Pecan Pie Bites from Scratch

For a new family favorite during the holidays, let your kids help you prepare these simple pecan pie bites.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 106 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup finely chopped pecans
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
• nonstick cooking spray
• ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Beat butter and cream cheese for crust with an electric mixer until smooth. Add flour and mix until fully combined. Cover and refrigerate dough for 1 hour.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Remove dough from the refrigerator. Spray a 24-cup mini-muffin tin with nonstick spray.

Step 3

Whisk brown sugar, egg, melted butter, and vanilla for filling in a bowl until smooth.

Step 4

Roll dough into twenty four 1-inch balls. Press each ball into a muffin cup, so it spreads evenly on the bottom and up the sides. Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon pecans into each muffin cup, then top with about the same amount of egg mixture.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until filling is set, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove from the muffin tins.