The apple Tarte Tatin is a classic dessert that usually pleases everyone. Easy to prepare with just a few, readily available ingredients — an extraordinary dessert in its simplicity. A staple of French cuisine, you can find it in many versions with different fruits; serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an amazing result!

Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Budget-friendly
Preparation time: 40 Minutes
Portions: 10 Servings
Cooking methods: Oven
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

Ingredients

as needed butter
4 tablespoons caramel (about 200 g (7 oz). If you don't have ready caramel, you will need about 200 g (1 cup / ~7 oz) granulated sugar to make it)
6 apples (weighing about 200 g each (about 7 oz each))
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 round puff pastry (about 230 g (about 8 oz))
7 walnuts

Steps

Wash, peel the apples and cut them into quarters.
Butter a 11-inch (28 cm) diameter pan and completely cover the bottom with the caramel. If you don’t have ready caramel, here is how to make it: butter the bottom of the pan and sprinkle it with about 200 g (1 cup / ~7 oz) of sugar. Place the pan over moderate heat for about 10–15 minutes until the sugar has caramelized. Remove the pan from the heat and let it cool slightly.
Arrange the apple slices on top, placing the outer (rounded) side down and the concave side up.
I added some leftover pastry cream from a previous recipe, but you can omit it if you prefer. Now finish with a generous dusting of brown sugar.
Cover everything with the round puff pastry.
Tuck the puff pastry well down along the edges of the pan.
Bake at 356°F for about 25–30 minutes. Once removed from the oven, let it cool, otherwise the syrup that has formed may run out.
Once cooled, place it on a serving plate and finish with the previously crushed walnuts.