A quick and easy apple and peanut butter fruit tart! Sliced apples drizzled in honey, layered with peanut butter over buttery pastry dough.
Apple Peanut Butter Fruit Tart
Simple recipes make me so happy, that’s just how recipes should be right? Feast your eyes on my latest quick and simple dessert: Honeyed Apple Peanut Butter Tart. This is another play on one of our favorite snacks….apples and peanut butter. How could that fabulous combo not be completely delicious layered nicely over buttery pastry dough?
Be sure to try my Homemade Apple Pie Recipe too! Follow Picky Palate on Instagram for daily recipe inspiration.
What You’ll Need For Fruit Tart
- creamy peanut butter– I use a natural creamy butter such as Skippy or Jif.
- honey– Your favorite honey works great here. Make sure it drizzles nicely.
- apples– Granny Smith Apples work lovely for these tarts, adds a touch of tart to the sweetness.
- puff pastry sheets– Find puff pastry sheets in the freezer section of the grocery store. Many times near the whipped cream in tubs.
- powdered sugar– Also called confectioners sugar. Find in the baking section of the grocery store.
How To Make Apple Peanut Butter Tart
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and slice puff pastry dough into 3 equal size rectangles and place onto a silpat lined baking sheet.
- Warm peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl until liquid like.
- Drizzle in 2 Tablespoons of honey, stir then spread evenly over 3 pastry rectangles leaving 1/2 inch border around edges.
- Layer apple slices neatly over top of peanut butter, drizzle with warm honey, sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned and puffed around the edges.
Spread peanut butter mixture over each square of pastry.
Layer apple slices neatly over top of peanut butter layer.
Drizzle honey over sliced apples, sprinkle with sugar and it’s time to bake!
Bake until golden, drizzle with more honey and dust with powdered sugar.
How To Serve Fruit Tart
Serve this easy tart recipe for brunch, baby showers, Holidays and even an afternoon snack. Serve warm or room temperature.
How To Store Leftovers
Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 24 hours. Reheat as needed. Note, this tart is best when enjoyed the day of baking.
Honeyed Apple Peanut Butter Tart
Equipment
- Oven
- chef knife
- mixing bowl
- measuring spoons
- measuring cups
- baking sheet
Ingredients
- 1 sheet Puff Pastry thawed
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter heaping
- 2 Tablespoons honey, plus 4 Tablespoons for drizzling warmed
- 2 apples of choice sliced thinly
- 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Slice puff pastry dough into 3 equal size rectangles and place onto a silpat lined baking sheet.
- Warm peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl until liquid like.
- Drizzle in 2 Tablespoons of honey, stir then spread evenly over 3 pastry rectangles leaving 1/2 inch border around edges.
- Layer apple slices neatly over top of peanut butter, drizzle with warm honey, sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned and puffed around the edges.
- Let cool completely then drizzle with additional warm honey if desired and powdered sugar. Serve as whole tarts or cut each tart into fourths.