Old-Fashioned Applesauce Tart

Name: Old-Fashioned Applesauce Tart
Yield: Makes one 25 cm tart, 8-10 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon lemon juice, strained before measuring; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; 1 recipe McIntosh Applesauce (see Note); 4 medium eggs; 70 g demerara or light brown sugar; 70 g demerara or light brown sugar; 65 g caster sugar; 150 ml double cream; One 25 cm tart crust made from Sweet Pastry Dough; One 25 cm tart crust made from Sweet Pastry Dough; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for sprinkling; Lightly sweetened whipped cream for serving, optional

Preparation info

Makes one 25 cm tart,
8-10
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pastry Perfection

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2014

About

My dear friend Ann Amendolara Nurse shared this recipe that she used to make every autumn when McIntosh apples are in season (see note). The original calls for sweetened condensed milk, but I’ve changed it to use a combination of cream and both white and brown sugars.

Ingredients

One 25 cm tart crust made from Sweet Pastry Dough

Pastry
Dessert
Pie
Vegetarian
Autumn

Method

Set racks in the lowest level and upper third of the oven and preheat to 180°C/gas mark 4.
For the filling, whisk the eggs in a bowl until frothy, then whisk in the applesauce.
Whisk in the lemon zest, juice, cream, sugars and cinnamon.