Apple & Blueberry Tarte Tatin is so simple to make & utterly delicious. If you’ve never made Tarte Tatin before then you need to this!

Today I’m bringing you my Apple & Blueberry Tarte Tatin!
The first time I made a Tarte Tatin was a rather laughable affair. I’d seen a recipe for a French Onion one in a magazine and decided I had to make it.
I forgot that I didn’t have a suitable tin/frying pan and ended up using the only oven-proof pan I had which was about 25cm tall!
Turning the Tarte Tatin out was like trying to upturn a Sumo wrestler on his head, an experience that was difficult for me and no doubt traumatic for the Tarte Tatin. So when I was offered to try out the Mermaid Hard Anodised Tarte Tatin Tin I was just a tad excited, to say the least.
It’s a really sturdy tin that goes on the hob, won’t flake, peel, warp, or twist, and can withstand oven temperatures up to 250°C. It even comes with a lifetime guarantee!
In my haste to bake I just washed it and went ahead without realising that it benefited from seasoning! But I needn’t have worried because it only stuck in 3 tiny places and I realised a wipe around the edge with some oil would probably have been a good idea!
I like the fact that there is no handle to this tin because I can’t tell you how many times I’ve burnt my fingers on my casserole pan’s handles. Here you are forced to use your oven gloves so I think it is far safer.
The idea for an Apple & Blueberry Tarte Tatin came to me as I wanted my apples in halves and for something pretty and tasty to fill in the gaps.
I drew further inspiration from researching other recipes to come up with what I think is a simple and not-too-unhealthy dessert.
To keep my apple halves as intact as possible instead of an apple corer I used the Oxo Good Grips Melon Baller which was perfect for scooping out the apple core with its smaller scoop.
As this was only my second attempt at making a Tarte Tatin, I was very pleased with the result for both the even baking and the ease of use of the tin (oh and it was delicious).
I will be making tarte tatin regularly from now on and experimenting with other sweet and savoury combinations!
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Peel, halve and scoop out core of apples.

Melt the butter then add the sugar.

Cook gently for 1 minute until beginning to caramelise.

Coat the apples in the caramel and cook gently for 10 minutes.

Take off the heat and add the blueberries and vanilla sugar.

Lay the pastry on top and trim leaving 2cm excess to tuck in.

Once the pastry is completely tucked in bake in the oven for 25 minutes.

Take out when the pastry is golden all over.

Enjoy with a good dollop of ice cream!
More Apple & Blueberry Dessert Recipes
- Eve’s Pudding
- Apple Meringue
- Quick Apple Puddings
- Rhubarb & Blueberry Tarte Tatin
- Apple & Marzipan Dumplings
- Individual Apple Galettes
- Chocolate Chip Apple Crumble

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Apple & Blueberry Tarte Tatin
Ingredients
- 50 g / 2oz Butter
- 50 g / 2oz Caster sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla sugar
- 4 Dessert apples
- 75 g / 3oz Blueberries can use thawed frozen ones
- 1 Pack ready rolled puff pastry
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- Peel the apples and then cut in half. Scoop out the core (a melon baller is useful here) and carefully cut away stem and base to leave as near perfect a half moon shape as possible.
- Melt the butter in a 20cm / 8” Tarte Tatin tin (or an oven proof frying pan) over a medium heat.
- Lower the heat and stir in the sugar until it starts to caramelise (about a minute).
- Add the halved apples and cook gently for 10 minutes turning the apples to coat them in the caramel butter.
- Remove the tin from the heat and with the apples cut side up, slot the blueberries in amongst the gaps.
- Sprinkle 1tsp vanilla sugar over the apples.
- Now unroll the puff pastry and prick all over with a fork.
- Lay the pastry over the apples and trim with scissors leaving a 2cm excess.
- Tuck the excess pasty in over the apples.
- Cook on the middle shelf of oven for 25 minutes until the pastry is golden brown.
- Place a serving platter on top and invert to serve, carefully removing tin.
- Serve with a scoop of ice cream.
Sammie
This looks so delicious. I love the idea of using a melon baller to remove the apple core. Perfect recipe for our 2 apple trees.
Camilla
Thanks Sammie. I grew a Braeburn tree from a pip but 7 years on it still hasn’t flowered!
Paul Wilson
Would this work with blackberries – got quite a few at the moment.
Camilla
I don’t see why not Paul, they might be a bit wetter than blueberries but you can always bake the tatin for a bit longer if necessary. I tried this recipe with just gooseberries the other day and it was totally soggy as they are full of water so I just tipped it back into the base and cooked it for longer and it was fine. But as you mainly have apples here it might not make any difference at all!
Jinger Kat
I’m on a bit of a raspberry craving at the moment so I’m going to substitute them for the blackberries
Camilla
Blueberries LOL – I’m sure that will be lovely too:-)
Paul Wilson
Oo, I have a few apples ready.
Camilla
I need your garden!;-)
Jane Davies
Apple & cinnamon mmmmm my Nan would love this too ! Pity I’m the only one in the house who likes these flavours !
Camilla
If only those we lived with shared our tastes!
Heather Haigh
I keep wanting to know how to make this, after seeing them do so many on Masterchef. Thank you for the recipe – and yours looks better than most of the Masterchef ones too.
Camilla
Aaw, thank you Heather, very kind. It is so easy and yet so impressive:-)
Sarah Cooper
This looks delicious
William Gould
Wow that looks good! Definitely going to try this next year when our blueberries are ready!
Lisa Williams
This looks so good i could really eat this right now
Camilla
Ooh I highly recommend it:-)
Paul Wilson
Great stuff. Keep the apple recipes coming.
Camilla
It’s not difficult at this time of year LOL:-)
Paul Wilson
Tell me about it.
Camilla
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dee
looks awesome. I am going to dry this using coconut oil and transform some brown sugar into caster brown.
Sally Poole
Apple Tart
Helen Aiken
I think I’d probably make pineapple tarte tatin, though I have to admit the apple and blueberry one that you made looks delicious.
Antonia Rookley
Caramelsied Apple
sairz eastham
Definately this one, it looks gorgeous and sticky yum!
Deborah Bird
Well i have never made one so i would start by making the recipe on this page, it looks absolutely amazing, yum yum!!
Alison
I would make a banana Tarte Tatin
Ali Thorpe
I would make a fresh and zingy Mandarin Tarte Tatin.
caroline james
Pear and toffee.
Jackie ONeill
rhubarb
sj wesley
blackcurrant
Nicole
A lovely apple tart!
Claire B
apple & blueberry one above sounds lush
Claire Trevor
Apple and cinnamon:)
Natalie Henderson
Apple and Vanilla
Annette Hanley
I would play safe with an apple one as i have never made one before.
Lisa Ellison
Pear and raisins
Anene Cee
I would stick with traditional apple, and add lots of cinnimon! Will eat it with some cornish vanilla icecream, yummy!! ๐
Stevie T
Caramelised Apple
cheryl lovell
apple and blackberry yummy ๐
Robyn Clarke
Pear and cranberry
Julie Picton
Pear Tart
Annamarie Riddiford
apple and pear
Honey
Strawberry
Dawn Totton
Classic apple.
Debbie Timms
Apple Tarte Tatin, a classic! x
katie skeoch
apple & gooseberry
Joanna Sawka
Apple and cinnamon
Ben Audsley
banana tarte tatin
cathy James
strawberry and blackcurrent
Gemma Clark
Would have to be Apple and cinnamon for me ๐
Emily Hutchinson
Apple and mango ๐
Diana Cotter
I think I’d stick with classic apple with extra cinammon
Hazel Rush
Peach! Yum!
tamalyn roberts
our home grown apples and some spices
Dave Brown
Apple and gooseberry
Matt Hudson
Apple & Blueberry sounds delicious
Jenny
It would have to be apple – I am addicted!
Deborah Wheeler
Plum and apple – love that combination
shell
I would have a go at apple tarte tatin
Christine Mutter
An Apple one (although I would probabilly ask my Mum In Law to make it as she makes the best puddings)
Camilla
Oh I’m sure you could do a great job as it’s not difficult at all!
Danielle Woodman
I would love to make an apple and strawbeery one, although I am sure it would never look as good as yours x
Camilla
If you follow this recipe I don’t think you can go wrong and I’m sure yours will be beautiful too!
Richard R
I would have to try the apple first
Mickie Bull
Making me so hungry!
Mr Neville Rigg
Must get the wife to look at these she loves baking
Mark Shaw
Apple Tarte Tatin
tinkertink2010
Well I have never made one before so I suppose it would be the classic Tarte Tatin! xoxo
Aimee R
Apple and spice
Emma Cella
Pear Tarte Tatin
Ashleigh Allan
Apple – yum!
Ranita Reeves
Plum Tarte tatin.
Annie T
I’d make a savoury tatin with caramelised red onion, thyme, beetroot and feta cheese.
Amy Ripley
I would love to make an Apricot Tarte Tatin
Andrea Jefferson
i would make pear tarte tan
Solange
Pear
Julie Davies
I would make an apple and cinammon tarte tat in
Caroline H
I have what looks like a great recipe for pear, stilton and walnut tarte tatin but I haven’t got round to giving it a go yet (primarily because I don’t think any of my tins are quite right) so that would be first on my list.
jennie jackson
I would make peach and brandy
cobbie
Apple and Strawberry, Mmmm!
Simon.
Stu W
Pear
Adele Leek
Spiced apple tarte tatin with star anise, cinnamon and vanilla.
angela sandhu
apple and blackberry
Andy D
Pear tarte tatin
Lesley-Ann Dunn
Chocolate and cherry
Melanie Gardiner
I think I’d start off with something simple like apple or pear with some bramble fruits.
Sarah Morris
I hate Pears so it would have to be an Apple Tarte Tatin, gorgeous.
Corina
I’d love to try a banana one.
Karen Whittaker
Traditional apple
hannah oneill
pear
Phil Darling
I’d go for Apple with a hint of cinnamon
Pam
Never made one,so i think i would go for apple.
Louise
Traditional apple and I would like to give the recipe used in The Great British Bake Off a try
Ruth Tesdale
apple and summer berries for me
enigmaL
Definitely a plum one, once had a plum tarte tatin in France and it was divine, had just come out of the oven and was homemade by the neighbour of the family we stayed with. I could’ve eaten the whole thing myself!!! ๐
Camilla
Ooh that sounds good too!
shane weir
Traditional apple for me
Beverley Marsh
Apricot would be my choice, served with creme fraiche.
Natasha C
Not made one before so i’d go for apple to start with!
Jill Webb
Traditional apple for me
Lynsey Buchanan
pear
caroline Johnson
Savoury filling with goats cheese, red onion, pear & walnuts – yummy!
stephanie tsang
I’d like to make a mango and lime tarte tatin
jennifer thorpe
sticky pear
Emma Jackson
Mmm definitely trying apple, that looks delicious!
Kathleen marsden
Choc toffee pear tarte tartin
Dee Williamson
I would have a go at the banana one they made on The Great British Bake off!
Diane Carey
I would try your Apple & Blueberry, cos my hubby loves blueberries
catowen
Traditional apple for me x
Rachael G
Apple – keep it simple as I’ve never made it before!
Debbie Stanley
I am a rather simple sole and I would just make an apple tarte tatin
Adele Hill
Definitely would have to be the classic apple tarte tatin as I have two apple trees in my garden and have had a bumper crop this year
anna fletcher
yummy
Rachel
I love Tarte Tatin! I think I’d make a rhubarb one first.
Nicole
Apple and Pear
Heather Haigh
Apricot and plum
Sheran Hughes
Rhubarb and Ginger
Karen Lloyd
Apple and blackberry sounds nice
jellie
pear tarte tartin love it!
C Corrin
apple tarte tatin
Jen Schofield
Pear
Anne Thompson
Apple and Raspberry
Sarah Welsh
I’d make a lovely gooseberry tarte tartin.
Barrie Phillips
Apple and cinnamon
grainne
apple and strwberry
miriam krutska
apple with caramel yummu
Lisa Williams
I would make a roasted red onion tart ๐
C Hui
Would go simple and try apple first
Vicky Limerick
I would be trying your recipe out ๐
Alana Walker
Pear and apple
Hele R
Pear ๐
nicola
ooo pear and honey
Sophia
Apple and cinammon
Franglais kitchen
I love tarte tatin and normally make an apple one but the colour that the blueberry adds is terrific. I shall be trying this out
Camilla
Thank you, that’s the most poetic comment I’ve had! Do let me know if you try it what you thought!
Ursula Bingham
caramelised apple
Karen Barrett
Apple and cinnamon
Joanne Mapp
A nice spiced plum tarte tatin
Nicola P
I would use the quinces from my tree.
Gillian Holmes
Apple
Jean Bolsover
Yours looks lovely! I’d make an apple and peach one, mmm…
wendy stanger
Plum and ginger for me yum:)
Jane Willis
The other day I made a beetroot tarte tatin that was one of the most delicious things I have ever eaten, so I’d make that again.
Sarah M
Apple & Blueberry….! recipe looks too delish…!
Camilla
Thank you, it was!
Kim Carberry
I have never made one before…Strawberry sounds good!
Rainie Bish
Yours looks and sounds delicious so I would make that first. So it would be Apple & Blueberry for me
Camilla
Ah, thank you so much, it was delicious!
Stuart Faulds
A classic Apple one, nicely caramelised..sticky sweet decadence
Mich - Piece of Cake
This looks so delicious! I need a pie tin right away!
Lisa J
A good old classic apple one.
Cristina McDowall
Pear and blueberry
Choclette
The tin looks well worth having. I’ve never made a tarte tatin before, so I’d like to start with a classic apple – and then move on!
Christina Curtis
Pear. xx
mymillsbaby
I’ve never made one either (and didn’t know what it was before I read this!) – now I do, I just have to make one. I’d go for strawberry x
Laura Williams
one with raspberries if I could! I LOVE raspberries!!!!!! ๐ x
Maxine
I’d quite fancy a caramelised onion with blue cheese version – I made one many years ago and it went down really well – had forgotten about it until reading your post today
Angela - Garden Tea Cakes and Me
I’ve never made a tarte tatin before so I would try a traditional Apple
Angela
John Seaman
Pear Tarte Tatin with Vanilla Cream
Tiffany Oconnell
Chocolate and pear tarte tatin
@toc83
Karen
Love your tarte tatin and if I won one, I would make a pear and ginger one. Karen
Camilla
Ah, thank you Karen, pear and ginger sounds yummy too!
Jacqueline @How to be a Gourmand
What a glorious Tarte Tatin Camilla. Beautiful ingredients. I could do with a slice of this right now ๐
Camilla
Thank you Jacqueline, for some reason I had to retrieve your comment from spam folder! It was very nice:-)
Jen
I’d make another apple tarte tatin as the first one was so delicious I want to eat it again!
Sam
Definitely apple tarte tatin as I have lots from my father’s allotment to use up. Would love this to make it look professional.
Gill
I made a beetroot and goats cheese one, which was delicious and I’d like to make again, but in reality I think I’d want to make the classic apple just to see if I can.
Carolin
Peach and cherry – yum! ๐
mellysocks
Pear tarte tatin ๐
Katrina Day-Reilly
apple & ginger