In Quebec, autumn is often synonymous with apple picking, and we end up with several kilos of apples to eat. I love to eat apples, but I prefer them for dessert! A classic apple pie, a apple crumbleapple muffins... or tarte Tatin! Here's my recipe for a vegan Tarte Tatin, for apple and caramel lovers.
A recipe for vegan pastries
Tarte Tatin is a classic in France, but it's never been a staple in my family. I didn't have a family recipe, so I did a little research to come up with my own. I made my tart entirely vegan, as I wanted to try my hand at vegan pastry-making.
In the end, it works very well and you don't see that many differences. The next step will be to try recipes where eggs have to be replaced. For me, that's a bigger challenge. My Holy Grail will be to make vegan cream puffs, for which I've already equipped myself with a reference book in the field.
Which apple to choose for your Tarte Tatin?
The choice of ingredients is often an important element in the success of a recipe. For a Tarte Tatin, it's the choice of apple that's important. The apples are going to be cooked for a relatively long time, and we want to obtain an apple that melts in the mouth, but without ending up with a compote.
Here are some examples of apple varieties that would be good for your vegan Tarte Tatin:
- Golden
- Royal Gala
- Cortland
- Reine des reinettes or any other variety of tree frog
Non-vegan alternative
If you're not ready to make a vegan tart, it's very easy to make the same recipe non-vegan. Simply make a classic shortcrust pastry and replace the margarine with butter.
As simple as that!
Get cooking.
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A vegan tarte Tatin, for apple and caramel lovers
- Total Time: 2h
- Yield: 6-8 people 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 vegan shortcrust pastry
- 6-8 apples
- ½ lemon
- 100 gr vegetable margarine
- 100 gr cane sugar or brown sugar
- Optional: Vanilla ice cream.
Instructions
- Prepare the apples. Remove skin and core and cut in half.
- Rub the lemon half over the apples to prevent darkening.
- In an ovenproof frying pan (22 cm in diameter), heat the sugar until it caramelizes slightly.
- Add the chopped margarine.
- Add apples, core side up.
- Cook over medium heat for 10 to 20 minutes, adding a little butter and sugar as needed.
- Roll out the shortcrust pastry into a disk 3 or 4 mm thick and the size of the mold.
- Cover the apples with the pastry.
- Bake at 180 C (350 F) for 40 to 50 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Wait 5 minutes after removing from the oven before turning out onto a serving dish.
- Optional: collect the cooking juices and pour over the tart.
- Optional: enjoy with vanilla ice cream.
- Prep Time: 30
- Cook Time: 1h15
- Category: dessert
- Cooking: French