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Toffee Cherry Butter Tarts

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Toffee Cherry Butter Tarts

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Time

0 min

Serving

12 persons

Calories

456

Rating

4.00★ (2)

Cuisine

Canadian
Author: Victoria Buriak
Traditional Canadian butter tarts with a delicious twist - dried cherries replace the standard raisins, and the optional melted toffee bits provide a sweet, chewy topping.

Ingredients

  • refrigerated pie crust: 1 pack (15 ounce pack)
  • eggs: 2 piece
  • brown sugar: 2 cups
  • white vinegar: 2 Tbsp
  • vanilla extract: 1 tsp
  • butter: 0.5 cup (melted)
  • cherries: 0.75 cup (dried)
  • walnuts: 0.5 cup (chopped)
  • toffee baking bits: 0.5 cup (optional)

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Stages of cooking

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  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray twelve 3-inch tart tins with cooking spray.
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  2. Roll out pie crust on a lightly floured surface and cut twelve 4-inch circles with a cookie cutter, rerolling scraps if necessary. Line tart tins with pastry circles.
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  3. Beat eggs, brown sugar, vinegar, and vanilla together in a bowl until smooth; stir in melted butter, cherries, and walnuts. Fill tart shells 2/3 full with butter mixture.
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  4. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and continue baking until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, about 20 minutes.
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  5. Remove tarts from oven; sprinkle evenly with toffee bits. Return tarts to the oven; bake until toffee bits are just melted, about 5 minutes. Cool on a wire rack, about 15 minutes. Gently lift tarts from tins.
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