Chai Spiced Apple Ricotta Galette. Layers of fresh ricotta cheese, sweet Honeycrisp apples, and chai spiced maple syrup, all atop a bed of flakey, buttery, puff pastry. This chai spiced apple and ricotta galette is fall’s easiest and coziest dessert. It’s beyond delicious, super simple, so pretty, and the perfect warming treat to bake up any day of the week. Bonus? Your kitchen will smell like fall while this bakes…better than any candle!

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I’m really not sure there’s anything better than autumn baking. It’s probably the most relaxing weekend activity. I really can’t think of anything I’d rather do on a dreary, rainy fall day. Do you agree? The smells of warming cinnamon, sweet apples, and hints of vanilla are seriously the best. Honestly, one of my favorite things. I often feel so thankful that I’m able to do so much baking for HBH.

Fingers crossed you guys are all on board with weekend baking once the summer weather turns to chilly fall days. I know a lot of you in the US are only just now experiencing slightly chillier temperatures (my parents are with my brother Red in Tahoe…where it snowed!). But once October hits, the cold weather will surely follow. I’m here to prepare you with all the best autumn recipes, both savory and sweet.

Last week I shared the perfect spiced pecan apple cider doughnut cake, great for a weekend brunch or as an after-dinner dessert with a scoop of ice cream. Today I’m taking the simpler route and sharing a sweet apple galette that takes only minutes to prep, about a half-hour to bake, and is best enjoyed warm right out of the oven. It might just be one of my favorite galette recipes I’ve shared. And that’s saying a lot, seeing as I do have a few galette recipes here on HBH. Crazy as it may seem, this is my first apple galette. I now plan to make it every weekend I can until the apples go out of season. It’s truly that good, and that easy.

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To Make this Chai Spiced Apple Ricotta Galette

It’s simple and you need only a few pantry staple ingredients.

First, start with the chai spiced maple syrup. Instead of using sugar to sweeten this galette I turned to pure maple syrup, which always reminds me of fall. It’s sweet, with a hint of amber, and pairs so nicely with crisp apples. I spiced the syrup with salted butter and chai spices. So a touch of cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, all-spice, nutmeg, and black pepper. It’s truly a very fall spice and it’s so perfect.

Boil the maple on the stove for a couple of minutes, then remove, and add a splash of vanilla extract. Oh so good. The syrup alone is worth making and would be delicious on a big ole stack of pumpkin pancakes…

Tip: double the chai spiced maple syrup and use for your morning pancakes or french toast sticks.

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Once the syrup has been made, it’s time to assemble the galette.

You just need some puff pastry, fresh ricotta cheese, and the best honeycrisp apples you can find. Of course, you can use any apple, but I find sweet Honeycrisps to be the absolute best.

Roll the pastry out, spread the ricotta over the pastry, then top with thinly sliced apples. Sweeten everything up with that chai spiced maple syrup.

The final step is to bake and wait patiently by the oven for this to be done. As the galette bakes your kitchen will be filled with smells of cinnamon, maple, and sweet apples. All the smells of fall.

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My serving suggestions?

This is delicious any way you serve it. But if you want the best possible apple galette experience, enjoy this slightly warm with vanilla ice cream. Finish off with a few generous drizzles of the remaining chai-spiced maple.

OH. SO. GOOD.

Every bite is filled with hints of chai, buttery pastry, creamy ricotta cheese, and sweet apples. It’s honestly one of the best desserts. So simple, but yet every last bite leaves you wanting another.

I highly recommend baking this over the weekend…to test out the recipe. Then incorporate this easy galette into your next autumn dinner party menu. Not only is this a dessert you can prepare in advance, but it always turns out pretty…and delicious too.

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Your weekend game plan?

Apple picking…or at least hitting up the market for fresh off the tree Honeycrisp apples.

Galette baking…and eating.

Because autumn apples + chai spices + maple syrup + buttery pastry = the ideal weekend. With a side of ice cream…and maybe some Netflix too.

What are your favorites? Always looking for new suggestions!

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If you make this chai spiced apple ricotta galette be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!

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The Recipe

Chai Spice Apple Ricotta Galette

Layers of fresh ricotta cheese, sweet Honeycrisp apples, and chai-spiced maple syrup, atop a bed of flakey, buttery, puff pastry. Fall's easiest and coziest dessert!

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 362 kcal

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

    2. Bring the maple syrup, butter, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, all-spice, nutmeg, and pepper to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat, simmer 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in the vanilla and a pinch of salt.

    3. On a lightly floured surface, roll the puff pastry out into a rectangle about 1/4 inch thick. Place the pastry on a parchment lined baking sheet and spread the ricotta in an even layer over the pastry, leaving a 1 inch border. Drizzle the ricotta with 2 tablespoons or so of the spiced maple. Arrange the apples, skin side facing up over the ricotta. Drizzle or brush the apples with 2-3 tablespoons of the spiced maple. Fold the edges of the pastry up and over the apples. Now brush the edges of the pastry with a little of the spiced maple and sprinkle with sugar (reserve any remaining spiced maple for serving).

    4. Transfer to the oven and bake for 25-35 minutes or until golden brown. It's OK if the edges get dark, and they will get dark.

    5. Let cool slightly and serve with additional chai spiced maple and ice cream. Enjoy! 

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