Apple-almond shortbread tart
A great pastry classic, with a shortbread base, almond cream and apple slices.
19 K 4.8/5 (5 reviews)
Easy
1 tart
4 IngredientsLast modified on: September 24th 2023
For 1 tart, you will need:
- 1
300 g sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - 2
250 g almond cream - 3
5 apples - 4
30 g apricot glaze (optional) - Total weight: 1,450 grams
Change measures:
Step by step recipe
Stage 1
Spread 300 g sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) and line a tart tin or circle, here 24 cm (9.5 inches) in diameter.
Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).
Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).
Stage 2
Spread an even layer of almond cream over the tart base.
Place in the fridge.
Place in the fridge.
Stage 3
Peel 5 apples, cut in 2 lengthways and remove the hearts.
Stage 4
Cut each apple half into strips.
Stage 5
Garnish the tart base with apple slices...
Stage 6
...all over the almond cream.
Stage 7
Place in the oven, with the bottom down, for approximately 30 minutes.
If your apples turn too much color at the end of cooking, protect them with a sheet of aluminum foil.
If your apples turn too much color at the end of cooking, protect them with a sheet of aluminum foil.
Stage 9
Enjoy warm or cold.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 440 RDI=170 % | 2,440 RDI=230 % | 2,060 RDI=310 % | 19,340 RDI=970 % | 80,990 RDI: 970 % |
| Per 100 g | 30 RDI=10 % | 170 RDI=20 % | 140 RDI=20 % | 1,330 RDI=70 % | 5,590 RDI: 70 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 tart : 5.10 €
Change currency: 
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée)
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rhubarb tart, Key Lime Pie for Jeremy, Apple custard tart, Citrus tart, Tarte Jurassienne, ... See them all 43
Almond cream
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rhubarb tart, Mini almond-morello tarts, Exotic fruit tart, Brioche slices with almond cream, Epiphany galette, ... See them all 17
Apple
Like these other recipes: Oatmeal and apple cookies, Toffee apple upside-down cake, Apple and whisky crumble, Apple custard tart, Warm apple feuillantines, ... See them all 56
Other recipes you may also like
4 pears salad with vanilla
It's a very easy recipe, everything depends on the choice of differents kinds of pears all fully ripe, to give a delicious contrast in the mouth. February 21th 2011235 K4.2 40 min.
Vanilla sugar
Almost essential in patisserie, you can find it in expensive little sachets of about 10g. It's necessary to distinguish between the vanilla sugar which really contains vanilla, and vanillin sugar, purely chemical which has never seen a vanilla pod. Here is how to quickly make a whole jar full of your own vanilla sugar. August 12th 2018428 K 15 30 min.
Almond cream
Light and delicious, it is used in a lot of desserts like tarts, cakes and pies (epiphany galette). August 31th 2025467 K 25 35 min.
Chocolate sauce
This rich smooth chocolate sauce, with its full flavour, is one of the indispensable ingredients of profiteroles, but it can be used with many others desserts. February 21th 2011314 K 24 35 min.
Fruit coulis (fruit purée)
Contrary to what people usually think, coulis is not just a simple fruit purée with sugar. Of course, this is the general principle, but it's possible to make something much better and more refined. This recipe is for a strawberry coulis (see below for other fruits): how to make it, but also how freeze it. October 20th 2012786 K 43 25 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-09-07)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.