Butter Tarts

[Phoenikia]

I’ve often posted recipes for Butter Tarts in threads that drift towards holiday treats or Canadian ideas.

Butter tarts come up as a topic in the Ontario board fairly frequently, as a few of us are aficionados, and know what we like!

There are several Butter Tart Tours in Canada, including at least 2 in Ontario, and 1 in PEI, as well as Butter Tart Competitions across the country.

I decided it was time for the Butter Tart to have its own dedicated thread!

Butter Tart

The Butter Tart: A Truly Quintessential Treat in Canada

The sweet, sticky and sometimes divisive history of the butter tart | CBC Radio

The Fascinating Origins of Butter Tarts—Canada’s Most Beloved Dessert

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.tvo.org/article/home-is-where-the-butter-tart-is

[Phoenikia]

https://x.com/brittlestar/status/1831126319851348247

[ottawaoperadiva]

Butter tart tours?!? I must look into this!

We have some very addictive butter tarts in Ottawa called Rachel’s Butter Tarts and apparently the bakery is in Trenton. They are available plain or with pecans or with raisins. We can get them locally in most metro stores in Ottawa but. I’ve been going through a butter tart drought the last five years since our metro downtown was closed. The nearest metro is in the Glebe south of downtown but the store is really small so there is very little to be had. Our downtown metro re-opened last Thursday so I am planning on spending the afternoon there on Sunday afternoon and I am hoping they have my beloved butter tarts there. I also made note to look for Willard’s oatmeal cookies while I am there. Apparently they are very addictive and also available at metro.

[Phoenikia]

Farm Boy Butter Tarts are decent, too. 7/10

[Phoenikia]

This is a Ba Noi / Banoi butter tart, from Toronto. It isn’t the traditional pastry or filling, but it’s an excellent tart with a flaky, crispy crust.

This is a Circle and Squares Pecan Butter Tart

Recommended Desserts Toronto & GTA

I think the pecan butter tart from Annex Espresso Bar is from Circle and Squares. The butter tarts ($5) at Krave Espresso on St Clair W are from Circle and Squares. I understand Circle and Squares are telling all the coffee shops who stock their tarts, that their butter tarts are the best in Ontario or Canada. Hard sell from the barista. I told him maybe best in Toronto right now. Maid’s Cottage used to tell the coffee shops they supplied that they had the best butter tarts in Toronto. T…