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Do you’re keen on pecan pies, however you’d somewhat one thing bite-size? Then I’ve the proper recipe for you, these Mini Pecan Pies. Filled with that beautiful nutty taste, and sweetened with honey somewhat than syrup, this straightforward bake is tremendous satisfying. It’s good for therefore many events like having fun with along with your morning espresso, an amazing snack for commuting, or as a stunning bake to share with friends. 

Tis the season for Pecan pie, for Honeynut Squash, Butternut Squash Casserole and this one in every of a form, attention-grabbing Turkey Breast Recipe On the Range. Should you love making meals or gathering round meals this season, I’ve the proper Mini Pecan Pies so that you can make–and so they’re tremendous cute in the event you add a lollipop stick!

I really like all the things in mini, it simply makes baking a dream! Mini Cheesecakes are essentially the most requested recipe I get from associates, Mini Cherry Pie are a breeze to make, Straightforward Mini Black Forest Cupcakes , Mini Pavlova and extra! There’s one thing about much less baking time, simpler prep and completely portioned desserts that’s unbeatable!

Mini Pecan Pies Recipe 

We love these Mini Pecan Pies as a result of:

• They’re a very easy and scrumptious tackle a standard pecan pie recipe.
• You want the very same components as a pecan pie.
• The components are literally fairly primary and easy.
• Our pecan pie recipe is at all times made utilizing honey. We attempt to keep away from corn syrup and albeit, honey tastes significantly better!
• These Straightforward Sweet Apples (with video) present you precisely how one can make wonderful sweet apples with out the corn syrup too!
• You need to use Maple Syrup too, which can give you a unique taste but comparable texture.
• We use this idiot proof and critically FLAKEY Pie Dough, because of a particular trick. The submit has step-by-step particulars, suggestions, video and how one can make PERFECT Pie Dough the very first time! You may nonetheless, use store-bought if it’s your choice, however I urge you to strive the home made one!
• Do that recipe for  Mini Cherry Pie which makes use of the identical crust and look how flakey it’s!!
• These mini pecan pies had been successful a number of years in the past on Instagram after I made them utilizing a lollipop stick for a enjoyable serving concept–so I’m together with this non-obligatory step for you beneath.
• We made these Lollipop Savory Hand Pies With Strawberries for a enjoyable appetizer and OMG they had been a HIT too!

Elements for Mini Pecan Pies

• The Pie Dough which is tremendous flakey and straightforward to make because of a particular trick!

• Pecans : The nutty star of the recipe! Use entire, or chopped or a combo. I really like putting entire pecans in a the bowl of a mortar and pestle. I coarsely crush the pecans to have some coarse and others left entire.
• Honey: Provides sweetness and taste, however the thick honey texture can be essential to the filling.
• Brown sugar: For sweetness and a pleasant trace or style of caramel.
• Egg : Eggs bind the filling
• Butter: Creates a luscious clean texture with a wealthy style like no different!
• Vanilla : who can beat the flavour of vanilla when baking?
• Salt: You’ll be stunned how a lot salt actually brings out the sweetness and taste to something you make!

Additionally, you will want a muffin tin to bake your mini pecan pies in and a 3-inch cookie cutter. 

Methods to make Mini Pecan Pies

Pulling this recipe collectively is basically simple and straightforward. Altogether it shouldn’t take you longer than about 25 minutes to half-hour to arrange and bake. 

Upon getting made my flakey pie dough, you have to to roll it out to about ⅓ rd or ¼ of an inch thick. Then utilizing your 3-inch cookie cutter, minimize pastry rounds from it. 

Subsequent, utilizing a knob of butter, you have to grease your muffin tray earlier than urgent your pastry rounds into the muffin areas. 

Earlier than including your filling, you’ll must pre-bake your pie crust for 12 minutes till they’re absolutely cooked, however not essentially golden.

Whereas your pie crust is baking, you’ll have time to arrange the filling. 

Pecan Pie Filling

To make the pecan pie filling, you have to soften the butter in a small pan together with the honey and sugar.

Rapidly add the egg after which whisk rapidly because the combination will likely be scorching (not boiling and never sufficient to prepare dinner the egg in the event you’re whisking it in repeatedly)

Then add the pecans ( I typically crush them with a pestle and mortar earlier than utilizing because it’s a mini pie), and blend collectively till correctly mixed and combined by way of.

As soon as the pastry had been prebaked and is cooked, then absolutely cooled to room temperature, divide your filling between every mini tart and place them again into the oven to bake till the filling is ready.

I typically take my prebaked pie crusts out of the muffin pan and bake them on a baking sheet. This stops any sticking an issue in getting them out on the finish. 

As soon as the filling is ready, take them out of the oven and funky utterly to room temperature earlier than eradicating them. 

Pecan Pie Pops 

These mini pecan pies are tremendous tasty, however to make them somewhat extra enjoyable you can also make them into pecan pie lollipops. 

It’s actually easy to make them. Upon getting cooked the tart bases, you possibly can place picket skewers by way of the perimeters of the pastry and these will act because the lollipop sticks as soon as the filling has set. 

These have been tremendous widespread and are nice for events, weddings, and different features. And it’s not simply pecan pops you possibly can have, you are able to do this with any form of mini tart or pie, for instance, mini pumpkin pies. 

Making them into pecan pops can be nice in case you are baking with youngsters. It makes the recipe extra interesting and enjoyable for youngsters and so they can share them as a enjoyable deal with with their associates. 

Mini pecan pie baking suggestions

1. Use home made when attainable–this Pie Dough has a secret tip to make your pie straightforward, easy and flakey!
2. When making the filling and melting the butter with the sugar, be sure to stir the sugar in so it absolutely dissolves and the filling isn’t gritty. 
3. Including the egg requires a number of whisking in order that it doesn’t prepare dinner within the scorching sugar butter combination.
4. Pre bake your crusts first in a muffin pan, this prevents a soggy pecan pie.
5. As soon as the crusts have baked, place them on a baking sheet with the filling to bake once more, this trick is to keep away from any struggles eradicating the mini pecan pies from the muffin pan if the filling sticks! Consider me–we tried!
6. The lollipop trick is tremendous cute and I can’t urge you to strive it!
7. Don’t overfill your tarts and go away a small hole on the high. The filling will rise throughout baking so it would refill–don’t fear! 
8. For good flakey pie crusts don’t overwork your pastry when making and rolling it out.  
9. Permit your pies to totally cool earlier than consuming them–bear in mind the filling continues to be scorching!  

Storing your mini pecan pies

You may preserve your pecan pies out for a few days. If you would like them to last more, preserve them within the fridge for as much as 4-5 days and as much as three months in the event you freeze them. 

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3. Mini Cherry Pie
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