Description
Delicate rose-shaped apple slices nestled in buttery tart shells with a caramel glaze.
Ingredients
- Fresh red apples
- All-purpose flour
- Butter
- Sugar
- Lemon juice
- Apricot or caramel glaze
- Cinnamon (optional)
- Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prepare tart dough by mixing flour, sugar, and cold butter until crumbly; press into tartlet pans and chill.
- Bake tart shells for 10–12 minutes until lightly golden; cool slightly.
- Thinly slice apples and microwave briefly with lemon juice until pliable.
- Arrange apple slices in overlapping spirals inside each shell to form a rose shape.
- Brush with apricot or caramel glaze for shine and sweetness.
- Bake for another 15–20 minutes until apples soften and edges brown slightly.
- Cool and serve warm or at room temperature with a dusting of sugar.
Notes
- Ensure apples are thinly sliced for better presentation and texture.
- Chilling the tart dough helps in achieving a flaky crust.
- Optional cinnamon can enhance the flavor of the apples.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tartlet
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg