Mini Pecan Pies
These mini pecan pies are made with a buttery shortbread crust and a classic pecan pie filling. The perfect fall dessert to add to the Thanksgiving or Christmas dessert menu.
Servings: 22 Mini Pies
Calories: 304kcal
Ingredients
Buttery Shortbread Crust
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup cold butter
Pecan Pie Filling
- 5 large eggs
- 1 cup dark corn syrup
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chopped pecan
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and lightly spray (2) 12 cup muffin tin(s) with non-stick cooking spray.
Buttery Shortbread Crust
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour and brown sugar together.
- Using a pastry cutter, add butter and cut mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Press mixture into the prepared muffin pan and bake for 8-10 minutes, then remove from the oven.
Pecan Pie Filling
- While the crust is in the oven, whisk eggs, corn syrup, sugar, vanilla and salt until well combined.
- Stir in pecans and spoon pecan mixture over the crust.
- Reduce temperature to 275° and bake for 30 minutes or until filling is set.
- Cool on a wire rack.
Notes
- Slice your butter and keep it in the refrigerator until you're ready to cut it into the dry ingredients. This gives the crust the best flavor and texture.
- Loosely spoon the flour into your measuring cup and level it off with a knife to prevent compacting and using too much.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 275 as soon as you remove the crust so the oven will be at the perfect temperature when you bake the pies.
- A light coating of non-stick spray will make it easy to remove the pies from the muffin tin. Just don't use too much!
- Let the mini pies cool a bit in the pan so they are easier to remove.
Nutritional values are approximate.
Please note that these values can change with different brands and any modifications made to the recipe. For the most accurate information, use a nutritional calculator with the exact brands and measurements.
Nutrition
Calories: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 121mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 318IU | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg