Rustic Caramel Apple Tart
Servings: 12
Calories: 207kcal
This rustic caramel apple tart made with puff pastry is a festive seasonal dessert made with a puff pastry sheet, granny smith apples, sugar and spice, and caramel sauce that is nice! We have a few tricks to make this rustic puff pastry apple tart fully vegan. Serve with your favorite ice cream or whipped topping.
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Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 3 med Granny Smith apples
- ⅔ cup brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 Tablespoons vegan butter melted
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 3 Tablespoons aquafaba see notes
- 2 Tablespoons turbo sugar
- ⅓ cup caramel sauce see notes
Instructions
- First, thaw the frozen puff pastry sheet according to the box directions. This will take up to four hours if done in the refrigerator.
- Preheat the oven to 400°
- Melt the vegan butter. You can melt it in the microwave, or place it in slices in a dish on top of the stove while it is preheating.
- Cut the thawed puff pastry into thirds. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the three puff pastry rectangles on the baking sheet. Set it aside.
- Wash, dry, and thinly slice the apples - making sure to leave out any seeds or core area.
- Add the sliced apples to a bowl along with the brown sugar, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, melted butter, and salt. Toss around to fully coat the apples.
- Place the coated apple slices in rows on the puff pastry sheets, overlapping each slice as necessary. Spoon any additional leftover sugar mixture on top of the sliced apples on the pastry sheets.
- Use a pastry brush to brush a thin layer of aquafaba along the edges of each puff pastry sheet. Sprinkle the turbinado sugar along the brushed edges.
- Bake for twenty minutes or until the puff pastry is nicely golden brown and "puffed".
- Decide how many pieces of apple tart you would like and cut accordingly. You can cut the three strips into four for twelve total servings or serve as a whole piece and allow everyone to cut their own slice.
- Drizzle the caramel sauce on top. Or you can serve it on the side and allow everyone to drizzle their own.
- Remove from the baking sheet and place the pastries on a serving tray. Serve immediately.
Notes
Use three medium or four small apples. You can use another apple of your choice. I happen to like the Granny Smith apple for its texture when baked, and snappy tart flavor that pairs beautifully with the sweet caramel sauce.
Aquafaba is the liquid from a can of chickpeas. See the blog post above for some great recipes to use those chickpeas in!
I use apple pie spice because it's super tasty and "seasonal" tasting! However, I have also just used cinnamon alone and it is still delicious!
There have been a few vegan adaptations to this recipe that you may not want to use if you are not vegan or are vegetarian. You can use regular dairy butter instead of vegan butter. Instead of aquafaba to brush on the puff pastry, you can beat one egg and brush that on before sprinkling the sugar.
Turbo sugar has nice large crystals and is perfect to garnish the top of pastries. You can use any larger sugar crystals. I have even used cake sprinkles that are basically large sugar crystals.
Use your choice of caramel sauce. If you are vegan then read the ingredients list. I've also listed some homemade options in the blog post above.
Much commercial puff pastry is vegan, but not all. Read the ingredients.
Nutrition
Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 94mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 114IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg