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.
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!
Easy Butter Tarts
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 18
Ingredients
- 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
- 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup very soft butter (not melted)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 18 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
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Step2On 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.
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Step3In 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.
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Step4Bake 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.
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Nutrition
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
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