Easy Puff Pastry Apple Tarts Recipe

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5 from 4 votes

You won’t believe how amazing this layered apple tart tastes. Crisp puff pastry smothered with cinnamon and nutmeg-infused cream cheese covered with tart apples and then topped with cream cheese and sour cream drizzle. Looks fancy - but so easy to make!

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

Additional Time10

Total Time10

Course: Donuts & Pastries

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple tartlets, apple tarts, apple tarts with puff pastry, easy apple tarts with puff pastry, puff pastry apple tartlets, puff pastry apple tarts, recipe for apple tarts using puff pastry

Servings:

Calories: 145kcal

Author: Michaela Kenkel

Equipment

Ingredients

1 sheet Puff Pastry thawed
1 8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 apples larger apples cored and cut into ¼ “ slices, skin left on
2 Tablespoons butter sliced into ¼ “ pieces
¼ cup chopped pecans or walnuts
2 Tablespoons sugar divided
¼ cup sour cream

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
With your mixer, whip cream cheese, cinnamon, and nutmeg together until fluffy.
Unfold the puff pastry onto a lightly floured surface. Cut into 3 rectangles (should work to cut at the folds) and place them on the baking sheet.
Spread ½ cup of the cream cheese mixture over the puff pastry.
Reserving the remaining.
Cover with apple slices, overlapping to fit the slices on the puff pastry.
Top with butter and pecans. Sprinkle with 1 Tablespoon sugar.
Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the apples are tender and the puff pastry is golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool for about 10 minutes.
Again, with your mixer, blend the remaining cream cheese mixture, sugar, and sour cream until smooth. (add a little milk if necessary)
Drizzle over tarts.
Serve warm.

Notes

Leftovers will keep for 2-3 days though the pastry may get soggy from the moisture in the apples. You can freeze leftover apple tarts though the texture of the puff pastry may be altered. Cover the apple tart with plastic wrap or place in an airtight container. You can place them back in the oven once defrosted to crisp them up again.

adapted from HyVee Supermarket recipe

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