Easy butter tarts are just that, a super simple recipe that is always a favorite! Sweet, gooey, and caramelly! If you don't like raisins in your butter tarts, just leave them out.
Butter Tarts Recipe is truly one of the easiest Christmas desserts to make. They are also popular year round for any occasion. I always use store bought unsweetened tart shells just to make this tart recipe even easier. I do love homemade crust, but just find that using store bought is so much easier and there's way less mess ð¤. To make this simple butter tart recipe, you basically mix all of the ingredients except the raisins. Then, place some raisins in each tart shell, scoop some butter tart filling over them, and bake! It really takes only 30 minutes from start to finish for this butter tart recipe!
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Butter tarts are always well-received, whether you're Canadian or not. They are the ultimate, treat sized dessert for anyone with a sweet tooth!
This butter tart filling recipe is the one that I have used for years and years. I'm not even sure when I started making butter tarts. All I know is that they are one of the first items to disappear from any Christmas cookie tray!
There aren't very many genuine originated in Canada recipes! But, the ones that have begun here are truly yum! Recipes like Puffed Wheat Squares, Nanaimo Bars, Butter Tarts, Poutine, and Tourtiere, are truly Canadian and totally worth trying!
There is a centuries old debate about whether raisins belong in the best Butter Tarts. True purists argue that butter tarts should not have either raisins or nuts. For many though, raisins are a definite necessity in the best butter tart recipe! There is also debates about how runny or firm the filling should be, or how flaky the crust should be. For myself, I am not a butter tart snob, but do prefer raisins in them.ð
Apparently, around 800 young women were brought from France over to Quebec between 1663 and 1673 to become wives of the men that were there as settlers and fur trappers etc. Okay, they were helping to "colonize" Quebec...ð¤(this whole story is very interesting in itself) These young ladies brought their favorite recipes with them, one of which was a sugar pie. They had to adapt their recipes to use what ingredients were available in Canada at that time. So, this sugar pie included four, butter, salt, vanilla, and cream and most likely was the forerunner of butter tarts. The first published recipe for butter tarts was found in a cookbook from 1900.
The best Butter tart recipe should be easy and no-fail! Plus, butter tarts should have a sticky, gooey, sweet, and syrupy filling in a flaky tart crust! The filling should be not too runny and not too solid.
1.Place all of the ingredients except the raisins in a medium sized bowl.
2. Cream well with an electric mixer.
3. Arrange the tart shells on a parchment lined baking sheet with sides. Divide the raisins evenly among the tart shells.
4. Fill the tart shells 2/3 of the way full with the filling.
5. Bake at 375°F for 15-20 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown. Do not let the filling boil over...
Easy butter tarts are just that, a super simple recipe that is always a favorite! Sweet, gooey, and caramelly! If you don't like raisins in your butter tarts, just leave them out.
Place all of the ingredients except the raisins in a medium sized bowl.
Cream well with an electric mixer.
Arrange the tart shells on a parchment lined baking sheet with sides. Divide the raisins evenly among the tart shells.
Fill the tart shells 2/3 of the way full with the filling.
Bake at 375°F for 15-20 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown. Do not let the filling boil over...if possible.
Servings 36
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
