88 Reviews of Award-Winning Butter Tarts

From: LaceyLady

On Jul 17, 2002

Im from Orillia Ont. and Yes these are the best Butter Tarts evr made!!! I go to the Bakery on Mississauga street about once a month to buy them for my father in law and Chiropractor.Dad rates everyones butter tarts onascale of 1- 10 and Wilkies gets a 10! EVERY TIME!!!! I, his favorite daughter-in- law USED to get only a 7-1/2, for mine but now that I see the "secret" recipe here I will soon be getting a '#10' for mine...........I dare him to tell me different!! Bonnie Lacey

From: Terri F.

On May 29, 2006

Yummmmmmm! This is the second time I've made butter tarts, but the first with this recipe. I baked them for 15 minutes, and the result was a sweet, buttery, gooey tart that was so rich, I had stuff dribblin' off my chin as I ate one. (That's half the fun!) Lennie, thanks for sharing these Canadian treats with us poor deprived Americans! We missed soooo much when we were youngsters! :o)

From: Graybert

On May 27, 2002

These are so very tasty! I cooked mine for 15 minutes - I too like them runny! I also used Golden Raisins for mine and added some toasted pecans to half of the tarts. As a side note - I used pre-made butter tart shells (Tenderflake) and they turned out great!! A little tip to help some of you save time. Thanks for posting this Lennie!

From: yooper

On Jul 6, 2003

First off, I must confess I didn't make these. A former co-worker called me on June 30 and was frantic. She's originally from Canada and wanted to know if I had a recipe for butter tarts. I immediately directed her to 'Zaar and this recipe. She made them for a "Canada Day" celebration that her and a few other Canadian transplants were having. She said these were the hit of the party and everyone wanted the recipe! To thank me, she saved one for me and brought it to work. She used all walnuts, (thank god, I hate rasins!) and these were incredible tasting! I'm glad she only brought me one, because I definately would have consumed more!

From: City_Gurl

On Jan 2, 2005

Yummy, yummy, yummy! Made these for a New Years Day party and they were devoured by all! Used my own pastry recipe and made a slight change - as I hate raisins & nuts but remembered years ago being able to buy chocolate chip butter tarts - I decided to add milk chocolate chips and then I found 1/2 a bag of skor bits in my pantry so I thought what the heck - I tossed them in too - talk about heaven!!!!!

From: Chef #160693

On Oct 27, 2004

I am from the Northern Ontario area and have tried many different butter tarts over the years in different bakeries and this recipe tops them all ... recipe was easy to follow ... the 2 dozen I made went instantly !!

From: spatchcock

On Aug 23, 2002

I made these just for fun today--I bought these really cute little tart pans and I was looking for a way to use them! Lennie, these were great! I just ate a hot one right from the oven. I'd never even heard of butter tarts before, but this was certainly an auspicious introduction!! Thanks!! (I made these with PetitFour's Tart Dough (Sweet) #27695--also heavenly!) Just an update-- I made these again (actually two more times) but last time I didn't have any raisins, so I just left them out. They were wonderful that way, too...although I don't know if they would still be very "Canadian" then? Anyway, just wanted to post that variation!

From: BrendaM

On Feb 23, 2003

Thank you Lennie for this great recipe. My hubby loves butter tarts, but all the recipes I've used have been more firm tarts, and he likes them runny! I made these today, and I added a few broken walnuts to the raisins! They were awesome! Just the way he likes them. This will be my butter tart recipe from now on

From: FEPO

On Jul 4, 2004

Made these for our 2004 Canada Day Celebration...Unbelievably lovely...went for the firm variety this time as I didn't want people to get all sticky outside...but trust me these will be made often enough to try both types frequently. Had most of the baked goods and desserts on the dining room table inside during the day and noticed that the tray with the butter tarts kept getting rearranged and emptier as the day went on. Thanks so much for sharing this easy-to-make and easier-to-eat recipe.

From: 2bizzy

On Mar 20, 2004

Very addictive! Our Girl Scout troop represented Canada in an event and we made 200 butter tarts to hand out. One member's father is from Canada and didn't realize butter tarts are not common in the US. I also noted when we visited Walt Disney World last fall during the International Food and Wine Festival that Canada's food was Beaver Tails (like US elephant ears). I told them I thought butter tarts seemed more uniquely Canadian, and they seemed surprised. As you can tell, I'm definitely sold on these tasty little gems!