Pecan Tassies

A mini and simplified recipe of a traditional pecan pie. Delicious Pecan Tassies with 3 ingredients for the dough and 3 ingredients for the filling.

Almost every time we get together with my husband’s side of the family, someone makes these pecan tassies. He comes from a rather large family, so I was never too sure who always brought these little treats. After a while, I finally asked my husband’s cousin Veronica if she knew who makes them. She graciously gave me the recipe right away. I was so surprised at how simple the recipe was. Literally 3 ingredients for the dough and 3 ingredients for the filling. They usually make them with walnuts, but Veronica said pecans work fine too. So I decided to use pecans. If you have a family potluck coming up for Thanksgiving or Christmas, these will be a favorite at your party. The buttery dough combined with the caramelized brown sugar and crunchy pecans are simply irresistible. This recipe makes about 35 mini pies so it’s just the right amount for a party.

If you love pecans then try these pecan recipes: strawberry pecan salad, bread pudding with vanilla rum sauce. 

Ingredients:
Dough:
8 oz cream cheese
1 cup cold butter (equal to 2 sticks)
2 cups flour

Filling:
chopped pecans
brown sugar
eggs

How to make pecan tassies

• 1. In a large bowl, combine the chopped pecans, brown sugar, and eggs. Then set aside.
• 2. In a separate bowl cut the cold butter into the flour until the butter becomes pea-sized.
• 3. Then combine the cream cheese with the butter and flour. At this point, I just used my hands because the dough begins to form into one piece.
• 4. Scoop out 1 tablespoon sized pieces of the dough and form them into balls. Then place them into a greased mini muffin tin.
• 5. Using your fingers flatten out each ball so it takes up the shape of the hollow tin. Then fill each pocket with 1 tablespoon of the pecan filling.
• 6. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 20-25 minutes. After the pecan tassies cool, you can leave them as is or drizzle a little bit of semisweet chocolate on top.

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Pecan Tassies

Prep Time

25 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Pecan Tassies

Servings: 35 pecan tassies

Calories: 185 kcal

Author: Dina from SimplyHomeCooked.com

Ingredients

• Dough:
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1 cup cold butter equal to 2 sticks
• 2 cups flour
• Filling:
• 2 cups pecans chopped
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine the chopped pecans, brown sugar, and eggs. Then set aside.
2. In a separate bowl cut the cold butter into the flour until the butter becomes pea sized.
3. Then combine the cream cheese with the butter and flour. At this point I just used my hands because the dough begins to form into one piece.
4. Scoop out 1 tablespoon sized pieces of the dough and form them into balls. Then place them into a greased mini muffin tin.
5. Using your fingers flatten out each ball so it takes up the shape of the hollow tin. Then fill each pocket with 1 tablespoon of the pecan filling.
6. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 20-25 minutes. After the pecan pies cool, you can leave them as is or drizzle a little bit of semisweet chocolate on top.

Nutrition Facts

Pecan Tassies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 185 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11g 17%

Saturated Fat 5g 25%

Cholesterol 30mg 10%

Sodium 74mg 3%

Potassium 61mg 2%

Total Carbohydrates 18g 6%

Sugars 12g

Protein 2g 4%

Vitamin A 5.3%

Vitamin C 0.1%

Calcium 2.5%

Iron 3.5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.