This post has been sponsored by Challenge Butter. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Apple Tart is one of my family’s favorite desserts. It’s also one of the easiest to make thanks to Challenge Unsalted Butter. I make sure to add it to my list on the Randalls mobile app to ensure I always have it on-hand in my fridge. All 5 ingredients can be found at Randalls with ease. This crust is unbelievably flaky and the apples bring the right amount of sweetness to this recipe. It’s the perfect holiday treat!
During the holidays I love recipes similar to this Apple Tart! Meaning, I love making the entire dessert in a baking sheet and it makes plenty of servings. My Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars are some of my favorites and they actually freeze really well. These Christmas Magic Cookie Bars are also a treat that everyone loves!
Raising three boys isn’t always the easiest, but they sure make it fun! I’ve always had them in the kitchen with me since they were little. They’ve helped me mix, measure and stir. Now that they are older, they each get to take part in the baking process and I don’t need to supervise them too much.
This apple tart basically has 3 parts to it. Making the pastry dough, preparing the apples by slicing, sprinkling with sugar and dotting with Challenge Butter. Lastly, baking and adding a simple peach glaze over the top. Nothing tastes better than a recipe where everyone has a hand in making it.
It really is a joy to be in the kitchen with my family. Especially around the holiday season! I love using Challenge Butter for my holiday baking because there is nothing artificial added ever. They’re one of the oldest dairy co-operatives in the country and since 1911, they’ve been churning fresh butter every single day!
How To Make An Apple Tart
- Combine flour, sugar and salt in a food processor. Pulse for 10 seconds to combine.
- Add in 12 tablespoons of Challenge Unsalted Butter and pulse for another 30 seconds until butter is in small bits the size of a pea.
- With the food processor on, slowly drizzle in cold water. Mix until the dough comes together in a ball.
- Lightly roll out the dough on a floured surface then wrap tightly in plastic wrap.
- Chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
- When ready to bake, remove from the fridge and let it sit on the counter for 5 minutes.
- Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle 11×15. Trim up edges if needed.
- Fold up edges a bit and then chill in the fridge while you prepare the apples.
- Wash apples and cut 10 slices from each apple.
- Arrange each slice in rows, slightly overlapping each other on top of the dough.
- Sprinkle with granulated sugar and dot with Challenge Butter.
- Bake for 45 minutes until golden brown.
- In a small bowl, heat peach preserves in a microwave for 30 seconds.
- Once tart is removed from the oven, brush immediately with warmed peach preserves.
- Serve immediately.
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You must give these other apple recipes a try!
- Classic Apple Crisp
- Caramel Apple Nacho Bar
- Apple Cake with Caramel Apple Glaze
- Chicken Apple Pasta Salad
- Baked Apple Salad by Oh So Deliciouso
Apple Tart Recipe
Apple Tart
Ingredients
FOR PASTRY DOUGH
- 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1 TBSP Granulated Sugar
- 12 TBSP Butter, Cold and Diced
- 1/2 Cup Ice Cold Water
FOR APPLES
- 4-5 Honeycrisp Apples
*If you want an ombre effect, use the below apples instead of just honeycrisp.
- 1 Ambrosia Apple
- 1 Dazzle Apple
- 1 Golden Delicious Apple
- 1 Zestar Apple
- 1 Envy Apple
- 1 Sweet Tango Apple
- 1 Smitten Apple
- 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 4 TBSP Butter, Cold and Diced
- 1/2 Cup Peach Preserves
Instructions
- Combine flour, sugar and salt in a food processor.
- Pulse for 10 seconds to combine.
- Add in 12 tablespoons of butter and pulse for another 30 seconds until butter is in small bits the size of a pea.
- With the food processor on, slowly drizzle in cold water.
- Mix until the dough comes together in a ball.
- Lightly roll out the dough on a floured surface then wrap tightly in plastic wrap.
- Chill flat in the refrigerator for 1 hour up to 24 hours.
- When ready to bake, remove from the fridge and let it sit on the counter for 5 minutes.
- Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle 11×15. Trim up edges if needed.
- Place dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Fold up edges a bit and then chill in the fridge while you prepare the apples.
- Wash apples and cut 10 slices from each apple.
- Arrange each slice in rows, slightly overlapping each other on top of the dough.
- If arranging in ombre color, start darkest to lightest.
- Sprinkle with granulated sugar and dot with butter.
- Bake for 45 minutes until golden brown.
- In a small bowl, heat peach preserves in a microwave for 30 seconds.
- Once tart is removed from the oven, brush immediately with warmed peach preserves.
- Cut and serve immediately.
