Toffee Cherry Butter Tarts

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.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 456 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ½ cup melted butter
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• ¾ cup dried cherries
• 1 (15 ounce) package refrigerated pie crust
• ½ cup toffee baking bits (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray twelve 3-inch tart tins with cooking spray.

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 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.