Treacle Tarts: Sweet and Vegan

Treacle tarts are one of Harry Potter’s favorite desserts, and after making these easy vegan tarts at home, they are one of my favorites, too!

Treacle tarts are another Harry Potter food that I hadn’t heard of before and wasn’t sure what they were. One of my friends brought some to our Harry Potter Club one month. I didn’t know what to think at first, but they were delicious! And, even better, they are vegan!

A moment later the desserts appeared. Blocks of ice cream in every flavor you could think of, apple pies, treacle tarts, chocolate éclairs and jam doughnuts, trifle, strawberries, Jell-O, rice pudding…
As Harry helped himself to a treacle tart, the talk turned to their families.

-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Harry was too used to their bickering to bother trying to reconcile them; he felt it was a better use of his time to eat his way steadily through his steak-and-kidney pie, then a large plateful of his favorite treacle tart.

-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

They chose the one nearest a gold-colored cauldron that was emitting one of the most seductive scents Harry had ever inhaled: Somehow it reminded him simultaneously of treacle tart, the woody smell of a broomstick handle, and something flowery he thought he might have smelled at the Burrow.

-Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Treacle tarts seem to be one of Harry Potter’s favorite desserts. After trying these, I understand why! They are the perfect amount of pastry with a sweet filling. And if you make them as mini tarts, as I did, one of them is the ideal size for a quick snack.

When my friend brought them over, and we all devoured them, I knew I had to make them again to add to the blog. She used the recipe found here, and I followed pretty close to that as well.

Just as with the treacle fudge, this recipe uses golden syrup. Some larger grocery stores may carry it in their international foods section, or you can buy it here on Amazon which is what I did. My small local grocery store didn’t have any and one bottle was enough for both treats.

Step by Step

To make treacle tarts, preheat the oven to 350F and line a mini-muffin pan with baking liners or grease it well with coconut oil.

In a large bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, and salt until mixed well. 

Add the coconut oil and cut in with a pastry blender or two butterknives. Mix in three tablespoons of water and check the dough consistency. If it doesn’t stick together, add one more tablespoon at a time until the dough holds. Roll the dough into a ball and cover the bowl. Refrigerate the dough for about 30 minutes.

Once the dough is chilled get a tablespoon of dough. Press it into the bottom and sides of each opening on the muffin pan. Bake the crusts for about 10 minutes as they are, without any filling, then remove from the oven.

Meanwhile, use a blender to make the oats into an oat powder (I like to use my immersion blender for this). Zest a fresh lemon, then juice the lemon to get three tablespoons of lemon juice. It’s easier to zest the lemon before you cut it to get the juice.

Mix the oats, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a medium bowl with the golden syrup.

Let the crusts cool, then add about one tablespoon of filling to each tart. You don’t want them to overflow so adjust the amount accordingly.

Bake for another 10-15 minutes. The filling will be mostly set. Let cool before serving.

Recipe

Treacle Tarts

Treacle tarts are one of Harry Potter's favorite desserts, and after making these easy vegan tarts at home, they are one of my favorites, too!

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Cooling Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Course:

Dessert

Cuisine:

American

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British

Keyword:

golden syrup

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Harry Potter

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lemon

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oats

Servings: 30 tarts

5 from 8 votes

Ingredients

Crust

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 4 tbsp water

Filling

• 1 cup oats
• 1 lemon
• 1 cup golden syrup

Recommended Equipment

• Mini Muffin Pan
• Mixing Bowls – Stainless Steel
• Blender
• Lemon Zester
• Juicer

Instructions

• Grease a mini-muffin pan with coconut oil or line with baking liners
• In a large bowl, sift the flour, powdered sugar, and salt
• Stir in the coconut oil and 3 tbsp of water (if the dough doesn’t stick together, add more water, one tbsp at a time, until it does)
• Roll the dough into a ball and cover
• Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes
• Preheat the oven to 350F
• Press about one tbsp of the dough into the bottom and sides of the muffin cups until you use all of the dough
• Bake for about 10 minutes without any filling
• Meanwhile, put the oats in a blender to make into a powder then add to a large mixing bowl
• Zest the lemon and add the zest to the oats
• Juice the lemon to add 3 tbsp of lemon juice to the oat mixture
• Pour the golden syrup into the oat mixture and stir until well combined
• Once the crusts have cooled, carefully fill with the filling mixture, making sure they don’t overflow
• Bake for about 10-15 minutes, until the filling is set

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Nutrition Facts

Treacle Tarts

Amount Per Serving (1 tart)

Calories 106 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Fat 4g6%

Saturated Fat 3g15%

Sodium 10mg0%

Potassium 21mg1%

Carbohydrates 17g6%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 10g11%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin C 2mg2%

Calcium 3mg0%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

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