graham crust butter tarts

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• graham crust:
• 2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 11 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• butter tart filling:
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup half-and-half
• 1/2 cup raisins, or as needed (optional)
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans, or as needed (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• stir graham cracker crumbs and white sugar together in a bowl; stir in melted butter until crumbs are coated. press crumb mixture evenly into the bottom and partway up sides of prepared muffin cups.
• bake shells in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. remove shells from oven and keep oven at 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• beat brown sugar and softened butter together in a bowl until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. beat eggs into sugar mixture, adding one at a time and beating until fully incorporated before adding next; beat in vanilla extract. stir half-and-half into sugar mixture.
• place a spoonful of raisins and pecans into the bottom of each shell; pour about 1/4 cup sugar mixture into each shell.
• bake tarts in the preheated oven until bubbly, about 15 minutes. remove tarts from oven and cool completely on a wire rack, about 15 minutes.