Apple Crumble Tarts

Hooray for Apple Season! So many apples so little time ;) So here is a little dessert sure to please everyone! The perfect pairing of apple and cinnamon. Not only a delight to the taste buds, but your house will fill with the lovely scent while they bake.They're just little...of course you can eat one. You know you want to! All the satisfaction of a slice of apple pie but half the guilt.

overview

• Prep Time: 25 minute
• Total Time: 1 hours 
• Makes: 12

ingredients

12 frozen tart shells

Filling:

3 granny smith apples
1 tsp. lemon juice
½ tsp. cinnamon
3 tbsp. heaping flour
¼ cup white sugar

Topping:

½ cup flour
¼ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup butter
1 tsp. cinnamon

directions

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Place frozen tart shells onto a baking sheet.

Wash, peel, core, and dice apples. 1 cm cubes.

In a medium sized bowl add filling ingredients together and mix until apple cubes are evenly covered.

Spoon apple mixture into tart shells.

In a small bowl combine topping ingredients using a pastry cutter or 2 knives. Continue to work the topping until it becomes a pea like consistency.

Sprinkle topping over apple filled tarts.

Bake for 35 minutes, tarts should be golden brown.

Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.

tips & tricks

You can add a quarter cup of copped nuts to the topping to change things up.