This Apple Galette recipe (With Cooked Filling) is a no-fuss dessert perfect for fall. It's the ideal sweet dish for a cozy family dinner or a holiday dinner and is ready in half the time it takes to make a traditional pie.
The word "galette" means flat cake in Norman. It is essentially a free-form pie filled with sweet or savory fillings. The crust can be made from pie dough, puff pastry, or a crepe (a Breton galette).
I love to use my flaky pie crust recipe to make this apple galette. The buttery and flaky pastry creates the perfect base for the sweet, tart, and lightly spiced apple filling in just half the time.
If you're a fan of pies and tarts, check out my tart crust recipe, apple frangipane tart recipe, and classic baked lemon tart recipe.
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Why you'll love this apple galette recipe
- Less effort - A galette takes half the time and effort of a pie. With no need for fancy crimping, the rustic charm of a galette lies in its imperfection.
- Fool-proof - This recipe is made for beginners. There's no way to go wrong with this easy fall dessert!
- Make-ahead - Make the dough and filling a day or two ahead of time, assemble it, and bake it the day you want to serve it. Thirty minutes, and you're done!
- Versatile—Once you master this recipe, you'll make galettes left, right, and center. Use seasonal fruits and vegetables to create delicious desserts and brunch items for your table.
Ingredients for this apple galette recipe
- Apples—I love the tart taste of granny smith apples in my galette. If you prefer, you can use McIntosh or Pink Lady apples for a similar tart flavor. You can also mix it up and combine sweet and sour apples by adding gala or golden delicious apples.
- Pie Dough—I use my flaky pie crust recipe to create my base, but you can also use a premade crust, like Pillsbury or Marie Callender's, to save time and effort.
- Brown Sugar - I like to use dark brown sugar for this recipe as its toffee notes pair perfectly with granny smith apples.
- Spices - A combination of cinnamon and salt helps balance the sweet and sour notes of the filling.
- Vinegar—This helps prevent the apples from oxidizing. You can also use the juice of one lemon instead.
- Egg—A whisked egg is not essential but creates a beautiful glaze for the galette's crust.
Please see the recipe card at the bottom of this post for the complete list of ingredients, measurements, and recipe instructions.
Substitutions & variations
- Make it without cooking the filling—Traditional apple galettes are made without a pre-cooked filling. To save 15-20 minutes, add the apples to your pastry with sugar, salt, cinnamon, vinegar, and cornstarch.
- Use puff pastry—Puff pastry can be used as a base for an even quicker version of this apple galette recipe.
- Finish the crust - Sprinkle some coarse sugar after you baste the crust with the egg wash for an elegant finish.
- Use lemons - Go the traditional route and swap out the vinegar for lemon juice.
- Change the filling - Use seasonal fruits and vegetables and make sweet and savory galettes year-long.
- Add more flavor - Try a more complex spice blend by adding nutmeg and ginger powder to your filling.
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How to make this apple galette recipe
- First step - Peel, core, and slice your apples into thin slices.
- Second step - Combine the sugar, salt, cinnamon, cornstarch, vinegar, and water and heat in a saucepan.
- Third step - As soon as the sauce thickens, add the prepped apples to it.
- Fourth step - Mix well before covering and boiling the mixture.
- Fifth step - Simmer for 10 minutes until the apples are half cooked.
- Sixth step - After the filling is ready, uncover and set it aside to cool slightly before adding to the apple galette.
- Seventh step - Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and roll the dough on a floured surface.
- Eighth step: The dough needs to be a 12-inch circle to allow for the crust to be folded over the filling.
- Ninth step - Gently transfer the dough to a baking sheet. If this results in any cracks, use some water to help seal them.
- Tenth step - Place the cooled filling in the center, leaving about 1.5-2 inches of dough around it.
- Eleventh step - Gently start folding the edges to seal in the filling.
- Twelfth step - Whisk the egg, brush it over the crust to create a glaze, and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
Expert Tips
- Chill the dough - Well-chilled dough is the secret to a flaky crust. If the dough seems to be getting warm as you work with it, pop it back in the fridge for a few minutes to ensure perfect results.
- Roll it out thick - Don't roll the dough out too thin; the base will get soggy, and the filling will poke through.
- Cook the filling - This step will ensure a crisp and flaky crust that isn't soggy in the center.
Recipe FAQS
If you've followed all of the above steps and your galette still has a soggy base, try sprinkling some cornstarch on the base before adding the filling. The cornstarch will absorb the excess moisture, keeping your base crisp and flaky.
For a fully baked galette, store it in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days or freeze it for up to one month. Defrost it in the fridge overnight and warm in an oven preheated at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.
The galette can also be prepared ahead of time and frozen for up to one month. Defrost it in the fridge overnight, add the egg wash, and then bake as per recipe instructions.
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Apple Galette Recipe (With Cooked Filling)
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Ingredients
- 1 pie crust
- 3 granny smith apples (see notes)
- 4 tbsp dark brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp white distilled vinegar (see notes)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 cup water
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Peel and slice the apples and set them aside.
- Mix the sugar, cinnamon, salt, vinegar, cornstarch, and ¾ water and add it to a saucepan.
- Cook until the mixture reaches a boil and starts to thicken.
- Add the prepared apples, toss them in the prepared sauce, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- While the filling is cooling, preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and roll your prepped pie dough into a 12" circle on a piece of parchment paper.
- Transfer the dough onto your baking sheet and place the apple filling in the center. (see notes)
- Fold the dough around the apples to enclose the filling.
- Whisk the egg and brush it onto the edges of the dough.
- Bake the galette for 30 minutes and then cool slightly before serving. (see notes)
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