Butter tarts are Canada’s best dessert in my opinion. I used to say that I had a butter tart addiction because I could never turn them away. John and I often buy them from a vendor at our local farmer’s market. The homemade ones are so much better than the store bought version.People would line up before it even opened to buy them. They were just that good! She always sold out and had to turn disappointed customers away.
I’m not about to set up shop at the farmer’s market, but I did find this easy recipe to make them myself in The Pampered Chef Favourites Cookbook. If you don’t like pecans, you could use raisins, walnuts, chocolate chips or just leave them plain. I also used premade tarts to save on time and I’m not much of a baker. If you enjoy making your own crust, then try them that way.
Bet you can’t stop at just one!
Pecan Butter Tarts
- Package of 18 mini tart shells (or make your own with your favourite recipe)
- 2 tbsp. butter, melted
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup pecans, chopped
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix melted, butter, brown sugar, egg and pecans in a mixing bowl.
3. Fill each tart shell with nut filling.
4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until light golden brown.
5. Cool in pan for 3 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack. Cool completely.
Makes 18 tarts.
About Stacie
My mom would only make butter tarts at Christmas time and I always looked forward to them! I love a warm butter tart with some freshly whipped cream dolloped on top! Thanks!
My mom would only make butter tarts at Christmas time and I always looked forward to them! I love a warm butter tart with some freshly whipped cream dolloped on top! Thanks!
My mom used to make them all of the time at Christmas! Nothing better than a warm butter tart with some freshly whipped cream dolloped on top!
These look so easy! We LOVE pecan pie around our house but it’s always so messy to make, I think I’ll try these instead.
These look delicious. I must try to make them.
Hey Stacie, you should enter your butter tart recipe in our contest! http://foodiepages.ca/blog/?p=1464
I made my butter tarts for christmas last year and as I was cleaning up I noticed in microwave a bowl. in the bowl was melted butter I forgot to add butter to my butter tarts lol
Ooo. These look like delicious little treats. :3