Vegan Boston Cream Bar vs Maple Buttertart Bar: Which Wins?
By Whisked Gluten-Free Bakery | Published: 2026-10-25
Category: Comparisons
Compare Whisked Gluten-Free Bakery's Vegan Chocolate Boston Cream Bar and Vegan Maple Buttertart Bar. Discover their flavor profiles, textures, and which dessert bar fits your cravings.
Quick answer
Choose the Vegan Chocolate Boston Cream Bar if you want a rich chocolate cake with custard and ganache. Pick the Vegan Maple Buttertart Bar for a buttery shortbread base with a sweet maple filling.
Flavor and texture differences
The Vegan Chocolate Boston Cream Bar delivers a dense chocolate cake experience with a vanilla-coconut custard center and a dark chocolate ganache topping. It's a handheld version of the classic Boston cream pie, with rich, layered sweetness.
The Vegan Maple Buttertart Bar starts with a shortbread base made from a white rice flour blend and vegan butter. Its filling is maple-forward, inspired by a cross between a buttertart square and Quebec's traditional "Tarte au sucre." The texture is firmer and more crumbly than the Boston cream bar.
Ingredient highlights
Both bars are gluten-free and vegan, but their ingredient profiles differ. The Boston cream bar uses a flour blend of sorghum, millet, arrowroot, and tapioca starches, with bananas adding moisture. The buttertart bar relies on white rice flour and tapioca starch for its shortbread base.
If you avoid bananas or prefer a nut-free option, check the full ingredient lists—the buttertart bar does not list bananas, while the Boston cream bar does.
Trade-offs at a glance
- Chocolate craving?: The Vegan Chocolate Boston Cream Bar delivers intense chocolate cake, custard, and ganache. It's a richer, more decadent choice.
- Maple lover?: The Vegan Maple Buttertart Bar offers a sweet maple filling with a buttery shortbread base. It's less chocolate-forward and more traditional.
- Texture preference: Boston cream bar is dense and layered with a soft custard center. Buttertart bar is firmer and crumbly due to the shortbread base. Consider which texture you enjoy more: soft and custardy or firm and crumbly.
Product facts
- Vegan Chocolate Boston Cream Bar: Dense vegan chocolate cake stuffed with vanilla-coconut custard and topped with dark chocolate ganache. You get a multi-layered dessert with rich chocolate and creamy custard in one bar.
Vegan Chocolate Boston Cream Bar - Vegan Maple Buttertart Bar: A cross between a buttertart square and a traditional Quebec 'Tarte au sucre' with a shortbread base. The maple flavor is authentic and the shortbread base provides a buttery, crumbly texture.
Vegan Maple Buttertart Bar
Which bar fits you?
Best for
- Chocolate fans who want a layered dessert with custard and ganache
- Anyone craving a Boston cream pie in portable bar form
Not for
- Those who prefer a less sweet, more buttery shortbread dessert
- People avoiding bananas (Boston cream bar contains bananas)
