Mini Pecan Pie

Mini pecan pies made with homemade dough are a tasty little treat, especially for Thanksgiving.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 140 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• ¾ cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup margarine, softened
• ½ (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 (1 ounce) squares semi-sweet baking chocolate

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Beat cream cheese and margarine together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Slowly add flour and continually mix until dough is smooth. Refrigerate mixture for 15 minutes.

Step 2

Beat brown sugar, egg, cinnamon, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth; add pecans and stir.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 24 mini muffin cups.

Step 4

Spoon dough, about 1 tablespoon per pie, into each muffin cup. Press dough into the bottom and up the sides of each cup, creating a pie shell. Fill each shell with pecan mixture.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until pies are set, about 30 minutes. Cool pies on waxed paper.

Step 6

Melt chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Dip a fork into melted chocolate and drizzle over pies.