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Cinnamon Caramel Apple Tart

Butter crust, luscious cinnamon caramel with tart green apples, this cinnamon caramel apple tart is delicious!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Course: Dessert, treat
Cuisine: American, Dessert, French, treat
Keyword: Apple, caramel, Christmas, Dessert, Easter, Fall, Thanksgiving
Servings: 1 10 inch tart

Ingredients

  • For the tart crust:
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter - cold
  • 7-8 tablespoons water
  • For the cinnamon caramel:
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons corn syrup
  • 8 tablespoons salted butter
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon - more to sprinkle on top
  • 6 Green Granny Smith Apples - thinly sliced optional to peel or you can leave the skins on.

Instructions

  • For tart crust:
  • Pre-heat oven to 350 F.
  • Grease your tart pan, this dough caramelizes on the bottom and will stick if not greased.
  • Mix together the flour, the sugar and salt.
  • Add the cold butter chunks and use a pastry cutter or fork to work butter into dough until dough starts looks crumby.
  • Add the cold water one tablespoon at a time and mix until dough can form a ball.
  • Roll dough out on a piece of parchment paper so it’s thin and the right dimensions for your tart pan.
  • Place tart pan on top and slide your hand under the parchment paper and flip the pan over with the tart dough on top.
  • Work dough into the edges of your tart pan then take a knife and trim along the top edge of the tart pan so you have a clean edge.
  • For cinnamon caramel:
  • In a microwave safe bowl or in a sauce pan, add sugar, salt, corn syrup, salted butter, cream, vanilla and cinnamon together and stir.
  • Microwave for 1 minute and stir. mixture will be runny and we want it runny.
  • If using a sauce pan, heat until mixture heats up and sugar starts to dissolves, remove from heat.
  • For assembly:
  • Fill crust with 1/2 cinnamon caramel mixture, line 1/2 of the apple slices on top of caramel.
  • Then add the other half of the cinnamon caramel , followed by the other half of apples.
  • Bake at 350 F. for 1 hour.
  • Sprinkle with cinnamon and let tart rest until cooled, then enjoy.