German Apple Tart
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond meal
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 1 egg yolk
- ¼ tsp vanilla
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 small apple, cored, thinly sliced
- 1 egg, whisked (egg wash)
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp chopped hazelnuts (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325F.
- In a bowl, mix together the almond meal, coconut sugar, coconut oil, egg yolk, vanilla and salt. Use your hands to knead the dough to make sure everything is evenly mixed. Form it into a ball.
- Place the dough on the parchment-lined baking sheet and press into a square shape. Use a rolling pin (or wine bottle!) to roll the dough out until it’s about ¼-inch thick.
- Layer the apples on top of the dough and gently press them down. Use a brush (or a paper towel or napkin) to spread a thin layer of the egg wash on top of the apples (helps them get nice and brown). Sprinkle with cinnamon and top with chopped hazelnuts, if using.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the edges of the dough are deeply golden.
- Serve warmed topped with vanilla ice cream! I also enjoy it for breakfast cold or warm with plain whole milk yogurt on top!
Notes
Tips and Tricks for the perfect German Apple Tart
- If you don’t have a rolling pin or wine bottle you can just use your hands to press out the dough, it just won’t be as uniform.
- Don’t press the apples into the dough too hard, just gently so that it makes contact. When it bakes, the apples will stick!
- The egg wash helps the apples to get a little golden, but you can skip this step, it doesn’t change the flavor.
- I used homemade almond meal (just almonds blended in a food processor). You can use store-bought almond meal or the finer almond flour (haven’t tried with almond flour but it should still work).
- I made the recipe to serve 4, but you can easily double it for a crowd!
- Store in the fridge in an airtight container. Reheat in the oven or microwave.
- This will keep in the fridge for 1 week, but I promise it won’t last that long!