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Caramelized Apple, Onion, and Cheddar Tart

This Caramelized Apple Onion Tart is a bakery-style appetizer or main course that's easy to make with 10 ingredients. It's a fall favorite recipe among our family and friends, with no homemade pie crust.
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Ingredients

The filling:

  • 2 shallots, thinly sliced
  • 1/3 cup grated Trader joes Caramelized onion cheddar cheese (or regular cheddar cheese works too)
  • 1 egg yolk
  • A few sprigs of thyme, leaves removed
  • 1/4 cup softened or whipped cream cheese

The rest:

  • 1 apple
  • 6 sheets of phyllo dough
  • 6 tbsp butter (2 for cooking shallots, and the rest for the phyllo sheets)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp sugar

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 400 and remove phyllo dough from freezer to thaw.
  • Thinly slice shallots and add to a skillet with 1 tbsp butter, a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook stirring often on medium to low heat for about 15 min or until the shallots are cooked down and a deep brown. 
  • Thinly slice apples and coat in the cinnamon and sugar.
  • Add all filling ingredients to a bowl and mix to combine. 
  • Melt butter and lay out one sheet of phyllo dough. Brush with melted butter and then top with another sheet of phyllo dough. Repeat with all six sheets, brushing butter between each layer.
  • Add filling to the middle and then layer the apples in a circular pattern. 
  • Crinkle the phyllo dough in on each side to create the crust. If the dough is flaking, add a little melted butter to those edges. Brush the top with more butter and sprinkle with more thyme leaves. 
  • Bake for about 30 min or until nicely golden brown. Drizzle the top with honey and serve. Enjoy!