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Ruth's Chris Steak House Apple Crumb Tart Recipe
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Ruth's Chris Steak House Apple Crumb Tart Recipe

Make this Straight-From-the-Restaurant Ruth's Chris Steak House Apple Crumb Tart Recipe at home and your Apple Crumb Tart will taste just like Ruth's Chris Steak House.
Prep Time1 hour
Active Time55 minutes
Cooling Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Steakhouse
Keyword: Dessert, Ruth Chris Steak House
Yield: 1 Tart

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet pastry dough such as Pillsbury

Apple Crumb Filling

  • 2 pounds Apples peeled and cored
  • 1 tablespoon Salted Butter softened to room temperature
  • 3/4 pound Sugar
  • 3 tablespoons Cinnamon
  • 1/2 ounce Vanilla Extract
  • 1 1/2 ounces Cornstarch
  • 1 ounce cold Water

Topping

  • 3/4 pound cubed Butter softened to room temperature
  • 3/4 pound Sugar
  • 1 pound All-Purpose Flour

To Serve

  • Caramel Sauce store bought or homemade
  • Ice Cream store bought or homemade
  • Fresh Mint Sprigs to garnish

Instructions

Topping

  • In a medium mixing bowl, combine sugar and flour. Using and electric mixer, mix 3 minutes.
  • With mixer running, slowly add butter until mixture looks like popcorn crumbles. (Undermixed topping will be dry and powdery. Overmixed will turn into one giant clump.) Set aside.

Filling

  • Place 1 tablespoon butter into stockpot. Place pot over medium heat and melt butter.
  • Add sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Stir until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes.
  • Place prepared apples into pot. Cook 5 minutes, stirring every couple of minutes. In In a small bowl or cup, combine cornstarch and water. Mix well. Slowly add mixture to apples. Cook 8 more minutes, stirring well.
  • Remove from heat and place into a container. Place in an ice bath to cool.
  • Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Put 4 1/2-inch mini springform pan on parchment lined sheet pan. Spray well with cooking spray.
  • Place pastry dough into pan and form into crust.
  • Place 1 heaping cup prepared apple crumb filling into pan.
  • Place in preheated oven. Bake 25 minutes.
  • Remove from oven. Top with 1 tablespoon apple crumb topping, spreading it evenly over surface.
  • Place back in oven and bake 15 more minutes. Crumb topping should be golden brown, and the filling should be bubbling.
  • Remove from oven. Let cool 1 hour.

To Serve

  • Warm apple crumb tart to reach internal temperature of 140°F. (Microwave does this quickly.)
  • Drizzle hot caramel sauce over top.
  • Add tablespoon of vanilla ice cream in center.
  • Garnish with mint.

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