Description
Old Fashioned Pecan Tassies are bite-sized treats filled with a rich, gooey pecan filling and baked in a buttery cream cheese crust, perfect for gatherings or a nostalgic dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup salted butter, room temperature
- 5 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons salted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon maple extract
- ½ cup finely chopped pecans
- 36 pecan halves for topping
Instructions
- In a small bowl, use a hand mixer to cream together the butter and cream cheese until well combined. Add the flour and mix until smooth.
- Spray three mini muffin pans (36 tarts total) with cooking spray. Using a mini cookie scoop, scoop dough balls into the muffin pans, dividing the dough between the 36 cups evenly. Refrigerate the dough while making the filling.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the brown sugar, melted butter, eggs, maple extract, and finely chopped pecans.
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. After the tarts have refrigerated for about 15 minutes, remove one pan from the fridge. Press the dough on the bottom and up the sides of each muffin cavity to create a “cup” with the dough. After the first pan is done, remove the other pan and do the same.
- Fill the dough shells ⅔ full with the filling. Place a pecan half on top of each cup.
- Bake for 18 minutes or until the tarts are golden brown on top. Allow the tarts to cool, then loosen them with a small knife and remove to a cooling rack.
Notes
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tart
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Old Fashioned Pecan Tassies