Irresistible Mrs. Welch's Butter Tarts Recipe

Name: Irresistible Mrs. Welch's Butter Tarts Recipe
Total time: 45 mins
Ingredients: 12 (3 inch) unbaked tart shells; 0.75 cup raisins; 0.5 cup chopped walnuts or pecans; 0.5 cup brown sugar; 0.25 cup corn syrup; 3 tablespoons butter, softened; 1 egg, beaten; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 0.125 teaspoon salt

My friend Mrs. Welch shared this amazing butter tart recipe with me in the 1970s. It's a delicious, quick, easy, and foolproof recipe using ingredients I typically keep at home.

Total time45 mins
Prep time10 mins
Cook time35 mins
Yield12 3-inch tarts, 12

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Servings

Ingredients

12 (3 inch) unbaked tart shells
0.75 cup raisins
0.5 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
0.5 cup brown sugar
0.25 cup corn syrup
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
0.13 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for baking.
Arrange tart shells on a baking sheet and evenly distribute raisins and walnuts among them.
In a bowl, whisk together brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, egg, vanilla extract, and salt. Pour this mixture evenly over the raisins and walnuts in each tart shell.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 35 minutes, or until the filling is set and the crust turns golden brown.

Nutrition

Calories: 284 kcal
Fat Content: 13 g
Fiber Content: 1 g
Sugar Content: 20 g
Sodium Content: 145 mg
Protein Content: 3 g
Cholesterol Content: 23 mg
Carbohydrate Content: 41 g
Saturated Fat Content: 4 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g