📍 Centre-Val de Loire

Tarte Tatin

Name: Tarte Tatin
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 800 g firm apples, peeled and quartered; 1 sheet all-butter puff pastry, 250 g; 120 g sugar; 80 g unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 pinch salt

· Dessert

Upside-down French tart of caramelized apples on a crisp puff pastry base.

Editorial content by WorldBites · 2026-09-23 · Contact

⏱ 100 min🍽 8 servings📊 Intermediate🏷 Commonly associated🌱 Vegetarian

Preparation: 25 min
Cooking: 45 min
Waiting and resting: 30 min

History

Tarte Tatin is linked to Lamotte-Beuvron in the Loire Valley. Its accidental invention is a popular story, although the historical details remain uncertain.

Ingredients

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Preparation

1
Heat the oven to 190 °C. Cook the sugar and butter in an ovenproof pan until amber caramel forms.
2
Add the apples and lemon, pack them closely together and cook until they begin to soften.
3
Cover the apples with pastry and tuck its edges inside the pan.
4
Bake until the pastry is golden and cooked through. Let the tart cool slightly before turning it out.
5
Place a large plate over the pan, invert carefully and serve warm.

Cooking tips

Use an ovenproof pan and protect your hands when turning out the hot caramel.

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