What is a “maple butter tart”?

A maple butter tart is a small Canadian dessert with a flaky pastry crust and a soft filling of brown sugar, butter, egg, and maple syrup. The plain butter tart is one of Canada’s national pastries, and Ontario claims it as the province’s official pie. The maple version, popular in Quebec and Montreal, adds maple syrup straight into the filling for a deeper sweetness. American visitors often compare it to pecan pie, but the Canadian tart is smaller, flakier, and centers the maple flavor rather than the nut.

In this clip, a young American woman flies from New Jersey to Montreal and tries a maple butter tart at a Montreal brunch spot called Dandy. “I had this maple butter tart” sums it up.