Best Brown Sugar Cinnamon Tarts

Last Updated: Jun 7, 2023 @ 1:22 pm.

The Secrets To Great Popcorn

Here at the home office, we take our popcorn seriously.

We’ve tried all the standard ways of making popcorn—stovetop, air-popped, microwave and more. 

Along the way, we’ve learned these key secrets to amazing popcorn:

• Toppings are essential. The butter toppings reviewed below are essential for great air-popcorn . . . that’s because salt won’t stick as well.

• Not any salt will do. The best popcorn salt is FINELY ground. Forget Kosher salt or other coarsely ground salt—it won’t stick. Later in this article, we’ll recommend a salt plus topping combo that is a fave.

• Topping or popping? All the top popcorn butters in this article can either be used topping or popping—that is, oil to pop kernels!

Here are our top popcorn butter options:

Finding the Best Brown Sugar Cinnamon Tarts: Our Taste Test!

Sure, it was a tough job . . . but someone had to do it!

We gathered cinnamon and brown sugar tart enthusiasts here at the office to do a blind test—which one tasted best? Could a gluten-free tart stand up to the big brand name? 

First, let us sing the praises of brown sugar and cinnamon . . . wow, there is something about this taste combination that makes an ordinary tart something special.

We tried tarts with and without frosting, but when we tallied up the winners, it was clear that the frosted versions were a clear favorite. That’s an interesting difference compared to when we tested strawberry tarts—when it comes to fruit-filled tarts, there is a large minority of folks who like the frosting-free version. Not true with brown sugar and cinnamon! For some reason, frosting makes or breaks these tarts.

A quick allergy note: even though we recommend a gluten-free option in this article, these tarts are made in a facility that also processes wheat, peanuts, eggs, soy and other tree nuts. So for those of you looking to truly avoid even traces of gluten, these may not be the best choice.

Ok, enough yammering! Here are the winners of our blind taste tests of brown sugar cinnamon tarts!

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