Caramel Coffee Apple Tarts - USA Apples

Ingredients

• Gala
• , Brunch , Dessert
• Yield: Makes 18 apple tarts
• 1 tsp (5ml) instant coffee granules
• 1 tsp (5ml) ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp (5ml) hot water
• 1/4 cup (60ml) dulce de leche or thick caramel spread
• 4 small USA Gala Apples, sliced into 1/4-inch thick rounds, seeds removed after slicing
• 2 sheets pre-rolled 10- x 10-inch puff pastry, each sheet cut into 9 squares
• 1/2 cup (120ml) whipping cream
• Icing sugar for dusting
• Preheat oven to 400°F and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Place 1 sliced apple round on top of each dollop of coffee mixture and top each apple round with 1 square of puff pastry.
• Bake tarts for 15-20 minutes or until pastry is golden brown. Let tarts cool for 2 minutes before using a spatula to invert and transfer tarts to a cooling rack.
• In a large bowl, combine cream and reserved coffee mixture; whip into soft peaks.
• Dust tarts with icing sugar and serve with whipped coffee cream.