Apple Crumble Tart | Cookies & Cups

This apple crumble tart is the best and coziest fall dessert! It has a basic pie crust packed filled with heat, sweet-tart apples baked below a crunchy, buttery apple crumble topping. It’s prepared for the oven in minutes and it’s my favourite manner to make use of up recent fall apples.

For those who’re craving basic apple pie however less than the duty of baking a full pie, this tart is the reply! You may additionally love these simple apple pie bars.

Why I Love This Simple Apple Crumble Tart 

This simple apple crumble tart provides me all of the flavors I like in a basic apple pie, with out having to really bake a full pie. For those who’ve been round right here lengthy sufficient, you’ll know that I haven’t at all times been a pie baker. This apple crumble tart is the proper compromise. Right here’s why you’ll like it, too:

• Buttery apple crumble topping. I imply, when you love Dutch apple pie, you’re already going to fall head over heels for this apple crumble tart. It’s a juicy, buttery apple crumble baked right into a flaky pie crust. Too good!
• Prepared in 10 minutes. For the oven, that’s. This apple tart is a breeze to assemble, particularly if I take advantage of a refrigerated pie crust. 
• All events. An apple crumble tart is the proper last-minute fall dessert that tastes similar to apple pie! This recipe at all times wows on the vacation desk, too.

Elements You’ll Want

I’m all a couple of dessert that retains it easy! You want solely a handful of substances for this tart, which I define right here. Scroll to the recipe card beneath the publish for a printable checklist with quantities.

• Pie Crust – If I’m brief on time, a refrigerated pie crust works nice rather than my homemade flaky pie crust recipe.
• Apples – Slice or cube up your favourite baking apples, like Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Braeburn apples. For a wide range of flavors and textures, you should use a mix of apples.
• Brown Sugar – Mild or darkish. You too can use granulated sugar.
• Cinnamon – Apple pie spice additionally works right here, or you should use a mix of spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
• Butter – This may be salted or unsalted, simply be sure that it’s chilly from the fridge. Additionally, please don’t use margarine in your crumble topping. The feel and style simply received’t be the identical!
• Flour – You’ll minimize the butter with flour and brown sugar to make the crumble topping. All-purpose flour works completely. You might additionally substitute oats for an oat crumble, much like an apple crisp.

The best way to Make an Apple Crumble Tart

Right here’s how one can make the proper apple crumble tart full of all types of yummy fall flavors. The perfect half is, when you don’t have a pie crust, you can also make this recipe as a standard, crust-free apple crumble utilizing the identical steps. Comply with alongside beneath and scroll to the recipe card for printable recipe instructions.

• Put together the crust. Press your ready pie crust right into a 9” tart pan or pie plate and pinch gently alongside the rim.
• Add the apples. Subsequent, pile your chopped apples into the crust. Sprinkle them generously with cinnamon sugar.

• Add the crumble. Now, use a fork or a pastry cutter to chop chilly butter with brown sugar and flour. Scatter the crumble evenly over the apples.
• Bake! Your apple crumble tart goes into the oven to bake for 45 minutes at 400ºF. Let the tart cool earlier than you slice it.

Recipe Suggestions

• You’ll solely want one pie crust. Many home made pie crust recipes (together with mine) make two pie crusts, high and backside, however you’ll solely want one for this tart. Verify the recipe you’re utilizing and halve it if wanted. In any other case, you possibly can at all times make two apple tarts!
• Pile on the apples. If it seems to be like there’s a mountain of apples in your crust, don’t fear. Apples launch a variety of liquid as they bake, so overfilling prevents the highest of the tart from sinking.
• You might want kind of apples, relying on the scale. I take advantage of between 4-5 medium-sized Granny Smiths. Others have commented that they solely wanted 3-4, so use your judgment. 
• Use chilly butter. The butter you employ to make the crumble topping ought to be chilly. You possibly can dice it when you’d like, to make it simpler to combine with the opposite substances. Don’t use room temperature or melted butter, although, because the topping will unfold and the crumble received’t be crunchy.

Often Requested Questions

Serving Recommendations

Identical to apple pie, this apple crumble tart tastes superb served a la mode. So, high it with a scoop of your favourite ice cream, both store-bought or homemade. It’s additionally nice with an excellent ol’ dollop of whipped cream! I like how cozy the flavors are subsequent to a heat mug of espresso or tea, or my seasonal favourite, pumpkin spice hot chocolate. To essentially take this apple tart excessive, serve with a drizzle of caramel sauce (you possibly can thank me later).

The best way to Retailer

• Refrigerate. Retailer this apple crumble tart lined within the fridge for as much as 4 days. I wish to heat leftover slices within the microwave for 20-30 seconds earlier than serving.
• Freeze. You possibly can freeze the baked and cooled apple tart double-wrapped in plastic wrap or foil. It’ll final within the freezer for 1-2 months. Thaw the tart within the fridge earlier than serving.

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This recipe was initially posted in 2014, however the photos and extra useful suggestions have been up to date in 2024.

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