Toffee Cherry Butter Tarts

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (15 ounce) package refrigerated pie crust
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 3/4 cup dried cherries
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup toffee baking bits (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• preheat oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c). spray twelve 3-inch tart tins with cooking spray.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.