Apple Tart With Spiced Caramel Sauce
These elegant apple and marzipan tarts are a delightful treat for any occasion. Crisp puff pastry encases a layer of sweet marzipan and a ring of tender, baked apples glazed with a luscious butter and honey mixture. Drizzled with a spiced caramel sauce and served with a dollop of creamy vanilla ice cream, these tarts are a harmonious blend of flavors and textures. Perfect for a special dessert that is sure to impress your guests.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 450g/1lb all-butter puff pastry
- 1 free-range egg yolk
- 300g/10½oz marzipan
- 4 dessert apples
- 50g/1¾oz butter
- 4 tbsp clear honey
- vanilla ice cream
- 150g/5½oz caster sugar
- 2 star anise
- ½ tsp cloves
- ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- ½ tsp juniper berries
- 175ml/6fl oz double cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 210C/425F/Gas 7.
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the puff pastry to 3-4mm/â in thick. Cut out four 12cm/4½in circles using a pastry cutter and transfer to a baking tray.
- Score a circle in the centre of the pastry with a knife (leaving a 1cm/½in border) then brush with egg wash.
- Roll the marzipan out to 5mm/¼in thick and cut into four 11cm/4¼in circles and place in the centre of the pastry. Carefully place the apples in an overlapping ring over the marzipan to cover it all.
- Place the butter and honey in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer, stirring to combine. Brush most of it over the top of the apples.
- Place in the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the pastry is risen and golden-brown.
- Brush with any remaining melted butter and honey to glaze.
- For the spiced caramel sauce, place the sugar and spices in a frying pan and cook until the sugar is melted and golden-brown. Whisk in the double cream and bring to a simmer.
- Cook for 3-5 minutes, or until just thickened, then pass through a fine sieve into a clean pan.
- To serve, place the tarts in the centre of serving plates and spoon the sauce around the edge. Finish with a spoonful of ice cream on top.
Cook Time
30M
Prep Time
PT30M
Yield
Serves 4
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