Butter Tarts are definitely one of my weaknesses! I absolutely love how they melt in your mouth. My favourite kind are with just a few raisins.
This recipe is from my Grandmother. When I was in University, my parents left me alone for the entire summer as they went up to the cottage. I was so excited to have the house to myself, but specifically, I was excited to bake in the kitchen. My Mom didn’t love it when I asked to bake in her kitchen (I think it was because of the mess that I often created as I am known to be a VERY messy baker), so I was thrilled with the opportunity to have the kitchen all to myself.
The first thing that I baked were Butter Tarts, this exact recipe. And I proudly ate them all myself!
- Tart Shells (found in a box in the frozen aisle at the grocery store) or make your own pastry (enough for 12 shells)
- 1/4 cup softened butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 beaten egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup raisins (soaked in hot water)
- Cream butter and sugar together.
- Add beaten egg and vanilla and stir together.
- Add raisins (soak for 5 minutes in hot water first).
- Fill tarts 3/4 full.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes and then 350 degrees for 10 minutes (watch that pastry doesn’t brown too much).
I have another Butter Tart recipe to share with you as I “accidentally” stumbled upon it this past weekend as I was making Butter Tarts and ran out of pastry shells. It is a Healthier Butter Tarts recipe and I’m very excited to share it with you. Keep your eyes peeled.
My favourite type of butter tart is one that’s in my hand heading towards my mouth 🙂
My favourite type of butter tart is one that’s in my hand heading towards my mouth 🙂
LOL yes, me too!
Thanks for the recipe,my hubby is a big fan of Butter Tarts
My pleasure!
I hope we don’t have to wait too long for the Healthier Butter Tarts recipe, I’m dying to see what that’s all about 🙂
Posting them right now!!!
great news, I’ll pop over later to check them out 🙂
I hope we don’t have to wait too long for the Healthier Butter Tarts recipe, I’m dying to see what that’s all about 🙂
I just love butter tarts but raisins not so much. I would replace them with pecans 🙂
And I’m the opposite. I do love nuts, but not in baking!
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Butter tarts are definitely one of my favorite treats! I will be trying your grandma’s recipe for sure! Thanks for sharing!
my mom has great butter tarts too and she makes her own crust, one thing of lard, flour and a can or bottle of sprite!!
Oh awesome. I’ve often wanted to try and make butter tarts – this seems like a great sign that I should
Yummy. I love butter tarts. I’ll have to try this recipe
Yummy. I love butter tarts. I’ll have to try this recipe
such a great classic!
such a great classic!
This is an awesome recipe and one that I use, these are so very good and addicting!!
Butter tarts are definitely one of my Hubby’s favorite treats and he loved these,thanks so much for sharing the recipe !!