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Freshly baked mini pecan pies.

Mini Pecan Pies

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 557kcal
These single serving Mini Pecan Pies are the perfect dessert! Flaky crust, caramel filling, chopped and whole pecans bake together for a corn syrup free pecan pie.
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Equipment

  • 4 single serve pie pans 5 inch small pie pans
  • 1 sheet of parchment paper cut in four rectangles
  • pie weights or dry beans

Ingredients

  • 1 pie crust 1 single pie crust if you buy premade or half of a full pie crust recipe
  • 1/4 cup melted butter cool but not cold
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 TBSP all-purpose flour
  • pinch salt
  • 1 TBSP milk
  • 1 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup pecan halves divided, you will need 32 pecan halves AND 1/2 cup of pecan halves, you may have some leftover
  • extra flour for dusting

Instructions

  • preheat oven to350°
  • melt the butter and set it aside to cool
  • lay out the pie crust on a lightly floured surface
  • roll lightly to enlarge it by about 1 inch total
  • lay the pie tins down on the pie dough and cut around each tin by about 1/3 inch or so
  • sprinkle a bit of flour in the bottom of each pie pan
  • ease a crust down in the pie pans, and pat the dough to fit the pan fold over the top edge
  • use a fork to gently crimp the crust on the edge of the pie pan
  • lay a small pie of parchment in each pie pan, fill pan with pie beans or dry beans
  • place pans on baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes
  • meanwhile mix the sugars and flour together in a mixing bowl, set aside
  • add the egg, milk, and vanilla to the cooled melted butter, stir to combine
  • pour the liquids into the dry ingredients
  • stir to combine, don't whisk or whip this mix
  • pick out 32 whole pecans and set them aside
  • roughly chop 1/2 cup of the remaining pecans, save the rest for another use
  • mix the pecans into the filling mix
  • when the pie shells are done pre-baking remove them from the oven
  • carefully remove the beans from each pie pan
  • stir the batter again and divide the batter between the prebaked crusts
  • top each pie with 8 pecan halves
  • bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until the pies are just set
  • remove from the oven and let cool
  • serve slightly warm OR cool completely and serve chilled

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 557kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 290mg | Potassium: 155mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 427IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 2mg