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    Easy Peach Tarte Tatin Recipe

    Published: Aug 17, 2019 · Modified: Aug 6, 2023. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

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    Peach Tarte Tatin with Calvados and Pistachios
    Peach Tarte Tatin with Calvados and Pistachios
    Peach Tarte Tatin with Calvados and Pistachios
    Peach Tarte Tatin is the summer version of the French Tarte Tatin which is usually made with apples. It is a short pastry cake topped with apples and caramel but it is cooked upside down. In this recipe, I also add calvados and pistachios #yourfuardianchef #frenchfood #frenchdessert

    This peach Tarte Tatin is the summer version of the classic French Tarte Tatin, usually made with apples. It is a pâte brisée or pie pastry cake topped with caramelized peaches, cooked upside down. The fruits remain juicy and sweet, while the pastry forms a crunchy crust. It can be served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

    Peach Tarte Tatin served on a plate with ice cream
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    • 📋Easy Peach Tarte Tatin Recipe

    Tarte Tatin is a delightful dessert, a puff or shortcrust pastry topped with apples and rich caramel.

    It combines the crunchiness of the short-crust pastry with the gooeyness of the caramel, refreshed by the sweet and soft bites of the fruit.

    Compared to the apples, the peaches have a smoother pulp, add summer freshness to the caramel, and provide a delightful contrast to the crunchy crust.

    I sprinkle pistachios and deglaze the caramel with Calvados or Cognac to add a complex structure and flavor.

    I love this version with peaches, and since I have my own tree, I make it quite often at this time of the year. 

    It is a great dessert, very easy to make, and can be prepared in advance.

    For more desserts with fruits, you can find Italian Apple cake, overripe pear crumble, strawberry shortcake, Italian fruit tart or lemon magic cake.

    Peach Tarte Tatin

    Ingredients

    Best peach to choose

    The best peaches for this Tarte Tatin are yellow peaches, which are juicier and smoother. If you cannot find them, the white peaches are fine, but they will not be as smooth as the yellow ones.

    I wouldn't use the flat peaches as they are not as juicy. I like to eat flat peaches fresh as they are sweet but crunchy.

    You can eat them with your hand as a snack without worrying about fruit juices dripping down your elbow.

    In this recipe, I only use 3 peaches but you can use more if you like a fruity cake.

    Peaches and flat peaches

    Topping

    Besides the ingredients for the pastry, which are listed here below, you will need:

    • butter
    • brown sugar
    • peeled pistachios (optional)
    • Calvados or Cognac (optional)
    ingredients for the Peach tarte tatin

    Pie crust

    This is a classic shortcrust pastry recipe with no sugar that I use for any recipe, from savory to sweet. 

    The fruit is already very sweet, so you don't need more sugar in the pastry.

    To find out more, you can read the recipe: savory and sweet pasta frolla

    ​You can also use store-bought puff pastry to save time.

    These are the ingredients:

    • flour
    • butter at room temperature
    • egg
    • 1 pinch of salt
    • 2 tablespoon of water

    Hint: you would need a 9 in – 22 cm baking pan that you can also put on the stovetop

    ingredients for short pastry no sugar

    Instructions

    Pie dough

    The process is straightforward:

    1. Mix all the ingredients
    2. Make a flat ball with the pastry, wrap it in cling film
    3. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes so that the butter resolidifies
    Preparing the short pastry
    1. Take the pastry from the fridge and roll it flat into a round shape, slightly larger than the baking pan.
    2. Put the rolled pastry in the freezer for 10 minutes flat on a baking sheet

    If you have a busy day ahead, you can buy the already made pastry dough and proceed as from step 4

    Roll flat the dough

    Cutting the peaches

    1. Peel the three peaches and cut them in half to remove the kernels,
    2. Try to make some nice round shapes

    Hint: In this recipe, I use halved peaches, if you prefer you can cut peach slices instead

    Peel the peaches and cut in half

    Caramelizing the peaches

    1. Pour the butter and sugar into a round metal baking pan (9 in – 22 cm). Place on medium-low heat on the stove to make the caramel sauce
    2. As soon as the caramel starts turning golden brown, add the pistachios
    3. Place the peaches at the bottom of the pan with the round side facing down. Let it simmer for 5 minutes at very low heat
    4. Add the calvados to the peaches and let the alcohol evaporate for another 5 minutes
    5. Cover the peaches with the upside-down pastry, and ensure the edges are inside the sides of the pan, covering the peaches and touching the caramel. Don’t try to fold them nicely; you risk burning yourself.
    6. Make some small slits with the tip of a sharp knife, so the steam will come out while cooking.
    Making the peach Tarte Tatin

    Baking it

    1. Bake in a hot oven at 350 F - 180 C for 35 minutes.
    2. Once ready, take it out of the oven, and with proper oven mitts, turn it upside down immediately onto a serving dish.
    Cooking the Tarte Tatin
    1. Ensure all the caramel at the bottom of the pan is poured over the tart before it cools down. Otherwise, it will stick to the pan.
    Turning the Tarte Tatin

    How to serve it

    You can serve it cold or at room temperature. If you serve it warm, ensure the caramel is not burning hot.

    You can top it with a cold vanilla ice cream and a small glass of cold homemade limoncello or homemade orange liquor.

    It keeps for up to 3 days but should be stored in the fridge

    Peach tarte tatin served with ice cream

    Top Tips

    • Use yellow peaches as they are juicy and smoother
    • Try to cut them in perfect halves; if you get some small pieces, you can make a delicious peach salad and add a tablespoon of wine. Or you can put the pieces in a plastic bag, freeze them and use them for jam.
    • Buy good quality pistachios; I buy pistachios from Bronte Sicily, the best quality here in Europe
    • When you melt butter and sugar, you can stir the pan. When you make caramel with water and sugar, you cannot, as the sugar will recrystallize. Sugar and butter will not crystallize.
    • Keep the heat medium-low when making the caramel. The sugar will suddenly start to turn yellow and quickly brown. Add the pistachios and the peach as soon as possible to stop the caramel from burning.
    • Make sure the pastry is cold and firm when you cover the caramelized peaches so that it will be nice and crunchy.
    • The caramel is extremely hot and can cause severe burns, be very careful when you lay the pastry on the hot peaches.
    • Don’t try to fold the pastry nicely; you risk burning yourself. I like the rough look.
    • Make small slits in the pastry to release the steam while cooking
    Peach Tarte Tatin cut slice

    Related

    Looking for other desserts with fruits like this? Try these:

    • Italian apple cake
      Italian Apple Cake With Plenty Of Apples Torta Di Mele
    • overripe pear crumble
      Overripe Pear Crumble Recipe With Almonds
    • Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Cake In Layers
      Easy Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Cake In Layers
    • Lemon magic cake
      Lemon Magic Cake Recipe Make 1 Batter Get 2 Layers

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    peach tarte tatin

    📋Easy Peach Tarte Tatin Recipe

    5 from 6 votes
    Laura Tobin
    Servings 8 people
    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 50 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr
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    This peach Tarte Tatin is the summer version of the classic French Tarte Tatin, usually made with apples. It is a pâte brisée or pie pastry cake topped with caramelized peaches, cooked upside down. The fruits remain juicy and sweet, while the pastry forms a crunchy crust. It can be served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
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    Equipment

    • Round cake pan 9 in
    • Mini Measuring Set
    • Measuring mugs
    • KitchenAid Mixer
    • Silicone Pastry Mat
    • Rolling pin

    Ingredients
     

    For the caramel and topping:

    • ¼ cup butter
    • ½ cup caster sugar
    • 3 matured peaches or apples for the original version
    • 2 tablespoon peeled pistachios
    • ⅓ cup Calvados or Cognac

    For the short pastry

    • ½ cup butter at room temperature
    • 1 ½ cup flour
    • 1 fresh eggs
    • 2 tablespoon fresh water
    • 1 pinch salt

    For serving

    • 1 cup vanilla ice cream

    Instructions
     

    Short pastry

    • Prepare the short pastry by combining all the ingredients
      ½ cup butter at room temperature, 1 ½ cup flour, 1 fresh eggs, 2 tablespoon fresh water, 1 pinch salt
    • Wrap it in cling foil and put it in the fridge for at least 20 minutes
    • Take the pastry out of the fridge
    • Roll the short pastry in a round shape, the same size as the baking tin.
    • Put the rolled pastry in the freezer for at least 10 minutes flat on a parchment paper

    Caramelizing the peaches

    • Peel the 3 peaches and cut them in half to remove the kernels, while trying to make some nice round shapes!
      3 matured peaches
    • Pour the butter and sugar into a round metal baking tin and heat up on the stove to make the caramel
      ¼ cup butter, ½ cup caster sugar
    • As soon as the caramel starts turning yellow
    • add the pistachios and the peaches with the round side facing down. Let it simmer for 5 minutes at a very low heat.
      2 tablespoon peeled pistachios
    • Add the calvados to the peaches and let it evaporate for another 5 minutes.
      ⅓ cup Calvados or Cognac
    • Cover the peaches with the short pastry, ensure the edges are inside the tin covering the peaches and touching the caramel. Don’t try to fold them nicely, you will risk to burn yourself.
    • Make some holes with the tip of a knife, this way the steam will come out while cooking.

    Bake

    • Bake in a hot oven at 350 F - 180 C for 35 minutes.
    • Once it is ready, take it out of the oven and turn it upside down immediately on a serving dish. Make sure all the caramel at the bottom of the tin is poured over the tart before it cools down, otherwise it will stick to the tin.

    Serve

    • Serve cold with a good quality vanilla ice cream.
      1 cup vanilla ice cream

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    Notes

    • Use yellow peaches as they are juicy and smoother
    • Try to cut them in perfect halves, if you get some small pieces you can make a peach salad and add a tablespoon of wine, delicious. Or you can put the pieces in a plastic bag, freeze them and use them for jam.
    • Buy good quality pistachios, I buy pistachios from Bronte Sicily, the best quality here in Europe
    • When you melt the butter and sugar, you can stir the pan. When you make caramel with water and sugar you cannot as the sugar will recrystallize. Sugar and bitter will not crystallize.
    • Keep the heat medium-low when making the caramel. The sugar will all the sudden start to turn yellow and quickly brown. Add the pistachios and the peach as soon as possible to stop the caramel from burning.
    • Make sure the pastry is cold and firm when you cover the caramelized peaches, so it will be nice and crunchy.
    • The caramel is extremely hot and can cause severe burns, be very careful when you lay the pastry on the hot peaches.
    • Don’t try to fold the pastry nicely, you will risk to burn yourself. I actually like the rough look.
    • Make holes in the pastry to release the steam while cooking
    • Turn the cake upside-down immediately as soon as it is out of the oven
    •  

    Nutrition

    Calories: 349kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 4gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 165mgPotassium: 158mgFiber: 1gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 755IUVitamin C: 3.8mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 1.4mg
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    1. Lisa | Garlic & Zest

      August 05, 2017 at 10:49 am

      5 stars
      I love a tarte tatin, but have never done it with peaches. I think peach schnapps might amp up the peachi-ness!

      Reply
      • Laura

        August 06, 2017 at 4:00 am

        try it, I prefer the peach version

        Reply
    2. Patty @pattysaveurs.com

      August 05, 2017 at 11:16 am

      5 stars
      Mmmm I love these tatin with lots of caramel sauce, strangely the apple version is not my favorite, your peach version is so more appealing to me! I will try your recipe with the addition of calvados of course 🙂

      Reply
      • Laura

        August 06, 2017 at 3:59 am

        Yes, I prefer this version, especially now that the peaches are so sweet.

        Reply
    3. Julia

      August 05, 2017 at 12:18 pm

      5 stars
      I can't believe I haven't tried making tarte tatin yet! This looks delicious!

      Reply
      • Laura

        August 06, 2017 at 3:58 am

        Try it is easy, and you don't have to butter and cover the pan like for any other cake

        Reply
    4. Annemarie @ justalittlebitofbacon

      August 05, 2017 at 3:55 pm

      5 stars
      Ooooh. This looks amazing! I'm all about peaches right now and I know I would love this. One question - have you made this without peeling the peaches? I like the texture of the skin usually but I'm not it would work here.

      Reply
      • Laura

        August 06, 2017 at 3:57 am

        it should work, the caramel should keep the skin well covered. Let me know if you try

        Reply
    5. Monica | Nourish & Fete

      August 05, 2017 at 4:21 pm

      5 stars
      I love the idea of a tart with fresh peaches - so light and tasty for a summer dessert!

      Reply
      • Laura

        August 06, 2017 at 3:55 am

        Thank you Monica

        Reply
    6. Jagruti

      August 07, 2017 at 7:32 am

      5 stars
      I would love to have this one with vanilla ice cream, so delicious!

      Reply
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