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Individual Tarte Tatin Recipe
3.4 from 42 votes

Individual Tarte Tatin Recipe

Balanced, flavorful, and enjoyable—this recipe has it all.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 5 Tarts
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French

Ingredients

For Caramel
  • 1/2 Cup sugar
  • 1/4 Cup water
  • 2 Tablespoons butter unsalted
For Tarte
  • 2 apple peeled, cored and sliced, Granny Smith variety
  • 1 heet puff pastry thawed

Instructions

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  1. Preheat Oven to 325 Degrees F.
  2. Grease a muffin tin with nonstick spray or butter
  3. In a heavy pot over medium heat, cook the sugar and water together. Stir every few minutes until caramel turns yellow or amber color (about 5 minutes)
  4. Remove from heat and add the butter. Being careful because caramel can splash. Mix with a spoon until combined
  5. Pour caramel into each muffin tin. Let it cool for a few minutes
  6. Arrange the apples on top of the caramel
  7. Bake for 30 minutes
  8. Meanwhile, using a cookie cutter or the rim of a glass, cut out puff pastry circles. Freeze the unused Puff Pastry
  9. After 30 minutes have elapsed, open the oven door and carefully place the puff pastry circles on top of each tart
  10. Bake for 20 minutes more
  11. Remove from oven, let them cool for 2-3 minutes and unmold onto a plate
  12. Enjoy!