Treacle Tart

Name: Treacle Tart
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1 9-inch pie
Ingredients: 1 (9 inch) pie crust pastry; 1 cup golden syrup; ¼ cup heavy cream; 1 cup bread crumbs; 1 lemon, zested; 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Rating: 4.5 stars

18 Ratings
15 Reviews
7 Photos

Any Harry Potter fan knows what this is. I finally procured the recipe from an British friend of mine. I know I can now find 'Lyle's Golden Syrup' in the grocery store along with the pancake syrups. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

By OCEANVIXEN79

Recipe Summary

prep:

10 mins

cook:

35 mins

total:

45 mins

Servings:

Yield:

1 9-inch pie

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 8 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 (9 inch) pie crust pastry
1 cup golden syrup
¼ cup heavy cream
1 cup bread crumbs
1 lemon, zested
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Press the pie crust pastry evenly into the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate.

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Step 2

Mix the syrup, cream, bread crumbs, lemon zest, and lemon juice together in a bowl; pour into the pie crust.
Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until the filling is set, 35 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

309.9 calories; 3.4 g protein; 52.1 g carbohydrates; 10.2 mg cholesterol; 244 mg sodium. Full Nutrition

Reviews (15)

Most helpful positive review

brit1953

10/25/2011

Treacle is another name in Britain for Golden Syrup the nearest product here would be dark caro syrup. There is a Black Treacle in Britain that is similar to your mollases but that is different to golden syrup treacle and is not used on Treacle Tart. The name of the recipe is correct and it tastes great!!! Read More

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Most helpful critical review

Annie P

03/18/2019

I made this.......it was very dense. I couldn't find the golden syrup so just used light corn syrup and molasses. pretty good maybe needs an egg in the batter to lighten it up? Read More

18 Ratings

5 star values: 11
4 star values: 6
3 star values: 0
2 star values: 1
1 star values: 0

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brit1953

10/25/2011

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c.j.

10/21/2011

I love this! Just like the ones I grew up with in England. My Mum always made individual tarts(just reduce the cooking time)and I prefer it that way for the filling/pastry ratio. You have to appreciate a fairly sweet dessert to enjoy this and I do. My kids loved it especially with the Harry Potter tie in! Read More

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EILISH40

10/22/2011

I am rating this a 4 for the idea because treacle (similar to our molasses) tarts are popular in Britain but Golden Syrup is a totally different product..........so perhaps the title is wrong. Read More

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Rebecca G

10/31/2011

Used ready made pie shell and it was so tasty! Especially with a little English custard on top!!! Read More

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Ken

04/21/2013

Reading the other comments I ordered a tin of Lyle's Golden Syrup from England to make this recipe. I later found that you can order it from Walmart on-line. So I ordered a case... Today I was in the Food City Grocery store in Greeneville Tennessee and found the Lyle's Golden Syrup in the pancake syrup area... So Golden Syrup is definitely available in the US. I tried this recipe and the one from Lyle's in England and found that this one is more to the American taste. Read More

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Gayatri

09/22/2016

I used milk instead of heavy cream and found I needed to double everything for the filling in my 9 inch pan. Used the no roll pie crust recipe from this site which was perfect - it's not sweet so set off the treacle really well. We're going through a Potter phase so I'm sure I'll be making it again!! Made mini-tarts the second time with the crust recipe from Brandy's Blackberry Cobbler on this site... Perrrfect! Read More

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Jan Mowbray

03/14/2015

Just like we used to have in New Zealand when I was growing up. It brought back memories. I used Best Ever Pastry from AR Read More

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Elena Guarino

04/16/2017

I made it once as a test run and just made it again for my daughter who is home from university on Spring break. We love this recipe! As huge Harry Potter fans we now understand why Harry loves it. Will definitely be making this again and again and again. Read More

Laurel Wroblicky

03/17/2019

As an American I had to make some modifications but it was still delicious. And so easy to make! Instead of treacle I used maple syrup and I used a graham cracker crust. I only put it in the oven for 20 minutes and it was good to go. I whipped up the rest of the cream and added some blueberries to top it off...yummmm Read More

Annie P

03/18/2019

I made this.......it was very dense. I couldn't find the golden syrup so just used light corn syrup and molasses. pretty good maybe needs an egg in the batter to lighten it up? Read More

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I am rating this a 4 for the idea because treacle (similar to our molasses) tarts are popular in Britain but Golden Syrup is a totally different product..........so perhaps the title is wrong.

Used ready made pie shell and it was so tasty! Especially with a little English custard on top!!!

Just like we used to have in New Zealand when I was growing up. It brought back memories. I used Best Ever Pastry from AR

I made this.......it was very dense. I couldn't find the golden syrup so just used light corn syrup and molasses. pretty good maybe needs an egg in the batter to lighten it up?