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Easy Homemade Mini Pecan Pies with Buttery Crust

Three freshly baked mini pecan pies with glossy pecan toppings sitting on a white plate.
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Make these easy mini pecan pies for a perfect individual dessert. They feature a rich, gooey filling and a buttery crust, ideal for holidays or entertaining.

Ingredients

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  • 1 package (14.1 ounces) refrigerated pie crusts (2 crusts)
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 cups pecan halves

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a standard 12-cup muffin tin.
  2. Unroll the pie crusts. Use a 3-inch round cookie cutter to cut out circles from the dough. You should get about 12 to 14 circles per crust.
  3. Gently press each dough circle into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared muffin cups to form small pie shells.
  4. In a medium bowl, whisk together the corn syrup, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, salt, and melted butter until well combined.
  5. Stir in the pecan halves until they are evenly distributed throughout the filling mixture.
  6. Spoon the pecan filling mixture evenly into the prepared pie shells, filling each shell about three-quarters full.
  7. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the crust edges are golden brown and the filling is mostly set. The center may still look slightly jiggly.
  8. Remove the muffin tin from the oven and let the mini pecan pies cool completely in the tin on a wire rack. This cooling time is important for the filling to set properly.
  9. Once cool, carefully remove the individual pecan pies from the tin before serving.

Notes

  • For a make ahead option, you can bake these pies one day in advance and store them covered at room temperature.
  • If you want a richer flavor, substitute dark corn syrup for light corn syrup.
  • To make these bite sized pecan pies even easier, you can use store-bought mini tart shells instead of cutting out dough circles.

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