Caramel Apple Tart

Classic apple pie filling in a flakey tart pastry crust with notes of cinnamon, allspice and cloves drizzled in easy, homemade caramel sauce.

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Every year when I was a little girl my dad would take me to The Devon Horse Show. I’ve ridden since the age of 5, and it was always our special thing to do together. We still go today, usually in a larger group, but those first few years were just the two of us.

We’d sit up in the stands, watch whatever event was happening that day, and then mosey around all of the fair vendors. After a long day “talking shop” and expelling all of my horsey wisdom on my dad, we’d go back to my favorite little cotton candy and candy apple cart.

I’d order this GIANT caramel apple the size of my head. I’d spend a few minutes trying to knaw my way through the thick caramel coating to take a chomp out of the crisp, tart apple. It. Was. Delicious.

I get a craving for these apples every once in a while, and that’s when I thought of it. Why not cover my favorite apple pie filling in caramel sauce? I thought a tart would be fun because they’re just so gorgeous. It’s easy to make them beautiful and slip them right out of the pan.

I used Dixie Crystals Sugar to create a rich and silky caramel sauce from scratch. Wait until you see how easy it is to do! I’ll show you how below. I love using Dixie Crystals and I started using their products when they were kind enough to donate to the Cookies for Kid’s Cancer campaign I was a part of. I love their sugar because their products are 100% pure cane sugar, all-natural, & non-GMO.

You guys know I never shy away from treats in moderation but it’s got to be the real stuff, you know?

Now, let’s talk more about this tart.

What’s in a Caramel Apple Tart?

This caramel apple tart has layers of fresh apples – I used Granny Smith – skin on, sliced thin. Apple pie spice, Dixie Crystals granulated sugar, lemon juice and tapioca starch (or cornstarch) mixed in with apples.

This all gets baked into my classic pastry dough. That recipe makes 2 crusts, so be sure to set one aside and freeze it for later.

The caramel is just this – Dixie Crystal granulated sugar, water, sea salt, heavy cream, and butter. That’s all! More on that in a minute.

How do you make the apples into a pretty design?

It’s really fun to do a neat spiral design with the apples and it’s was easier than it looks. First, take the pieces that are a little big or a little small and lay them on the bottom of the tart shell. They’ll be your base layer.

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Then, starting from the outside layer, lay similar-sized apple slices on top of each other. Then, do another row in the middle, overlapping on top of the outside row. That’s all!

How do you make homemade caramel sauce?

This is VERY easy and I’ll provide specific instruction in the recipe printout. But really all you do is simmer sugar, water and sea salt for around 2 minutes until it turns golden brown. Then, you add cream and butter et voila! I’m not kidding!

Love apple pie? Check out this recipe for lattice top apple pie!

In other news, Dixie Crystals is running their annual Scary Scramble Contest for Halloween from October 13-20^th. Each day they post a scrambled recipe title and you have to search the site and find the recipe. 25 winners receive a prize! Check out this page for details!

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