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Butter Tarts

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Butter Tarts

Gooey, sweet Canadian butter tarts, with a flaky pastry shell wrapped around a soft, sticky caramel centre that oozes with each bite.

Total time
38 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
18 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Canadian
vegetarian

Ingredients

2 sheetsshortcrust pastry
1/2 cupbutter, melted
1 cupbrown sugar, packed
2eggs, beaten
1/4 cupgolden syrup or corn syrup
1 tbspwhite wine vinegar
1 tspvanilla extract
1/2 cupraisins or chopped walnuts

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 200°C. Cut pastry into circles and press into a 12-hole muffin tin.

2

Mix melted butter, brown sugar, eggs, syrup, vinegar and vanilla.

3

Place a few raisins or walnuts in each pastry shell.

4

Pour filling into shells, filling three-quarters full.

5

Bake 15-18 minutes until filling is just set with a slight jiggle. Cool in tin before removing.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
483
Protein
4g
Fat
28.2g
Carbs
54.7g
Fiber
0.2g
Sodium
93mg

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