Sugar pie
Dessert
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Sugar pie is a dessert in northern French and Belgian cuisine, where it is called tarte au sucre. It is also popular in Canada.
Alternative namesSugar cream pie, finger pie, tarte au sucre
TypePie
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]