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Easy Butter Tarts

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Ingredients 5
  • Servings 18
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If you've never experienced the sheer bliss that is a butter tart, you're missing out. Let's remedy that! These Easy Butter Tarts are bite-sized and full of flavor. Inspired by the popular Canadian treat, these simple tarts are made with a Pillsbury™ Pie Crust base and a decadently sweet, gooey filling. Bonus: You likely already have everything on hand to make them! Get ready to bake the best butter tarts around.
By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Nov 12, 2021
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Ingredients

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 18 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
  • 2
    On work surface, unroll pie crusts. With 3 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut 9 rounds from each crust, rerolling dough as necessary. Gently press 1 dough round into each muffin cup.
  • 3
    In medium bowl, beat remaining ingredients with spoon until well blended (mixture will be slightly lumpy). Spoon about 2 tablespoons brown sugar mixture into each tart.
  • 4
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until filling is set and crust is golden brown. Run knife around edge of each tart. Cool in pan, about 30 minutes. Remove tarts to serving plate. Serve warm or cooled. Store covered in refrigerator.

Tips from the Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    This butter tart recipe is based on a popular dessert unique to Canada. Some prefer to add raisins to the bottom of the tarts before baking, while others don't. Choose your favorite variation!
  • tip 2
    For the success of this recipe, the butter should be very soft (not melted) for the filling.
  • tip 3
    For a nutty flavor, place a pecan half on top of filling on each butter tart pastry before baking.
  • tip 4
    Making these Canadian butter tarts for a party? This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to feed a crowd. For best results, bake one batch at a time.
  • tip 5
    Store homemade butter tarts covered in the refrigerator up to one week.

Nutrition Information

210 Calories, 10g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 27g Total Carbohydrate, 18g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Tart
Calories
210
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
16%
Saturated Fat
5g
27%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
40mg
13%
Sodium
150mg
6%
Potassium
35mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
27g
9%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
18g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

  • One of our Pillsbury™ editors grew up enjoying store-bought butter tarts in her Canadian-American grandmother's kitchen. She confirms that these homemade tarts taste just like the ones she remembers from her childhood!
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