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Mini Pecan Pies

Add these adorable mini pecan pies to your holiday menu this year! With an easy one-bowl recipe, these can be made months in advance and frozen. Thaw them before your Thanksgiving dinner for the perfect, easy dessert. Make these with einkorn flour or your favorite pie crust!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, baking
Keyword individual pecan pie recipe, mini pecan pie recipe, mini pecan pies
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8 mini pies
Calories 496kcal
Cost $10

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup cane sugar syrup
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 3 whole eggs
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups pecan halves
  • 1 pie crust Prep pie crust according to directions, cut it to size for the pans of your choice.

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • In a medium bowl, combine the sugar, cane sugar syrup, and butter.
  • Add eggs and beat until frothy. Stir in salt, and vanilla extract.
  • Cut rounds from the pie crust and fit them into the mini pie pans. Do not crimp the dough over the edges if you want to fit the lids on the pan for storage.
  • Place the prepped pie pans on a baking tray for easy movement in and out of the oven and to prevent overflow onto the oven floor!
  • Divide pecan halves evenly into the bottom of mini pie shells. Add the mixture on top.
  • Bake pies for 22-25 minutes. Check often to avoid burning the crust or the pecans.
  • Pie should not be too wiggly (yes that’s a technical term) when you remove it from the oven. If it is, put it back in until it sets.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool for about 15-20 minutes before serving.

Notes

To Thaw and Serve These Mini Pecan Pies

If you are making these mini pies more than a few days in advance, you will want to follow these steps for serving them on the big day.
  1. Remove as many pies as you plan to serve from the freezer the night before your event. Leave them to thaw on the counter at room temperature, or in the fridge, if you have room.
  2. About 20 minutes before serving, preheat the oven to 350°F and remove the plastic lids from all the pies.
  3. On a baking tray, arrange the mini pies and add them to the hot oven. Bake for about 12 minutes, or until the center of the pie is at least 135°F.
  4. Allow to sit for 5-10 minutes before serving and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1pie | Calories: 496kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 259mg | Potassium: 117mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 334IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg