Cold weather means apple pie (or some version thereof) in my house. Our favorite is this cinnamon-spiked apple tart encased in a pecan crust. Since my boys go gaga for anything involving baked apples, this gluten free apple tart with a high protein, grain free crust doesn’t last long around here.
I love that the boys (and their friends) gobble down a treat high in fiber and other nutrients, with a minute amount of added sweetener –this entire dessert has a mere one tablespoon of honey. While super kid-friendly, this not-too-sweet tart also makes a gluten free, dairy free dessert that is rich enough to satisfy discerning palates, hence the place it will take on on our Thanksgiving table next month.
Cinnamon Apple Tart with Pecan Crust
Ingredients
- 4-5 medium apples, peeled, cored and sliced ⅛-inch thick
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 Pecan Tart Crust
Instructions
- In a large bowl, toss apple slices, lemon juice, arrowroot, honey and cinnamon
- Fan apples out on top of uncooked crust, forming a circle
- Layer more apples over circle and in its center
- Cover tart with tin foil, and bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes, or until juices are bubbling
- Remove foil and cook uncovered for 10-15 more minutes
- Serve
Equipment
Here are some of my other fall friendly apple recipes:
Are you looking forward to Thanksgiving? What types of recipes would you like to see here before the holiday?
Tui says
I made this for Shabbat and loved it. I used golden delicious apples and they were still reasonably firm, but soft, and delicious. I substituted taopioca flour for the arrowroot, as I had run out. I warmed it up on the blech for about 20 mins and everyone loved it. Thanks for another great recipe!
Monika says
Curious for those of you who made this recipe, I could not get this recipe to work. I could not find Jonagold apples, and instead used red delicious and golden delicious and they never softened enough to look like what they look like in the picture, nor did the juices break down enough to boil. Any suggestions on apples, or why this may have been the case?
Thanks!
Monika
JJ says
Delicious apples are terrible for cooking or baking. Try Macintosh or Royal Gala if you can’t find jonagold. Granny Smith also cook up nicely but can be kinda tart. Hope that helps!
Amy says
I think next time I’ll go with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, rather than a tablespoon.
But thank you for taking the time to figure out how to cook with gluten free ingredients. I am grateful for all the work you do; and for the inspiration I find here.
Kelly says
I have made this twice now and my husband has had to restrain himself from eating the entire thing in one sitting. The recipe is more or less fool proof (given that I am quite the baking buffoon). I subbed the arrowroot for corn starch, sliced the apples a little thicker and added twice the honey the second time around. I bake for 50 then 10 without the foil. The crust came out amazing each time exactly as per the recipe.
I make your chocolate chip cookies up to four times weekly. My step son inhales them and he’s not gluten sensitive. I use the trader joe brand of almond meal. It seems to work really well.
Thanks, Elana, for making me out to be a much better baker than I am. I get so many undeserved compliments. But don’t worry, I tell them about your website every time. :)
Kristin Brown says
This comment is not related to the above post but I looked and looked for a place to send you a question and I didn’t find one.
I was on your ingredients page, under chocolate, and reading about Dagoba having added dairy to their chocodrops and your switch to the El Caco (I’m sure I don’t have the whole name right) brand. So, I followed both links. Dagoba says their chocodrops are dairy free and the El Caco brand has been discontinued and they have a link to Dagoba. So, I was just wondering what you’re using these days. I do avoid dairy, so hence the question. Just wondered if maybe Dagoba switched back to non-dairy? Or any other suggestions?
If you can help, I’d appreciate it.
Stefanie says
My mouth starts watering even before your page pulls up! I know every time, I’m going to find something satisfying and healthy. You never fail me. The apple tart looks delicious and I’m especially fond of the pecan pie crust( nice change from the usual walnut crust I make). Thank you, Elana!!
Karina says
Hmmm… I would like to see a recipe for paleo gravy.
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Catherine M says
Crystal I have used the coconut flour pie crust recipe from the blog delicious obsessions. It turned out great & I was just thinking about it when I saw Elana’s pie. Don’t know if the two recipes would work together from a baking perspective, but I might just have to try it!
Crystal says
Any ideas for a coconut flour crust? I can’t eat nuts due to high oxalate content.
Regan says
Here is a coconut flour crust!
http://healthnutnation.com/2013/01/24/indulge-70-grain-free-desserts/