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Vegan Pecan Butter Tarts

Bring something special to the table with this well-loved recipe.

Prep Time
1 hr 10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
Servings: 16
Course: Dessert , Baked Goods
Cuisine: Vegan

Ingredients

For the tart shells:
  • Half a stick 1/4 cup vegan buttery sticks cold and cut into cubes
  • Half a stick 1/4 cup vegan shortening), cold and cut into cubes
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour + flour for rolling
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp white sugar
  • 5 tbsp 75 mL ice water
Pecan Filling:
  • 1 tbsp flax meal
  • 3 tbsp warm water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup pecan pieces
  • 3 tbsp vegan butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

For the tart shells:
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  1. In a food processor (or if you don't have one of those, a large mixing bowl and a pastry knife), blitz butter, shortening, sugar, flour, and salt until the butter and shortening is about pea sized. Pour in ice water and mix until just combined. Transfer to a clean countertop and shape into a disc. Wrap with plastic wrap and let chill in the fridge for at least an hour.
  2. Once chilled, remove from fridge and roll out until Â1/4 inch thick, thinner if possible. Use a glass or cookie cutter to cut circles to fit into your cupcake pan. Use a fork to poke holes in the bottom to prevent air bubbles. Bake at 325ºF for about 10 minutes. The crust will shrink a little bit, depending on your pan, so give it about Â1/2 inch to shrink down to. Remove from oven and set aside.
Pecan Filling:
  1. In a small pot, combine white sugar, maple syrup, flax mixture, butter, and stir over medium low heat until sugar is dissolved (about 5 minutes). Turn off heat, stir in vanilla extract and pecan pieces, and spoon mixture into to the par-baked tart shells. Be careful to not overfill and give the mixture room to bubble up without overflowing.
  2. Bake for about 20-25 minutes, until the edges of the tart shells are lightly golden. Remove from oven and let cool on wire rack. If any of the pecan sugar mixture leaked out, you might have to gently separate the tarts from the pan using a knife.