🇨🇦 Canadian Cuisine

Tarte au Sucre

Quebec Sugar Pie

Prep Time 45 min

Servings 8

Difficulty Easy

Calories 420 kcal

A lusciously sweet, caramelized pie of brown sugar, cream, and butter in a flaky crust — Quebec's heirloom dessert that tastes of maple country kitchens.

Ingredients

1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
1.5 cups brown sugar, packed
1 cup heavy cream (35%)
3 tbsp butter
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 180C (350F). Place pie shell in dish and crimp edges.
2 Whisk brown sugar and flour together in a bowl.
3 Heat cream and butter in a saucepan until butter melts. Add vanilla.
4 Pour warm cream mixture into the brown sugar. Whisk until smooth.
5 Pour filling into the unbaked pie shell.
6 Bake 35-40 min until filling is set but still slightly jiggly in the centre. Cool completely before slicing.

Did You Know?

Tarte au sucre was born out of necessity — in rural Quebec, brown sugar and cream were more affordable and available than refined baking ingredients.