Easy French Apple Tart

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5 from 1 vote

This gorgeous and delicious French Apple Tart is a tribute to pure apple flavor. It is perfect for entertaining and pairs perfect with an afternoon cup of tea! This will be a recipe you make and remake for years to come!

Prep Time15

Total Time55

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Italian/ French

Keyword: apple tart, french apple tart

Servings: servings

Author: Elena Davis

Ingredients

1 recipe Ultimate All Butter Pie Crust OR Grandma Rhea's Vegan Pie Crust follow instructions in recipe to partially blind bake the crust, use a 9"inch baking dish
4 medium apples cored, and thinly sliced
1 cup applesauce (homemade or store bought) 8 ounces
1 tablespoons butter melted
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
2 tablespoons apple or apricot jam

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
Set aside the partially blind baked pie crust in 9" inch pan
In a small bowl combine the melted butter, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Mix well. Set aside.
Spoon the applesauce in the bottom of the prepared blind baked pie crust. Cover bottom completely.
Arrange the thinly sliced apples in a circular pattern around the pie dish. Starting with the outer edge, slightly overlapping the apple, and working towards the center of the pie.
After apples are arranged us a pastry brush to cover the apples with the melted butter, lemon, and vanilla mixture
Bake for 35-40 minutes until the apples are golden brown. If the crust starts to brown too much cover the edges with tin foil.
After the tart is done baking, brush the top of apples with jam to make glossy.
If desired, place the tart back in the oven on Broil for 2 minutes to brown the apples a little more.

Notes

The “Wow” factor in this tart is making the apples look pretty. All you need to know is: cut them thin and put a little jam to make them glossy when you are finished!

For this tart I used the Pink Lady variety since I like the slightly pink hue. You could use any variety such as Honey Crisp, Fuji, or Gala.

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