tarte tatin
noun
tarte ta·tin ˌtär(t)-tä-ˈtan 
-ˈtaⁿ
plural tarte tatins also tartes tatin
often capitalized second T
: a caramelized apple tart that is baked with pastry on top and then inverted for serving
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Fuji apples go into a tarte tatin with cultured cream, while the last of the season’s satsuma mandarins were juiced for a creamiscle pie. 
Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2022 Here’s the spot to find a lighter-than-usual chocolate souffle, a seductive tarte tatin and a dessert that Maupillier had his colleague create to honor the owner’s mother, stuck in France for the past two years and a fan of pears Belle Helene. Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022 Three favorite desserts are the apple tarte tatin sundae, the floating island and the pistachio crème brûlée (rave-worthy). New York Eateries, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021 The tarte tatin—Granny Smith apples baked with caramel on a puff pastry served with Chantilly—is as good as any in Paris or Normandy. New York Eateries, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021 That list includes French standards such as steak tartare, foie gras, salade Lyonnaise, onion soup, duck magret, pear tarte tatin and scallops with beurre noisette. Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Sep. 2021 Halved or left whole, they can be roasted, braised, pickled, creamed, glazed, confited, or used to crown a stunning tarte tatin. Alex Delany, Bon Appétit, 17 May 2021 My stuffing starts with duck fat and is studded with Toulouse sausage and confit turkey gizzards; my apple pie is a tarte tatin. Daniel Boulud As Told To Michele Humes, ELLE Decor, 26 Oct. 2020 Candace, the apples in your tarte tatin weren’t uniform. Taryn Englehart, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2020 See More
Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2022 Here’s the spot to find a lighter-than-usual chocolate souffle, a seductive tarte tatin and a dessert that Maupillier had his colleague create to honor the owner’s mother, stuck in France for the past two years and a fan of pears Belle Helene. Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022 Three favorite desserts are the apple tarte tatin sundae, the floating island and the pistachio crème brûlée (rave-worthy). New York Eateries, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021 The tarte tatin—Granny Smith apples baked with caramel on a puff pastry served with Chantilly—is as good as any in Paris or Normandy. New York Eateries, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021 That list includes French standards such as steak tartare, foie gras, salade Lyonnaise, onion soup, duck magret, pear tarte tatin and scallops with beurre noisette. Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Sep. 2021 Halved or left whole, they can be roasted, braised, pickled, creamed, glazed, confited, or used to crown a stunning tarte tatin. Alex Delany, Bon Appétit, 17 May 2021 My stuffing starts with duck fat and is studded with Toulouse sausage and confit turkey gizzards; my apple pie is a tarte tatin. Daniel Boulud As Told To Michele Humes, ELLE Decor, 26 Oct. 2020 Candace, the apples in your tarte tatin weren’t uniform. Taryn Englehart, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
French, Tatin tart, after the Tatin sisters of Lamotte-Beuvron, France
First Known Use
1951, in the meaning defined above