Last time I made this tart my husband said “how is it that you won’t eat apple pie and yet you make such a delicious one?”. It’s true, I am not a fan of apple pie, tart, etc… BUT this one is always a huge hit. I bake and cook each component separately, the cumble, the crust and the filling, then bring them all together in one dessert. It keeps the crust more crisp that way, which I’m a huge fan of.
They are many different crust options out there, flaky pie crust, crumb crust, Pâte Brisée (for savory foods like this quiche), Pàte Sucrée (sweet) and what I used for this one a Pâte Sablée (Sandy). You CAN use the Pàte Sucrée if you want, but I love this crumbly texture for this dessert. It pairs nicely with the crumble topping!
Apple Crumble Tart
Ingredients
Pâte Sablée Crust
- 8 Tbsp butter softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/8 C all-purpose flour
Apple Pie Filling
- 4 Tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/3 C granulated sugar
- 5 med apples
- 3 Tbsp water
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 4 tsp cornstarch
- 2 Tbsp water
Crumble
- 3/4 C old fashioned oats
- 1/2 C all-purpose flour
- 1/3 C packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 C butter cubed and softened
Instructions
Pâte Sablée Crust
- In a stand mixer, or with a hand mixer, cream butter, sugar, yolk, and salt until smooth.
- Add flour and slowly mix until dough is uniform.
- Turn dough out and using your hands, form into a disc. Wrap and chill dough 15-30 mins
- Roll or pat the pastry evenly in the bottom and up the sides of an 8-9 inch tart pan, cover with plastic wrap and chill 30 mins
- preheat oven to 400
- lightly prick the bottom of the pastry crust and bake for 5 mins
- reduce heat to 350 and continue to bake for 15 mins
- Let cool.
Apple Pie Filling
- peel, core and slice apples
- In a large saucepan melt butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar over medium heat
- stir in apples, 3 Tbsp water and lemon juice
- cover and cook stirring occasionally 4-6 min until slightly soft
- in a small bowl combine cornstarch and water, add to pan stirring, cook apples until soft and filling is thickened, let bubble 1 min
- Pour into tart crust
Crumble
- Preheat oven to 375
- mix everything and spread into a cookie sheet
- bake for 20 mins stirring every 5
- let cool then spread on top of tart
Nutrition
And there you have it! A fairly quick dessert (if you have the crust premade at least) and a tasty one too! I may prefer chocolate, but I do understand why people like this one. It’s perfect for a Fall party and well any fall event! What is YOUR favorite fall comfort foods?
Jewett
Way to much butter for me!