vanilla
Method
- Heat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
- Roll out the pastry and thinly slice the apples.
- Fan the apples over the pastry, dot with butter, and dust with sugar and vanilla.
- Bake until the pastry is crisp and the apples caramelised, about 25 minutes.
- Cool slightly, then slice and serve.
Nutrition per serving
Estimated from ingredients; varies with exact portions and brands.
About Tarte aux Pommes
Tarte aux pommes is the everyday French apple tart, a thin, unfussy dessert where sliced apples are fanned over pastry and baked until the fruit caramelizes at the edges. Unlike a deep American pie, it is flat and open-faced, prizing the look and flavor of the apples themselves over a thick filling. This version leans on puff pastry for a quick, flaky base, with the apples dotted with butter and dusted with sugar and vanilla so they brown and concentrate as they roast. The traditional apricot glaze gives the finished tart its signature shine and a faint fruity gloss.
Made with tart apples, it balances sweet caramelized edges against a clean, slightly sharp fruit flavor, and the puff pastry shatters into buttery layers beneath. It is homey rather than showy, the kind of tart found in French home kitchens and neighborhood boulangeries alike. Serve it warm or at room temperature, on its own with coffee or alongside a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a spoon of crème fraîche. Slicing the apples thinly and fanning them tightly is what lets them cook evenly and caramelize in the roughly twenty-five minutes it needs.
Tarte aux Pommes: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Tarte aux Pommes?
One serving of Tarte aux Pommes has about 222 calories, with 2g of protein, 32g of carbs, 11g of fat and 3g of fiber. These are estimates based on the ingredient amounts in this recipe and will vary with your exact portions and brands.
Is Tarte aux Pommes gluten-free?
As written, no — it contains Puff pastry. You'd need a certified gluten-free swap for that ingredient to make it gluten-free.
Is Tarte aux Pommes dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Puff pastry, Butter. Swapping those for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
How long does Tarte aux Pommes take to make?
About 50 minutes start to finish, but only around 16 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
How many servings does Tarte aux Pommes make?
This recipe makes 6 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.