Banana Tartes Tatin

A delightful French-inspired dessert featuring caramelized bananas on a bed of brown sugar and butter, topped with crispy puff pastry. This elegant upside-down tart is both rustic and sophisticated.

4 servings
35 min

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 8 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 4 whole firm ripe bananas
  • 4 rounds puff pastry
  • 4 pieces crème brûlée dishes
  • 4 pieces crème brûlée dishes

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Preheat oven to 400°F. Place dishes on a rimmed baking sheet. Smear bottom of each dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Sprinkle each evenly with 2 tablespoons sugar. Overlap slices from 1 banana over sugar, arranging in concentric circles to cover. Top each dish with 1 puff pastry round, tucking in edges of pastry.

    10 min

  2. 2.

    Bake until pastry is golden and puffed and filling is bubbly, 20-25 minutes. Invert onto plates.

    25 min

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