Three Nut Butter Tarts

Submitted by Boyz 5

"You can use pie crust mix or prepare your own for these Yummy tarts! A special treat for the Xmas cookie tray."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 12 tarts

ingredients

• prepared pie crust mix
• 2⁄3 cup mixed nuts
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup golden syrup
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
2. Prepare pie crust mix according to package directions or prepare your own recipe.
3. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8" thickness.
4. Using 4 " round cookie cutter, cut out circles, re-rolling scraps if necessary.
5. Fit circles into muffin cups.
6. Divide nuts equally among pastry shells.
7. Whisk butter, corn syrup, eggs and vanilla in large bowl.
8. Spoon 3 tablespoons of filling into each tart shell, about 3/4's full.
9. Bake in centre of preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until filling is puffed, set and pastry is golden brown.
10. Let cool in pans for 2 minutes.
11. Remove and transfer to cooling racks using caution as filling will be very hot.

Reviews

[Dawnab]

I totally halved the filling part of this recipe and came out with 12 perfect tarts, using one part of a prepared pie crust and lightly salted butter. I now have to go out and buy more stuff,cause these rocked, I am going to make these often. Thanks B5!