Sugar pie

For the American dish with a smooth filling, see Sugar cream pie.

Sugar pie is a dessert in northern French and Belgian cuisine, where it is called tarte au sucre. It is also popular in Canada.

Sugar pie

Sugar pie from northern France
Alternative names	Sugar cream pie, finger pie, tarte au sucre
Type	Pie
Main ingredients	Flour, butter, sugar
Media: Sugar pie

Various type of tarte au sucre are made. Some are a leavened dough topped with beet sugar or brown sugar, others have a crust containing a homogeneous sugar mixture which is similar to caramel after baking. The French Canadian version of the dessert sometimes uses maple syrup.^[1]

Canada

In Canada the sugar pie is considered a classic dish of Québécois cuisine.^[2] In 2019 the sugar pie was featured on a Canadian postage stamp.^[3]