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Butter Tarts

How to Make Butter Tarts: Easy Canadian Recipe Guide 2025

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Learn how to make butter tarts with flaky pastry and gooey filling. Easy Canadian recipe, tips, and variations to bake the perfect butter tarts at home!
Course Appetizer, Dessert, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine American, Chinese, Italian, Pakistani
Keyword brown sugar tarts, butter tarts, easy butter tarts, gooey butter tarts, homemade butter tarts, simple dessert recipe, sweet pastry recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 12 tarts
Calories 300

Equipment

  • Muffin tin (12-cup)
  • Pastry cutter or glass (3 inches wide)
  • Baking sheet

Ingredients

  • Store-bought pastry sheets OR homemade pastry flour, butter, salt, sugar, ice water
  • ½ cup softened butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg plus 1 yolk for wash
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Pinch of salt
  • ⅓ cup raisins optional

Instructions

  • 1. Prep pastry – use store-bought or make from scratch and chill 30 minutes
  • 2. Cut circles and press into muffin tin
  • 3. Mix butter and brown sugar until fluffy
  • 4. Add egg and vanilla
  • 5. Fill each tart with a heaping teaspoon of filling
  • 6. Brush pastry edges with egg yolk wash
  • 7. Bake at 400°F for 12-15 minutes until golden
  • 8. Cool 5 minutes in tin
  • 9. Transfer to rack
  • 10. Serve at room temperature