This Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Tart is a delicious plant-based dessert - it's a mixture of tart and sweet and full of fall flavors. The best part? This tart is super easy to make and only takes about an hour!
Is it Thanksgiving without apple pie? I don't think so. Buttttt... let's switch it up with an apple tart!
This apple tart is a delicious dish to serve on your Thanksgiving table. It's super easy to make, incredibly tasty, and diet-friendly.
What else can I say? It's an apple tart! The apples are sweet and tart, and the crust is crunchy and everything is covered in sweet cinnamon flavor. Serve with a side of vegan ice cream for a delicious plant-based dessert!
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Why I love this Apple Tart
- Dietary needs - this recipe is dairy-free, plant-based, oil-free, gluten-free, and can be made refined sugar-free
- Decadent dessert - this tart is rich and flavorful! Even though there's no butter, there's still enough fat to create tons of flavor
- Easy to make - despite what it might look like, the beautiful design of this tart is NOT complicated. It's actually really easy to make and you can impress your guests with a super simple dish
Ingredient Notes
Filling
- Apples: I used Granny Smith and Honeycrisp. You can definitely use other varieties, but I do recommend sticking with one tart and one sweet apple.
- Maple Syrup: for a completely refined sugar free dessert use date syrup. Note that this will change the color of the tart.
- Pecan Butter: you can make your own pecan butter by blending pecans in a food processor. I highly recommend doing this so you can create a super smooth and creamy butter, which works best for this recipe. Alternatively, you can use a runny almond or cashew butter.
- Lemon Juice
- Cinnamon
- Vanilla
- Salt
Crust
- Oat Flour: For a rustic crust, make your own oat flour by blending oats in a food processor. If you'd like a super clean, smooth crust you can buy oat flour.
- Maple Syrup: for a completely refined sugar free dessert use date syrup.
- Pecan Butter: or other nut butter of choice.
- Salt
- Cinnamon
How to make a Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Tart
Step 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Step 2. In a large bowl, toss the apples, maple syrup, lemon juice, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Let the mixture sit while you prepare the crust.
Step 3. In another large bowl, whisk the oat flour, salt, and cinnamon. Stir in the maple syrup and pecan butter until a dough forms.
Step 4. Press the crust mixture into the bottom and sides of a 9" round tart pan.
Step 5. Arrange the apples over the crust (see the next section for how to style the tart). Drizzle with any remaining liquid from the apple marinade.
Step 6. Bake for 45-50 minutes, until the crust is brown and the apples are soft.
Step 7. Let cool slightly. Serve and enjoy!
How to style an Apple Tart
I promise: it's not difficult at all to make your tart look beautiful.
When you slice the apples, try to keep stacks of slices together. This way, when you place the apples into the crust, you can have groups of similarly-sliced apples next to each other.
Then, as you arrange the apples, place the stacks in different directions. Some horizontal, some vertical, some on a diagonal.
After you place your large stacks you can fill in the gaps with stray slices of apple.
The result: a beautiful tart that only takes a few minutes to arrange.
Recipe Prayer
God, thank you for this dessert. Thank you for surrounding us with friends and family to enjoy dessert together. Amen.
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📖 Recipe
Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Tart
Ingredients
Filling
- 4-5 Medium Apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp) cored and sliced
- ⅓ Cup Maple Syrup
- ¼ Cup Runny Nut Butter
- 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice about 1 small lemon
- 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
Crust
- 1 ⅔ Cup Oat Flour
- ¼ Cup + 1 Tablespoon Maple Syrup
- ¼ Cup + 1 Tablespoon Nut Butter
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- ½ Teaspoon Cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, toss the apples, maple syrup, nut butter, lemon juice, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Let the mixture sit while you prepare the crust.
- In another large bowl, whisk the oat flour, salt, and cinnamon. Stir in the maple syrup and nut butter until a dough forms.
- Press the crust mixture into the bottom and sides of a 9" round tart pan.
- Arrange the apples over the crust. Drizzle with any remaining liquid from the apple marinade.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes, until the crust is brown and the apples are soft.
- Let cool slightly. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is an estimate.
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