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Pecan Tassies
Pecan tassies are delicious little pecan tarts made with a cream cheese pastry and baked up with a syrupy brown sugar pecan filling!
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Servings: 24 tarts
Calories: 122 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Pastry
- 3 ounces cream cheese softened, at room temp
- 1/2 cup salted butter softened
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
Pecans
- 2/3 cup Finely chopped pecans
Filling
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon melted salted butter
- 1 tablespoon whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, blend the cream cheese and butter together until smooth, with no lumps.
- Mix in the flour until completely combined. Chill for an hour.
- Preheat your oven to 325 °F. Get out a 24 well mini muffin tin.
- Once the mixture has chilled, divide and shape into 24 balls. Press the dough into each one, into the bottom and up the sides.
- Sprinkle half of the pecans into the bottom of each pastry.
- Mix together the filling ingredients until completely combined.
- Divide the filling between the cups. Divide and sprinkle the remaining pecans on top.
- Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, until the filling has set and the pastry is golden brown.
- Cool in the tins completely, then remove.
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Notes
- The raisin lovers can throw a handful of raisins in these as well (not traditional, but delicious!)
Nutrition Information
Calories
122kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
55mg
(2%)
Potassium
37mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
202IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24tarts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 122
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 122kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 55mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 37mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 202IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.