Anyone who knows me knows that I am unashamedly a huge Harry Potter fan. One of the biggest you’ll meet. My fandom was so big that my parents actually called me Mrs. Potter for years in honor of my love of the series. To this day, I still receive gifts inspired by the series.

Though I fully plan on reading the books with my future children, nothing compares to the experience of anxiously waiting for each new book to come out to discover its wonders. 1997-2007 were amazing years for me and many other children.

I remember staying up all night, way past my bedtime, (sorry Mom!) to finish whichever book had just been released. I vividly remember sobbing uncontrollably in the middle of the night when Sirius was killed. Curse you Bellatrix!

I really owe my love of literature to amazing authors like J.K. Rowling for capturing the mind and heart of a young, introverted girl, with real lessons on love, acceptance, bravery, social inequalities, and sacrifice.

Some of the best scenes in Harry Potter centered around food. After a crazy day of trying not to get killed by Voldemort (yeah, I said his name), Harry could be comforted with a delicious meal in the Great Hall prepared by the hardworking houseelves. I especially loved reading about Mrs. Weasley’s cooking. She took a little and made it into a lot by pouring her love into it. That is the embodiment of Serenity Food.

While I never did get my acceptance letter from Hogwarts, silly owls, I can still enjoy some of the world through food. This recipe for treacle tarts is inspired by the series.

Treacle Tart is a traditional British dessert, but I was introduced to it first through the series as Harry’s favorite dessert. The ingredients are somewhat of an unusual combination for me, but it really does come together for a deliciously sweet, thick filling in a shortbread crust base.

Golden syrup, also called light treacle, looks like honey but has its own flavor. The brand I used is Lyle’s which is the original manufacturer of the treacle. You won’t find this British ingredient in any regular U.S. grocery store, but I found it easily in World Market.

For a filling like this, blind baking the tarts is necessary so you don’t end up with soggy crusts. 

If you want to be extra festive, you can cut out light bolt shapes out of a small piece of unbaked pie crust to add on top of the treacle tarts. But this is entirely optional.

I did the bolts for a few of the tarts, but they look good with or without this extra step.

Pin this recipe for when the Harry Potter mood strikes:

Pick up a book and enjoy one, or two, of these treacle tarts