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Delicious homemade butter tarts with a golden crust and gooey filling, perfect for dessert.
Alyssa

Butter Tarts

This Butter Tarts Recipe will teach you to make the classic Canadian dessert with flaky pastry shells filled with a rich and gooey sweet filling.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Resting Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 55 minutes
Servings: 12 tarts
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Canadian
Calories: 239

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup salted butter (cold and cubed)
  • 4-5 tablespoons very cold water
  • ½ cup corn syrup (light corn syrup, or golden corn syrup)
  • cup light brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
  • 1 large egg (at room temperature)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon cornstarch
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ cup raisins (optional)

Method
 

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. With a pastry cutter, cut in the butter until only pea sized pieces remain. You can also use a food processor to do this.
  2. Add 4 tablespoons of water and mix, add the water a little more at a time until the dough is shaggy and sticks together. Form into a flat disc and cover with plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
  3. Once the dough is ready, roll into ⅛” thickness and cut into 4” circles. Press into the cavities and up the sides of a 12-count muffin tin.
  4. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C), or 180°C if you have a fan oven.
  5. In a medium bowl, whisk together the corn syrup, brown sugar, butter, egg, vanilla, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg until smooth.
  6. If using raisins, divide them among the chilled tart shells first. Then add the filling to the tart shells, only filling about 1/2 way.
  7. Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350 and bake an additional 15-20 minutes, or until the filling is bubbling and the crust is golden.
  8. Allow to cool for at least 15 minutes before using a butter knife to help remove them from the pan.

Notes

Use cold ingredients for best results.