The Best Butter Tart Recipes

Butter Tarts are the quintessential Canadian treat and there really is nothing else like them! And because I love butter tarts so much, I've created several of my own butter tart recipes. But I wanted even more butter tart recipes, so I rounded up these delicious butter tart recipes from my fellow Canadian food bloggers to bring you THE BEST Butter Tart Recipes out there! You don't have to limit yourself to butter tarts in tart form.

These butter tart flavoured recipes include from everything from breakfast to dessert to after dinner liqueur. Butter tarts are popular all year round in Canada, but especially popular during the holiday season. This round up was inspired by my Grandma's butter tart, which started it all!

📋 Best Butter Tart Recipe

These Canadian Butter Tarts are the best butter tarts recipe you'll ever find because it's simple, delicious and can be made in under 20 minutes with store-bought tart shells (or homemade no fail pastry). And if you like butter tarts without raisins then there is a pecan butter tart option too! 

Check out this Best Butter Tart recipe!

📋 Butter tart Cupcakes recipe

These Butter Tart Cupcakes taste like butter tarts in cupcake form. Decadent cupcakes with a gooey butter tart filling, topped with Maple Brown Butter Whipped Cream Frosting, more raisins and a slice of butter tart, these cupcakes are ideal for your Christmas or Canada celebrations!

Check out this Butter Tart Cupcake recipe!

📋 Butter Tart Cake Recipe

This Butter Tart Cake has butter tart filling swirled into a delicious butter bundt tart cake, then smothered in a creamy brown butter maple glaze. It's a delicious butter tart in the form of a cake. The perfect dessert for your Christmas dinner!

Check out this Butter Tart Bundt Cake recipe!

📋 Thumbprint Butter Tart Cookies

These Butter Tart Thumbprint Cookies are filled with ooey gooey rich butter tart filling, nestled in a pecan sugar cookie. If you don't love raisins, you can easily substitute pecans in the filling. But if you love butter tarts, you will love this scrumptious cookie with an easy butter tart filling!

Check out this Butter Tart Cookie recipe!

📋Butter Tart Ice Cream Recipe (no churn)

This No Churn Butter Tart Ice Cream tastes exactly like butter tarts! It's really like eating a butter tart in ice cream form. It's also quick and easy to make at home (NO ice cream maker required)!

Check out this Butter Tart Ice Cream recipe!

📋 Butter Tart Waffle Recipe (Canadian Waffles)

If you love butter tarts and are looking for unique waffle recipes or waffle topping ideas, you're going to love these Belgian Butter Tart Waffles! Light, buttery and fluffy raisin waffles are smothered in a rich and delicious butter tart sauce, making them the ultimate Canadian holiday breakfast or brunch!

Check out this Butter Tart Waffles recipe!

Butter Tart Donuts

A delicious donut stuffed with butter tart filling! These make a great snack or dessert,

Check out this Butter Tart Donut recipe!

Butter Tart Muffins Recipe

These butter tart inspired muffins reinvents the iconic Canadian dessert into a delightful and simple treat, minus the hassle of working with pastry! Enjoy them warm for an irresistibly delicious experience.

Check out this Butter Tart Muffin recipe!

Butter Tart Bars

These Butter Tart Bars are the simplified version of Butter Tarts. Made in a single pan, using a shortbread crust, they still have the iconic gooey, sweet essence of a butter tart!

Check out this Butter Tart Bars recipe!

Butter Tart Layer Cake

This Butter Tart Cake comprises layers of brown sugar cake, pastry pie crust, luscious butter tart filling, and a whipped rum frosting. It's an absolute essential for any baking enthusiast!

Check out this Butter Tart Layer Cake!

Giant Butter Tart Cinnamon Buns

Butter Tarts and Cinnamon Bun flavors are married together in this delicious Giant Butter Tart Cinnamon Buns. They are the ideal sweet treat for your holiday breakfast or brunch!

Check out this Butter Tart Cinnamon Bun recipe!

Gluten Free Maple Butter Tart Cheesecake

This Gluten Free Maple Butter Tart Cheesecake was selected as one of the top 5 cheesecakes in Canada by Kraft foods and for good reason! The quintessential Canadian butter tart flavor is transformed into a decadent cheesecake with a pretzel and pecans crust, layered with a velvety maple infused cheesecake, then topped with pecans, raisins, and maple syrup. It's the perfect dessert to top off your holiday meal!

Check out this Award-winning Gluten-free Butter Tart Cheesecake!

Maple Butter Tart Liqueur

Crafting Maple Butter Tart Liqueur at home is a breeze and genuinely captures the essence of butter tarts! Give the original rendition and the creamy variant a try.

Check out this Maple Butter Tart Liqueur recipe!

🌡️Storage

Check each recipe for storage instructions for refrigeration and freezing.

👪 Serving Size

Each recipe lists the serving size. However, all of my recipes have adjustable servings. You can half, double or triple the recipe by clicking on the blue serving number and selecting the number of servings you'd like. The ingredient quantities will automatically adjust.

🦺Food safety

• Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw eggs
• Wash hands after touching raw eggs
• Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
• Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
• Never leave cooking food unattended

  See more guidelines at USDA.gov and 

So if you are craving that butter tart flavour and want to enjoy butter tarts in more than tart form, give these recipes a try!

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