Like so many of the world’s tastiest creations, the first tarte Tatin came about quite by accident. As the story goes, in setting out to make a traditional apple pie, an overworked French hotelier (a one Ms. Stéphanie Tatin, co-owner of the Hôtel Tatin) left her apples cooking in butter and sugar for far too long. To salvage her extra- caramelized endeavor, she placed a layer of pastry over the apples, popped the whole pan in the oven, and served the resulting dessert upside-down. Her guests loved this accidental apple pie-alternative so much that it became a fixture on the menu and, ultimately, rose to prominence all over France.

Accident or no accident, however, making a modern-day Apple Tatin from scratch is actually quite a tricky and time-consuming endeavor. Lucky for you, for a limited time, we’re doing the work for you—and we’re doing it well—with Trader Joe’s Apple Tatin Tartelettes! They’re made for us authentically in France, and they heat from frozen in just 15-20 minutes in the oven or 11⁄2-2 minutes in the microwave. They come two- to-a-box, so you can enjoy them one Tartelette at a time, or, if you’re feeling generous, you can share your Tartelettes with the apple of your eye!