This easy apple galette recipe is so simple and beautiful. The flavor is perfect for Holidays, Summer BBQ’s, cozy fall dinners, and anytime you’re craving an apple pastry dessert. If you love apple pie, you’ll love apple galette. It’s basically an apple pie, but the edges are folded to the center in a beautiful presentation. It’s so easy to make with homemade pie dough or an even easier version is using store bought refrigerated dough.

Easy Apple Galette Recipe or French Apple Pie Recipe on a baking sheet pan

No Fuss and Easy Apple Galette with Spices

These are perfect for parties or gathering that you want to showcase a pie in a different way. Everyone always drools over how it looks and it tastes equally delicious to an apple pie.

This wonderful dessert is perfect not just for the holidays, but also for year round. Apples are plentiful throughout the year and different varieties of apples are great for making pies and galettes. So don’t feel like apple galettes are too fancy or seasonal to make for a dessert. They’re perfect year round. Come summertime, it is the perfect dessert to easily make ahead of time for those backyard gatherings, picnics, and other good times.

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Plan Ahead and Prep for the Recipe

Prepping some things ahead of time makes the day of baking the galette so much easier.

  • You can make the filling up to 2 days ahead of time. It tastes the same if you make it and immediately assemble or if you make the filling ahead of time. If you make the filling ahead of time, just take it out and let it come to room temperature before you start assembling the galette.
  • Make homemade pie dough ahead of time. You can even pre-make the dough as well. When you’re ready to bake, all you need to do is to roll out the dough and add the apple filling.
  • Within an hour you’ll have a delicious, elegant and absolutely beautiful galette to share with friends and family.
Easy Apple Galette Recipe or French Apple Pie Recipe on a plate

Favorite apple peelers

For peeling just a handful of apples, we love our OXO peeler. But if we have a ton of apple recipes to make, then we’ll go to a countertop peeler. Both options are great.

Countertop Apple Peeler-Corer
Countertop Apple Peeler-Corer
OXO Swivel Peeler
OXO Swivel Peeler
Upright Electric Peeler
Upright Electric Peeler
Easy Apple Galette Recipe or French Apple Pie Recipe step by step

Favorite Apple Varieties for Galettes

The apple variety can change the flavor of the galette quite a bit. Eating apples tend to be sweeter and more flavorful. But if you’re a fan of a bit of tartness and acidity to your galette, then green granny smith apples are perfect. Some of our favorite pie apples that we find near us are: Honeycrisps, Gala, Fuji, Granny Smiths, Opals, and the Jonathans or Jonagolds. What are your favorite apples for pies and galettes?

Easy Apple Galette Recipe or French Apple Pie Recipe | @bestrecipebox

EASY APPLE GALETTE

Yield: 6 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
This galette is made with the refrigerated pie dough you'll find the rolls of at most grocery stores. You can easily substitute your favorite pie dough if you want to make the dough from scratch. Using the pre-made dough makes this galette super easy. The apple variety can change the flavor of the galette quite a bit. Some of our favorite pie apples that we find near us are: Honeycrisps, Gala, Fuji, Granny Smiths, Opals, and the Jonathans or Jonagolds. See post above for additional recipe details.
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Ingredients

  • 4 Tablespoons butter
  • 4 medium apples peeled, cored and sliced 1/4-inch thick
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground clove
  • 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 2 Tablespoons water
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1 refrigerated pie dough roll or homemade pie dough
  • 1 beaten egg for brushing

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 400°F .
    Oven knobs
  • Peel and slice apples. Set these aside.
    peeled and chopped apples
  • In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add apples and sauté apples until the they start to soften a bit, around 3 min. (depending on apple thickness and apple variety).
    cooking apples in butter
  • When apples are softened, add cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and sugar. Stir until combined then remove from heat.
    In a small bowl, whisk together flour, water, and lemon juice. Pour the flour/water mixture to the apples and stir until everything is combined.
    Season with salt and additional spices if desired. Let the filling cool.
  • Roll out pie dough roll. Add apple filling to center of dough, leaving about 2 inches around the edges.
    pie filling in middle of pie dough
  • Gently fold the edges toward the filling, folding and overlapping each 2” section. Brush the crust with beaten egg.
    folding pie dough edges
  • Bake for 50 minutes, or until crust is golden and cooked through. Serve warm or at room temperature.
    slice of apple galette

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Nutrition Information per Serving

Calories: 301kcal, Carbohydrates: 45g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 15mg, Sodium: 364mg, Potassium: 173mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 24g, Vitamin A: 240IU, Vitamin C: 6.5mg, Calcium: 31mg, Iron: 1.1mg
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 301

Add Toppings to Your Slice of Galette

Eating the galette on it’s own is already delicious. But if you want, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream. It’s an extra decadent and creamy treat to the galette but totally worth the extra calories! If you like caramel sauce you can also drizzle some of that sauce on top too.

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