I love taking part in baking exchanges. They are a fun way to get to try new new treats without having to make the recipes yourself. When I worked in an office we would have a couple of baking exchanges a year where each person would make up 3-4 dozen of one type of treat. Then you would get a mix of goodies back to enjoy. Some people are daunted by baking exchanges because you need to make lots of one item. Well the key to a good baking exchange is finding a recipe that you are comfortable with and then scaling it up. For me, I look for easy baking exchange recipes with a little bit of a “wow” factor. Butter Tarts are a sweet indulgence that remind me of my childhood. My Grandma always had butter tarts at her house. Now my Grandma’s butter tarts were store bought, but I learned from my mom just how easy Butter Tarts are to make. Adding a little maple twist to these butter tarts takes up the deliciousness factor without making it more work. If you are looking for an easy baking exchange recipe, or just a dessert to enjoy at home, give these Maple Butter Tarts a try!
Maple Butter Tarts
Makes 12 tarts
Maple Butter Tarts Recipe - Easy Baking Exchange Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Butter softened
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla
- 1/2 cup Maple Syrup
- 1/2 cup Corn Syrup
- 12 unbaked Tart Shells
- 1/2 cup Raisins
Instructions
- Place Tart Shells on cookie sheet (I lined mine with foil for ease of clean up, as sometimes the tarts boil over a little) and place raisins in the bottom - you your discretion for the amount. Love raisins? Then load them up!
- Cream butter and brown sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Blend in Maple Syrup and Corn Syrup. Then pour mixture into tart shells.
- Bake at 375 F (190 C) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Enjoy!
Now you can make a “regular” batch of these Maple Butter Tarts and enjoy 12 of the most delicious butter tarts you have ever tasted. However as you can see, even when scaling this recipe up 4x I can fit all them in my oven at one time to bake which minimizes the time required to make these when baking for an exchange.
If you don’t love raisins (gasp) then you can leave them out. Alternatively, if you love nuts you could add in some chopped walnuts or pecans to the tart shells before adding in the filling. And if by some crazy twist of fate you don’t like maple flavour, then you can swap out the 1/2 cup of maple syrup for corn syrup instead. But really, who doesn’t love maple syrup?!?
These quintessential Canadian Butter Tarts are sure to be a hit with friends and family. They are perfect for any time of year and can be stored in the fridge in a sealed container for up to 2 weeks. I am warning you upfront these Maple Butter Tarts are tasty and can be addictive, so don’t say I didn’t tell you so.
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Originally posted Jan 2012
Oh nice. sounds pretty easy too.
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And here I was trying to be healthy!
These sound amazing!
They look delicious and sound easy to make… yum!
How cute! They would be so fun to package up and hand out. Thanks for the idea.
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Butter tarts warm my heart.
mmmm Maple and Butter. Nothing sounds better! They look fantastic!
Looks delicious, time to get some tart shells!
I can hardly wait to get a day off to make a batch of these delicious tarts.They look so tasty.Thanks for sharing your recipe.
I adore butter tarts and maple syrup so this is a combination made for me, thanks for the recipe 🙂
These sound delicious I love maple
These look so good and I am making some tomorrow. I’ve save the to my Pinterest board. thanks for sharing.
I just love butter tarts but I have never made them. I will have to try thanks for the recipe 🙂
I had never tried making butter tarts with maple syrup in them but I finally got the chance and I have to say they are awesome!! I will be making them often.
YUM!!! I’ve always wanted to learn how to make butter tarts, and this recipe is so SIMPLE, yay!! Thanks for the inspiration, I can’t wait to try this out over the weekend. 😀