This apple crumb tart is a family favorite. It’s very simple to make, uses uncomplicated ingredients, and looks and tastes amazing.
Made up of a perfectly buttery flaky shortcrust pasty that’s made from scratch, filled with apples dusted with cinnamon and then finished off with crumble that’s made together with the pastry. So, you don’t have to make the crumble extra.
The apple crumble cake tastes great with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, vanilla sauce (aka. Vanilla custard), whipped cream or just like that.
I made this apple crumb tart yesterday at my 4-year-old daughter’s request. This morning we had it for breakfast and as always, we enjoyed every bit of it. Now I’m forced to bake again before going to bed.
What you’ll need to make apple crumble tart recipe
For shortcrust pastry
- 250 g (2 cups/ 8.8 oz) plain flour/ all-purpose flour plus extra for dusting
- 100 g (½ cup/ 3.5 oz) sugar
- a pinch of salt
- 150 g (5.3 oz) Butter, soft
- 1 medium egg, room temperature
For the simple apple filling
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 6 medium apples (750 g/ 1 2/3 lbs.)
- about 2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
Recipe for apple crumble tart with step by step photos
How to make and roll out shortcrust pastry
Begin by greasing a 28 cm (11 inches) flan dish with butter. In a bowl combine an egg, sugar, butter, flour, and a pinch of salt.
Using your hands mix all the ingredients together to form a firm dough. Divide the dough into two doughs: 2/3 (two thirds) and 1/3 (one third).
Roll out the 2/3 pastry dough on a lightly dusted parchment paper or silicon mat with a dusted rolling pin. Then gently turn the rolled-out pastry into the prepared flan dish (tart tin) and remove the silicon mat or parchment paper.
Cut off the overhanging pastry. Then press the pastry into the flan dish with your hands.
Use the pastry that you cut off just to make sure that the bottom and the sides are nicely covered. Refrigerate while making the apple filling. Also refrigerate the 1/3 dough.
Make the apple filling
Next preheat the oven to 180 ° C (360 °F), with both top and bottom heat. Now peel the apples, cut them into halves, remove the core and cut into thin slices.
Combine sliced apples with ground cinnamon and lemon juice. Feel free to add a hand full raisins or almond flakes to your apple filling.
Fill the tart and bake
Take the doughs out of the fridge and fill the pastry.
Then crumble the remaining dough evenly over the top
and bake for about 40 minutes in the preheated oven. Let the tart cool for a few minutes and enjoy!
What to serve with apple crumb tart
Apple crumb tart tastes over the top warm or cold with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, vanilla sauce, egg liqueur or just like that.
Love this Apple Crumb Tart Recipe? Try my Apple Pie, Apple Strudel with vanilla sauce and Apple crumble cake, recipes, too.
Apple Crumb Tart
Equipment
- 28 cm (11 inch) flan dish (tart tin).
Ingredients
For shortcrust pastry
- 250 g (2 cups/ 8.8 oz) plain flour/ all-purpose flour plus extra for dusting
- 100 g (½ cup/ 3.5 oz) sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1 medium egg room temperature
- 150 g (5.3 oz) butter soft
For the apple filling
- 6 medium apples (750 g/ 1 2/3 lbs.)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
- Begin by greasing a 28 cm (11 inches) flan dish with butter. In a bowl combine an egg, sugar, butter, flour, and a pinch of salt. Using your hands mix all the ingredients together to form a firm dough. Divide the dough into two doughs: 2/3 (two thirds) and 1/3 (one third).
- Roll out the 2/3 pastry dough on a lightly dusted parchment paper or silicon mat with a dusted rolling pin. Then gently turn the rolled-out pastry into the prepared flan dish (tart tin) and remove the silicon mat or parchment paper. Cut off the overhanging pastry. Then press the pastry into the flan dish with your hands. Use the pastry that you cut off just to make sure that the bottom and the sides are nicely covered. Refrigerate while making the apple filling. Also refrigerate the 1/3 dough.
- Next preheat the oven to 180 ° C (360 °F), with both top and bottom heat. Now peel the apples, cut them into halves, remove the core and cut into thin slices. Combine sliced apples with ground cinnamon and lemon juice. Feel free to add a hand full raisins or almond flakes to your apple filling.
- Take the doughs out of the fridge and fill the pastry. Then crumble the remaining dough evenly over the top and bake for about 40 minutes in the preheated oven. Let the tart cool for a few minutes and enjoy! Serve it warm or cold with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, vanilla sauce or just like that.
Did you make this apple crumble tart recipe? I’d love to hear from you! Simply write a review and add rating to it.
Ndahambe
Sunday 3rd of March 2024
My 1st attempt at Apple crumble. The steps were user friendly and easy to follow for a 1st time non-baker.
I have shared a photo of my tart on your Pinterest.
Ester
Friday 24th of May 2024
Congratulations on your first attempt at making apple crumble, Ndahambe! I'm glad to hear that you found the steps easy to follow, especially as a first-time non-baker. I'll check out the photo on Pinterest, I'm sure it looks delicious! ;-)