recipe 

MINI PECAN PIES

In just 30 minutes you can make these mini pecan pies for your holiday party!  The perfect finger food dessert!

Ingredients:

– 2 refrigerated pie crusts , from 1 box and thawed to package directions – 1 cup brown sugar – ¼ cup cornstarch – 1 ¼ cup water – 1 tablespoon salted butter – 1 teaspoon vanilla extract – 1 ½ cups pecan halves , chopped – 16 pecan halves

This mini pecan pies recipe is one I created for Pillsbury using their refrigerated pie crusts.

HOW TO MAKE MINI PECAN PIES

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GENERAL STEPS

Preheat oven to 425°F. Unroll 1 pie crust. Use 3-inch round or scalloped cookie cutter to cut 8 rounds. Place on outsides of cups of upside-down nonstick mini muffin pan, skipping every other one. Repeat with second crust. Bake 8 minutes or until golden. In medium pot, mix brown sugar, cornstarch and water. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in butter, vanilla and chopped pecans. Cool 10 minutes.  

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READY TO ENJOY!

Use a small cookie scoop to fill each shell with cooled pecan mixture. Top each with a pecan half. Serve immediately.

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