These Chocolate Walnut Butter Tarts are filled with a delicious buttery filling in a flakey pie crust!
I’ve teamed up with Land O’Lakes once again to bring you another out-of-this-world treat, just in time for the holidays!
Are you familiar with Canadian Butter Tarts? The filling is made up of brown sugar, butter, a little corn syrup, eggs and just a touch of flour to bind it all together. The texture is very similar to that of a pecan pie, but with a slightly different consistency.
It’s super easy to whip up this recipe because the filling calls for just 1/4 cup of butter. This means you can use Land O Lakes® Butter in Half Sticks, which are conveniently wrapped up in 1/4 cup measurements!
Once you have the butter tart mixture ready to go, just cut out some circles of pie dough and place them in a regular size muffin tin.
Butter Tart Filling Variations:
- The traditional butter tart calls for raisins, which might sound bizarre, but trust me, it’s good!
- Try browning the butter before mixing with the brown sugar for a more nutty flavor.
- Skip the walnuts or sub with pecans if desired.
- Swap maple syrup for corn syrup for a sweet treat!
There are literally so many ways to make butter tarts, but these Chocolate Walnut Butter Tarts are definitely a fun place to start!
In order to better distribute the walnuts and chocolate, I’ve opted to fill each cup with a little bit of both prior to adding the butter tart filling. This is great because you can really customize each butter tart to your liking.
Before serving, give the tarts a light dusting of powdered sugar for a pretty finishing touch, then promptly hide these from everyone in the house. Trust me.
They disappear real quick when everyone knows they’re there.
You’re going to love these, I just know it!
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Chocolate Walnut Butter Tarts
Ingredients
- 2 pie dough
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup walnuts
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup Butter, softened
- 1/4 cup corn syrup
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Unroll the pie dough and cut out 12 (3 inch) circles using a round cookie cutter or small bowl. Reroll the pie dough to get all 12 circles if needed. Line the cavities of the muffin tin with the pie dough and evenly distribute the chocolate chips and walnuts between them. Set aside
- Combine the brown sugar and butter in a medium bowl and beat with a mixer until combined. Add the corn syrup, eggs, flour and vanilla and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Divide the butter filling between the prepared pie crusts, about 2 tbsp each.
- Bake for 15 minutes, or until filling is a deep golden brown and crust is golden brown. Let cool at least 10 minutes before removing from pan. Dust with powdered sugar before serving. Enjoy!
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Can these be frozen?
Definitely! Store them in an airtight container and they can last up to 3 months in the freezer. Let come to room temperature before enjoying.
Do you need to grease the muffin tins so tarts don’t stick?
It shouldn’t be necessary to grease the tins.
Can they be made a day or two ahead and refrigerated until ready to bake and serve? That seems doable but curious to know if anybody tried.
Yes, you can definitely bake ahead of time. They are great served warm, but also just as good at room temperature.
Can these be made a day or two ahead, stored in the fridge and then baked or reheated when ready to serve? They look fantastic!
just returned from store & can’t find pie dough only phyllo dough. Is this a product that is readily available?
You’ll find the pie crust dough near the canned refrigerator biscuits. They usually come in a long rectangular box.
I’m a nut fanatic! I think it needs more nuts and less filling. I will use maple syrup because that’s what I have at all times, and I don’t like corn syrup.
Awesome! Hope you enjoy!
it looks very delicious with melted chocolate in it