Maple Syrup Butter Tarts
Love pecan pie? Then you'll love Canadian butter tarts, made without refined sugars! Maple syrup gives the classic taste to the filling.
Ingredients
Dough:
- 3 cups organic all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- ½ cup cold water
Filling:
- ½ cup butter melted
- ¼ cup organic all-purpose flour
- 2 cups maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
Dough:
- Mix flour and salt. Grate in cold butter. Mix in cold water to make a shaggy dough, gently knead a few times. Divide in half and roll out to ¼-inch thickness. Use a wide mouth mason jar ring to cut 24 circles.
Filling:
- Add all ingredients except walnuts to a large mixing bowl and whisk well.
- Put pastry rounds into muffin tins. Press the pastry up the sides a bit.
- Scoop filling out to divide evenly; about 2 tablespoons per pastry.
- Add 1 ½ - 2 walnut halves per tart.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, rotating pans halfway through.
- They will be all puffed up around the filling. Let sit 10 minutes on a cooling rack before removing from trays.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container. If it’s really warm out, keep in the fridge, otherwise they live on the counter and happily get consumed within a few days!
- If you do have any left, they freeze beautifully.
- Try using raisins instead of walnuts if you like.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tartCalories: 326kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 4gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 237mgPotassium: 124mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 504IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 1mg
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