Plum Ginger Tart Tatin is sweet with a slight hint of spice, perfect for the upcoming cooler months. This version of a tart satin includes a puff pastry bottom, making it a super simple dessert to have on the table throughout the holidays.
The last couple of weeks in the kitchen have been a wee bit rough. I took on one too many projects, not to mention trying to organize before moving (I swear I’ll stop complaining soon… ish), and that led to some rough days cooking. They were all tiny tedious mistakes (no burning down the house or chopping off any of my fingers), but they were enough to put me in a funk for a bit.
Then I took my time and made this… This glorious, fruity, not-too-sweet, indulgent, caramelized mess of goodness.
Whenever I am in a funk, there’s always one recipe that’ll pull me out of it, and it generally involved baking of some sort. I’ve been planning on making this tart tatin for a while now, waiting until the plums were ripe and the holidays were just around the corner.
Little did I now this would be the recipe to turn that failure frown upside down, so to speak.
I’ll be honest, tart tatin makes me a little nervous. Everything is grand until you get to that whole flipping thing. I used to make mine in a cast iron and it was always a crossing my fingers, praying to the kitchen gods moment when I flipped it over. Occasionally the panic would be for nothing. Occasionally the tart would end up on the floor, along with me in exhausted sobs, mourning the loss of something delicious.
Then I tried this Le Creuset Heritage Tart Tatin Dish. Ummm you guys… my life has been changed. This pan has literally changed how I look at tart tatin. It isn’t the tricky little dessert than might go crashing on the floor. Now it’s a gooey caramelized tart that will always flip right out with minimal effort.
No seriously, I even flipped it all by myself (ok I had a spotter, but she didn’t have to help at all!).
The result is the most perfect looking tart tatin I’ve every made.
Just look at that caramelization…
The flavors in this dessert are out of this world. Vanilla bean, ginger and plum all marry together in every bite, making it the ideal way to end a dinner this fall. Heck, I’ll even be busting this bad boy out all winter long for the holidays! It’s so dang easy to make and it will totally wow everyone at the table.
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Plum Ginger Tart Tatin
ingredients
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry thawed
- 7 Tbsp unsalted butter
- Two inch ginger peeled and diced
- 1 vanilla bean split lengthwise
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 lbs ripe black plums pitted and halved
instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- On a flat, floured work surface, roll out puff pastry to an 18-inch square. Trim the puff pastry to a XX-inch circle and cut a small X in the center. Add the puff pastry to a flat baking sheet or large enough plate to freeze for 20 minutes.
- In the Le Creuset Tart Tatin dish, melt butter over medium-high heat with ginger, vanilla bean, and lemon juice. Once melted, remove the pan from heat and remove the vanilla bean. Sprinkle with sugar and salt. Add plums, cut side down, forming concentric circles (as best you can) in a single layer.
- Return dish to heat and bring to a simmer. Cook for 7 minutes without stirring or moving any of the plums. Remove from heat and top with the puff pastry circle.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the crust is deep golden brown and the juices have thickened. Let cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.
- Invest onto a platter. Serve warm.
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My favorite fruit to cook in the Fall are apples, the apples have just been harvested and I can cook everything from crumble topping apple pie to Apple Tart Tatin!
My favorite is apples. I love how the house smells of apple pie and cinnamon in the fall, very cozy!
This is classic and so pretty. Love a tarte tatin! My favorite fall fruit to cook is definitely apples… They are sooo yummy in desserts served warm with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream 🙂
i know it’s gonna be the number one answer, but i can’t help it: apples!
I love pears! Pear jelly, pear tarts, pear muffins… I love it all!
I like cooking with apples when this time rolls around!! 🙂
i love baking withapples making apple danishes to overnight apple cinnamon oats. i love anything with apples in tt.
This looks so, so delicious. That crust looks divine! My favorite to cook with during Fall are definitely apples and pears!
Fall means apples to me! I just made a savory tart tatin the other day (with an herbed crust, goat cheese, and cherry tomatoes). I’d love to make a sweet one for Fall with apples, cinnamon, etc.
Apples in Autumn!! Can’t wait to start making some pies.
I love to bake with pears when fall comes!
apples i love making apple pie its so easy and eveyone just loves it
apples i love making apple pie its so easy and eveyone just loves it…..
SWEET! ; – )
Do pumpkins count? if not, then Apples for sure
apples all the way
My favorite fruit to cook with when autumn rolls around is apples.
I love to make an apple pie or two (or three) when fall rolls around. We have some spectacular orchards in my state and I just heard on the news tonight that the crop this year is phenomenal! Can’t wait to get out and pick!!
My favorite fruit is apples.
Fall fruit. apple everything! apple cider all day and all night(;
I’m one of those guilty pumpkin-spice-everything people, actually moreso in baking than in drinks.
I love Pears. We have a tree and we make all kinds of things..
I love cooking with pears and cranberries when the weather starts to get cooler!
My favorite fruit to use in the fall are apples.
I like to cook and bake with pears, they have such a striking and unmistakable flavor.
I love cooking with fresh figs in the fall
My favorite fruit to cook with autumn rolls are apples.
I love to cook with apples and figs!
apple/cranberry combinations!
Easy question. I live in the Northeast so apples since I was a young child. Wild apples are great for sauce!
My favorite is Pumpkin which many aren’t aware that it’s actually a fruit and it’s my favorite, thanks!
Must say that my favorite fruit to cook in autumn is apples.
I usually cook with apples in the fall with apples from the tree in my yard.
I just looked it up and pumpkins are considered a fruit. So my answer is PUMPKINS!
My favorite is Plums! I love this recipe and can’t wait to try it.
My favorite fruit is Plums! I love this recipe and cannot wait to try it out!
My Favorite fruit is Cranberries. I would make a tart with cranberries and apples.
I love to cook with apples in the fall.
I love to cook with pears!
I love to cook with pears. We have a pear tree which always gives us an abundance to work with.
I have to say cranberries, we are surrounded by bogs and love getting fresh cranberries for sauces, deserts and breads. My favorite is the cranberry orange bread, I make it in huge batches for family to enjoy.
I love to cook with pears. We have our own pear tree so there is always an abundance of fruit to work with.
I love cooking with apples!
I love pumpkin and sweet/tart apples
Apples!
I love cooking with apples sweet and savory
I love cooking pears! Apples get all the love, though.
There’s nothing like a classic apple pie when autumn rolls around, that’s for sure!
I’m normally a sucker for baking with apples from our tree, but this plum tart looks like a must-try!
I love to bake with apples or pumpkin
I’m cooking apples!! Love them.
I love to use apples and pears to cook and bake in the fall. Fall is my fave time of year!
I love to cook cranberries! Love cranberry pie!!
I’m in New York and I love when the apples are ready to pick. I love making homemade applesauce which I then use to lighten up my favorite recipes.
I’ve only ever cooked with apples before, I haven’t had a chance to cook with anything else since my husband is very picky.
Apples! It’s a classic fruit, what can I say? Love the combo of apple and cinnamon!