Hot Honey Apple Tarts

Dan    Recipes, Something Sweet     apples, baking, delicious, dessert, honey, quick and easy

What you’ll need…

3 apples (thinly sliced, skin on)

1/4 cup orange juice

1/4 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)

1/4 cup honey

2 TSP cinnamon

1/4 TSP nutmeg

1/2 TSP chili powder

corn starch

12 prepared tart shells

Everyone needs a little bit of spice in their lives, and since the Spice Girls have not put out any new tunes for a while, it’s a pretty safe assumption that the only way left to spice things up is with some chili powder. Anyway…I don’t really know how to follow a Spice Girls reference so…Just make these, ok? They’re very tasty.

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Place the apple, orange juice, and brown sugar in a large pan. Bring to a simmer on medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves completely. Reduce to medium heat, stir in the honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chili powder. Let everything cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

After 10 minutes, if the mixture has not thickened up, whisk together some corn starch and a small amount of water. Pour into the pan, stir, and you’ll have a better consistency in about a minute. Remove from heat.

Spoon the apple mixture into each one of your prepared tarts and bake for 15 minutes, or until the pastry starts to turn golden brown. Let cool for a few minutes before serving. Tarts and pies are best devoured warm!

Yields 12 tarts

Total cook time…35 minutes

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