27+ Best Canadian Desserts (Authentic & Delish)

From butter tarts to Nanaimo bars, these are the ultimate collection of Canadian desserts that will satisfy your sweet tooth.

From the gooey goodness of Nanaimo bars, which layer chocolate, custard, and coconut in a decadent square, to the buttery richness of butter tarts with their flaky pastry and syrupy filling.

Then there's the classic maple syrup pie—a nod to Canada's iconic maple syrup industry—offering a sweet slice that's sure to satisfy any sugar craving.

And let's not forget about beaver tails, those delightful fried dough pastries often sprinkled with sugar or topped with chocolate.

Each dessert tells a story of Canadian culture and tradition, making them must-tries for anyone with a sweet tooth exploring this vast country.

For more recipe roundups, check out my candy desserts, Austrian desserts, dessert cups, Greek desserts, picnic desserts, macaron flavors, biscoff desserts, and German desserts.

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1. Butter Tart Bars

Butter Tart Bars are two treats in one! A buttery shortbread crust forms the base, and a sweet gooey filling is baked on top. It's a delicious way to enjoy this classic Canadian treat without all the fuss of making pastry tart shells.

2. Nanaimo bars

Nanaimo bars are one of Canada’s most popular sweet recipes – they are a no-bake dessert made up of three layers: a graham/nut base layer, a custard middle-layer, and a chocolate upper-layer.

3. Billy Miner Pie (The Keg Copycat)

Billy Miner Pie is a delicious ice cream-based pie! Mocha ice cream over an Oreo cookie base, covered in chocolate and caramel sauces with almonds. This divine dessert is a homemade copycat version of The Keg’s Billy Miner pie dessert.

4. Cuban Lunch Chocolate Bar

Do you remember the Cuban Lunch Chocolate Bar? This classic candy bar has the perfect ratio of chocolate to peanuts and is melt-in-your-mouth delicious! This recipe is very, very close to the original candy bar.

5. Maple Leaf Cookies

These Maple Leaf Cookies are a direct flight to Canada. Burst with the unique maple flavor, these iconic Canadian Maple Cream Cookies are gorgeous with their leaf shape, appealing, and addictive.

6. East Coast Blueberry Grunt

A traditional Canadian East Coast dessert, blueberry grunt is a simple and delicious dessert to make with minimal skill. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for a sweet treat!

7. Homemade Beaver Tail

This beaver tail recipe is a delicious Canadian dessert that’s perfect for movie night, Canada Day, parties and game day. The classic Canadian beaver tail tastes like a mini donut and is best served warm and coated in cinnamon sugar.

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8. Canadian Butter Tarts

Have you ever made or tasted Canadian butter tarts? They’re a real Canadian classic so if you love butter tarts, you just have to try this recipe. The homemade pastry shells contain a sweet, vanilla-scented filling with nuts and raisins for the perfect flavour.

9. Date Bars

Both hearty and healthy, these Canadian date bars with oatmeal crumble topping are certainly delicious. They're packed with tasty ingredients like dates, oats, coconut, and cinnamon. Enjoy homemade date bars for breakfast, a snack or as part of brunch.

10. Puffed Wheat Squares

These chocolatey and chewy Puffed Wheat Squares bring together the satisfying crunch of cereal and the irresistible, gooey goodness of a cocoa-infused sweet syrup. Made with just six simple ingredients, this quick and easy, no-bake sweet treat never goes out of style!

This Canadian Hero cookie for “Smartie” Pants is a delicious candy-filled cookie baked in a cast iron pan. What?! That’s right; it’s one giant-sized hero cookie for the heroes in your life! Tasty chocolate chips and Smarties are packed into a delicious brown sugar cookie base.

12. Maple Pudding

This Canadian Maple Pudding recipe has a light butter cake that is easy to whip up all enveloped with a maple and cream sauce makes for a warm pudding for those cooler days.

13. Saskatoon Berry Pie

Saskatoon berry pie is a delicious dessert perfect for summer and a classic in the prairies. Packed with sweet and tangy Saskatoon berries, this easy-to-make pie will have you coming back for more!

14. Flapper Pie

Flapper Pie, is truly Canadian. Imagine a wonderful gluten-free graham crust, vanilla cream, and a mound of meringue topping this wonderful dessert. The end result, is luscious, delectable, creamy rich goodness with a side of Canadian culture! Try it today!

15. French Canadian Sugar Pie (Tarte au Sucre)

This French Canadian Sugar Pie is creamy, deeply sweet, and the filling is quick and simple to make! Great for any occasion or time of year!

16. Quebec Maple Syrup Dumplings (Grands-Peres)

These quick and easy maple dumplings are so delicious! They are a classic French Canadian dessert that's comfort food at its best. —Francine Lizotte, Surrey, BC

17. Homemade Flakies with raspberry compote & vanilla cream

Homemade Flakies with raspberry compote & vanilla cream. A nostalgic tribute to the Vachon Flakie, one of my very favorite snack cake treats as a kid.

18. Nanaimo Cheesecake

Nanaimo Cheesecake is everything you would find in the original bar, but made into a crisp and tasty cheesecake crust.

19. Classic Canadian Maple Syrup Pie

A delicious maple syrup pie, delicious served warm, at room temperature of chilled. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream. Garnish with some chopped walnuts or pecans, if you like.

20. Maple Shortbread Cookies

Maple Shortbread Cookies would be a unique addition to your Thanksgiving spread or holiday cookie assortment. I guarantee a tray of these delicate little bites would disappear as quickly as they were served.

21. Maple Fudge

A true staple in Québec, Maple Fudge (aka sucre à la crème) is a smooth, creamy and sinfully decadent maple treat that tastes like pure heaven.

22. Maple Pie

Maple Pie. A close cousin to butter tarts, sugar pie and even a southern pecan pie. This rich maple flavoured filling in a flakey butter cry pastry is perfect for Canada Day or even for Thanksgiving or at the Holidays.

23. Minnesota-Canada Fusion Candybar Salad

Canadian Candy Bar Salad is a fun, Canadian version of a Minnesota "Salad". That is to say... it's a dessert, NOT an actual salad.

24. Maple Dumplings

These Maple Dumplings, or Grandpères, are a Canadian treat that reigns supreme in sugar shacks at the start of maple season. It’s a simple, yet elegant, dessert best served warm with ice cream and toasted pecans.

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25. Newfoundland Snowballs

Newfoundland Snowballs. The most searched-for Newfoundland recipe on. Soft chocolate fudge balls with the goodness of oatmeal and coconut.

26. Maple candy toffee

Maple candy toffee made with 5 ingredients plus your favorite toppings! With real butter, maple syrup, and dark chocolate this gluten free candy is so easy to make, and is a great holiday food gift.

27. Bannock Bread

This simple Bannock Bread recipe can be made two ways using pantry staple ingredients. Either plain and brushed with butter or sweetened up with cinnamon sugar! Ready to enjoy in just 15 minutes!

Faq's

What is the most popular dessert in Canada?

Canada's most popular dessert is the butter tart, featuring a flaky pastry shell with a rich, buttery filling. Enjoyed plain or with raisins or pecans, they are cherished nationwide for their simple yet indulgent flavors.

What sweets are from Canada?

Iconic sweets include butter tarts pastries with a gooey butter-sugar filling, Nanaimo bars, with layers of crumbly base, custard middle, and chocolate top, and maple syrup candies.

More dessert recipes

Brown Butter Snickerdoodle Cookies- These incredible brown butter snickerdoodle cookies are rolled in cinnamon sugar and have a chewy center and a crispy exterior.

S'mores Brownies- These S'mores brownies are made with a graham cracker crust, a fudgy brownie layer, and topped with a fluffy Swiss meringue.

Lemon Pie w/ Condensed Milk- This lemon pie with condensed milk is made with 2 ingredient graham cracker crust and filled with a sweet and tangy lemon filling.

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