Our Best Butter Tart-Inspired Recipes

Butter tarts are a classic Canadian dessert. While this recipe from Anna Olson uses pecans, feel free to use other additions in place of the pecans such as raisins, walnut pieces or leave the butter tarts plain.

Anna Olson’s butter tart squares are an easy and portable way to enjoy the distinct Canadian flavours without the fuss.

Shake up the classic tarts by baking a crumbly, chocolatey base: Your favourite sweet, gooey filling is still there and now it’s also topped with a chocolate drizzle.

Whether you’re pro-raisins or purely a pecan fan, impress the dessert lovers in your life with an incredibly indulgent cheesecake, topped with a sticky, caramel butter tart filling and salty, crunchy pecans. Swap in nuts for raisins if that’s more your jam.

All the gooey goodness you know and love about butter tarts, baked into a warm, doughy cinnamon bun. (You’re welcome!)

A moist cake bottom sitting beneath a perfectly gooey butter tart topping, this dessert-style coffee cake is just the ticket.

A mashup of two tasty Canadian favourites, even raisin haters will love the tasty morsels of apple in each gooey bite. Plus, these sweet tarts are flavoured with warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, making them extra irresistible.

A tasty dessert or brunch casserole that brings together your two favourite desserts in one gooey, flaky pan, filled with crunchy walnuts and plump raisins.

Sweet, buttery pecan swirls and pieces of butter tarts make this a splendid treat that tastes just like your favourite tart.

Take your cheesecake to the next level by topping it with a sticky-sweet maple butter tart filling with loads of pecans.

The classic tart gets a grown-up twist with the addition of Canadian rye whisky. These pretty crimped pastries are still filled with sticky, dripping filling, albeit, perfectly spiked and studded with pecans.