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Cake pan placed back in the oven on a white marble cooktop, baking at 350°F (175°C) for 30-35 minutes until the cake is golden brown.

Mini Pecan Pies Recipe

These mini pecan pies are packed with crunchy pecans and a sweet, gooey filling. Perfect for parties or as a small treat, they’re easy to make and delicious!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 18
Calories 319 kcal

Equipment

  • Food processor
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Spoon for filling
  • 18 (3-inch) mini pie shells
  • Baking sheet
  • Oven

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups pecan halves
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3 large eggs beaten
  • ½ cup light corn syrup
  • ½ cup dark corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoons butter melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 18 3-inch ready-to-bake pie shells

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
  • Pulse pecans in a food processor until coarsely chopped.
    Pecans being pulsed in a food processor on the white marble cooktop, showing the coarse chopped texture for the filling.
  • Mix sugar, eggs, light and dark corn syrup, butter, vanilla, and salt. Fold in chopped pecans.
    A glass mixing bowl on the white marble cooktop filled with sugar, beaten eggs, light and dark corn syrup, melted butter, vanilla, and salt, being stirred together with a whisk. The chopped pecans sit ready to be folded in.
  • Spoon 1/4 cup of the pecan mixture into each mini pie shell.
    Three-inch ready-to-bake mini pie shells arranged on a baking sheet on the white marble cooktop. The pecan mixture is being spooned into each shell with a small ladle, filling them evenly.
  • Place pies on a baking sheet and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until slightly browned.
    Mini pecan pies baking in the oven at 350°F. The tops are golden brown, and the filling is bubbling slightly as they near completion.
  • Serve warm or cool and store in airtight containers for up to a week.
    Freshly baked mini pecan pies cooling on a wire rack placed on the white marble cooktop. Their golden crusts and glossy pecan tops are highlighted