Chances are that if you have younger kids, they either just started or are about to start back in school and are STARVING the moment they get back home. We’re all for creative inspiration in the kitchen, and we’re loving this play on traditional apples and peanut butter from Jenny Flake of Picky Palate. It’s a sweet (and certainly yummy) way to reward them after a hard day of readin’ and ‘rithmetic. So why not surprise your kids with something unexpected when they walk in the door? Who knows, it might even fuel them to finish their homework faster!

Here is your simple line up of ingredients….

Lay out your puff pastry onto a nice baking sheet.

Peanut butter and honey time!

Spread peanut butter mixture over each square of pastry.

Slice your beautiful apples…

…..and layer them over the peanut butter.

Drizzle warm honey over your apples….

sprinkle with sugar and it’s time to bake!

Ahhhh, gorgeous…..and delish too!

Honeyed Apple Peanut Butter Tart

• 1 sheet Puff Pastry, thawed
• heaping 1/2 Cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 Tablespoons honey, warmed plus 4 Tablespoons for drizzling
• 2 apples of choice, sliced thinly
• 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
• Powdered sugar for dusting

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Slice puff pastry dough into 3 equal size rectangles and place onto a silpat lined baking sheet. Warm peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl until liquid like. Drizzle in 2 Tablespoons of honey, stir then spread evenly over 3 pastry rectangles leaving 1/2 inch border around edges. Layer apple slices neatly over top of peanut butter, drizzle with warm honey, sprinkle with sugar then bake for 30-35 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned and puffed around the edges. Let cool completely then drizzle with additional warm honey if desired and powdered sugar. Serve as whole tarts or cut each tart into fourths.

Makes 3 full tarts or 12 slices