Toffee Cherry Butter Tarts
Description
Dried cherries replace raisins, and melted toffee bits add a chewy topping in this delicious twist on traditional Canadian butter tarts.
Ingredients
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1 (15 ounce) package refrigerated pie crust
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2 eggs
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2 cups brown sugar
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2 tablespoons white vinegar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 cup melted butter
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3/4 cup dried cherries
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1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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1/2 cup toffee baking bits
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray twelve 3-inch tart tins with cooking spray.
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.
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.
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.
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.