Vegan Apple Tarte Tatin is one of my favorite French tarts. Haven’t you tried it yet? Oh, you’re missing out! It’s fruity, caramelized, rustic and so easy to make!
Vegan Apple Tarte Tatin
It’s not by chance that’s one of the most widely-known French desserts. It’s a comforting upside-down apple tart, filled with caramelized apples and covered with a pastry crust. And the best part is that no matter how it comes out as it always tastes like heaven!
If fruit tarts are your thing, you can’t miss my Vegan Strawberry Cream Puff Pastry Tart, the Vegan GF Peach Galette, or the Vegan GF Peach Raspberry Galette.
Ingredients for the Vegan Apple Tarte Tatin
Just five ingredients is what you need to make this vegan apple tart:
- Crust. I’ve used a ready made vegan puff pastry but feel free to use your go-to pie crust here, it will work great too. I’ve made this tart with both, pie and puff pastry, and I prefer the puff pastry base, I love its thin crisp flakes.
- Apples. As to the apples, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious and Braeburn are good choices, as well as the Gala variety, the one I used this time. I tend to cook with what I have on hand, but a good rule of thumb is to use a sweet and firm apple.
- Cinnamon. Such a warm and fragant spice! This spice is an staple in my kitchen and my baking. Don’t skip it, it just pairs perfectly with the caramel and the apples.
- Vegan butter. Use your favorite non-dairy butter brand. Luckily, nowadays there is almost a plant-based butter option for everyone.
- Sugar. You can use cane sugar, brown sugar or white sugar. Coconut sugar is another option but you’ll get a darker tart.
RECIPE
Vegan Apple Tarte Tatin
Vegan Apple Tarte Tatin is a comforting upside-down apple tart, filled with caramelized apples and covered with a golden puff pastry.
Ingredients
- ½ cup vegan butter room temperature
- 1 cup cane sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 6 big apples Granny Smith,Braeburn, Pink Lady
- 9 ounces vegan puff pastry store-bought is fine
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 357ºF /190 ºC.
- Place a 10-inch ovenproof heavy-based frying pan over medium heat and melt the butter. Add the sugar and the cinnamon and stir often until de mixture turns syrupy.
- Then, peel and cut the apples. It may seem a bit laborious, but, believe me, it’s done in five minutes. To do the job, use a vegetable peeler, a fruit core remover and a knife. First, peel the apples, then core them, and finally, halve them.
- Put them upside down in the pan, on top of the caramel. Bear in mind, that the side you put down is the side that will show once the tart is finished.
- Cook the apples for about 10-15 minutes, until tender.
- Roll out the puff pastry and cut out a circle about the same size as the top of the pan. Cover the apples with the pastry and tuck it around the apples.
- Transfer the pan to the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for about 10 minutes.
- Inverting the tart is the only tricky part, although I have to say that I have never had a bad experience myself. Using oven globes and inverting the pan together with the serving plate in one swift movement, guarantees success.
- And now, it is time to enjoy the fruity and caramelized tart! Serve at room temperature or slightly warm with some vanilla ice cream.
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I must admit, I had my doubts as tatin is all about butter and caramelization. However, as I have had the chance to work with vegan butter, I decided to give it a try. Worked just fine! BTW I love Miyoko’s creamery butter.
I love this tart so much! It is so perfect for the fall. Bookmarked to make this weekend, thank you so much for the recipe 🙂
Perfection in every way! Simple, delicious and yours looks amazing too!
This looks like a winner to me! Saving this for later to make. Thank you for sharing
Hope you will love it as much as we do! Thanks so much, Daniela! ❤️
I loved this vegan apple tarte tatin! It was such a huge hit after dinner. I’ll definitely be making it more often. Baking with puff pastry just makes everything so much easier!
Hi Anaiah! So glad you guys are all loving the apple tart! It is a hit around my house! I appreciate you taking your time to share your review. XO
This apple tarte Tatin was so good! It was juicy, perfectly sweet and so cozy! One of my favourite desserts of yours so far. Thanks for sharing it!
Hi, Chris! Thank you so much! I am beyond happy to read your positive review. So glad you all loved it! Enjoy! ❤️
I always love trying out new apple desserts and this one looks so delicious!
This tart tatin is so beautiful! I have always wanted to attempt one but have been too chicken. Can’t wait to try this out!
It’s decadent enough to be dessert but healthy enough to be breakfast or snack. You will love it! Thanks for commenting, Kayla!
This looks amazing! I can’t wait to make it this weekend!!
I’m so glad! Thanks for commenting, Chantry! XO
I can not wait to make this for a a vegan friend of mine. Thank you for sharing!
Daniela, I’m super glad to hear that you love it! Thank you for letting me know!
This is absolutely gorgeous and mouthwatering! I have a bunch of apples cant wait to try!
That is great to hear, Stef! I am so glad that you love my recipe that much! Thank you so much for sharing and following along with me ❤️
I’ve never tried making my own tarte tatin before but your instructions are so clear and easy to follow. This is such a delicious dessert, perfect for the fall months.
You have to make it, Lucy, you’ll love it. This is the perfect baked apple dessert for fall. XO
This looks amazing! I’ll be trying your delicious recipe next weekend, I’m sure my family will love it!
ENJOY! This is such an easy-baked apple dessert. So much easier than apple pie.
Love it that I could use store-bought puff pastry. This tarte tatin was super easy to make and tasted wonderful, thank you for such a delicious recipe!
That is great to hear! I am so glad that you loved my recipe that much! Thank you so much for sharing and following along with me.
OMG! This recipe is soooo delicious. Tarte Tatin is one of my all time favorite desserts but I’ve never made it with vegan butter or puff pastry. We had some vegan friends over for dinner last weekend, so I gave it a go and we all loved it! Thank you for a wonderful recipe!
How kind of you! I’m glad that you loved the tart! Thank you so much for sharing your review!
Wow this looks amazing! My family loves apples and would certainly love caramelized apples. I also love that your photography takes us closer and closer to the point that we can taste it. I’ll be making this recipe this week. Thanks again.
You’re so welcome! I’ve made this apple tart dozens of times and, unlike other cakes, this is a very forgiving recipe, it turns out absolutely delicious every time. Thanks for the comment!