Mini Pecan Pies
These Mini Pecan Pies are individual, perfectly portioned deep-dish pecan pies! Made with store-bought pie crust and brimming with a sweet, sticky, ooey-gooey, crunchy pecan filling.
Servings: 12 mini pies
Calories: 539kcal
Ingredients
- 2 (14.1 oz) boxes refrigerated pie dough you’ll need 3 (9 inch) crusts*
- 2 cups very roughly chopped pecans
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- Cool whip or ice cream for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a standard (12 slot) non stick muffin tin with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Roll out pie crusts side by side on a clean surface.
- Use a 4.5 inch round cookie cutter to cut out 4 circles from each of the pie crusts (you’ll end up with 12 total rounds). Gently press one round into one muffin slot, then repeat with remaining 11 slots.
- Place approximately 2 tablespoons chopped pecans into the bottom of each pie crust cup. Set aside in the fridge until ready to use.
- In a bowl whisk together eggs, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla together until combined and the eggs are fully broken up. Set aside.
- Off the heat - in a medium saucepan, whisk together the water and cornstarch until the cornstarch is completely mixed into the water.
- Stir in the sugar, corn syrup, and butter.
- Turn the heat to medium, and bring to a boil, stirring regularly.
- Once the sugar mixture has been brought to a boil, turn off the heat, grab a ladleful and slowly whisk it into the egg mixture to temper it. Whisk in another ladleful. This will keep the eggs from scrambling.
- Whisk this mixture back into the sauce pan. Then transfer the mixture to a 4 cup liquid measuring cup for easy pouring.
- Fill each pie crust evenly with the mixture. You don’t want it to spill out the sides.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until the filling is cooked and the pie crust is golden. Cool completely.
- Serve with cool whip and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1mini pie | Calories: 539kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 271mg | Potassium: 199mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 91IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 2mg