Delicious Mini Pecan Pie Bites is a quick and easy fall recipe full of gooey pecan filling and buttery crust. Perfect for Thanksgiving or Halloween and can be made ahead of time!
Pecan Pie is perfect for celebrating Thanksgiving! I mean can you get more than Pecan Pie? Maybe these Mini Pecan Pie Bites?!
Sweet filling, buttery crust and abundance of pecans makes this little pie bites so delicious and irresistible. So easy to make and perfect in every way!
You really can’t go wrong with a mini dessert. They are convenient for any special occasion like birthdays or Thanksgiving but for ordinary day as well and kids will just love them! This little bites can also be made ahead of time because they freeze well. This is one of my favorite fall treats!
What Do You Need For Mini Pecan Pie Bites
Homemade All Butter Pie Crust or store-bought pie crust
White sugar
Light brown sugar
Corn syrup
Vanilla extract
Butter
Eggs
Pecans
Egg wash
Whipped cream
How To Make Homemade Pie Crust
Making your own pie crust is not as complicated as you may think. You need only a few ingredients: all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, unsalted butter and ice water. I have everything you need right here.
How To Make This Pecan Pie Bites From Scratch
Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour (or use nonstick cooking spray) a mini-muffin pan. Set aside.
Cut The Pie Crust
You can make your own pie crust or use store-bought crust.
Roll the dough or pie crust out on a floured surface with a floured rolling pin.
Using a round cookie or biscuit cutter (approximately 3 inches diameter) cut at least 24 rounds out ( or 12 rounds of each pie crust, if using store bought). Carefully press each round into the mini-muffin pan. Use your fingers to round the ends into a pie crust. Brush egg wash from one egg to the top edges of each pie. Sprinkle a small amount of chopped pecans into each pie crust.
Mix Up The Filling
Mixing up the filling couldn’t be easier! Mix corn syrup, eggs, both sugars, butter and vanilla using a spoon or a rubber spatula and then stir pecans in. Corn syrup is a must when making these pies if you want the right result.
Carefully pour about 2 tablespoons of the syrup into each pie crust. Do not fill past the edge of the pie crusts. The filling will bubble and rise while baking and you want to avoid it spilling over if possible because it can make a huge mess. This will make them stick when you go to take them out.
Bake
Bake for about 22-25 minutes. If the tops begin to brown too quickly after about 15 minutes, you can cover the top with tin foil for the remaining time. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes.
Carefully remove from the muffin tin, if you need use a butter knife to slide along the side of the pies to loosen. Give a little twist and pull them out, and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Top with dollops of whipped cream before serving, if desired, but totally recommended Enjoy!
How To Store Pecan Pie Bites
You can store this Pecan Pie Bites in airtight container in a fridge for several days. They also freeze well if you have some leftovers. Or you can make them ahead of time and freeze so your party preparation will be faster. Just leave them at room temperature to defrost before you put whipped cream topping.
Tips:
- Make sure to grease the muffin pan well.
- Don’t over-fill the pies, the filling will bubble and rise and may spill over.
- If you don’t have cookie cutter the glass or something similar will work as well.
- The dough should come up the sides of every muffin cavity, so you may have to stretch each piece of dough a bit.
- If the tops of pies begin to brown too quickly (while baking about 15 minutes), you can cover the top with tin foil for the remaining time.
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Mini Pecan Pie Bites
Equipment
- Mini Muffin Tin
Ingredients
- Homemade All Butter Pie Crust or 2 pre-made ready to roll pie crusts
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons butter melted and slightly cooled
- 3 eggs beaten
- 1 1/2 cups pecans coarsely chopped, divided
- egg wash from one egg
- Whipped cream if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour (or use nonstick cooking spray) a mini-muffin pan. Set aside. Roll the dough or pie crust out on a floured surface with a floured rolling pin.
- Using a round cookie or biscuit cutter (approximately 3 inches diamater) cut at least 24 rounds out ( or 12 rounds of each pie crust, if using store bought)
- Carefully press each round into the mini-muffin pan. Use your fingers to round the ends into a pie crust. Brush egg wash from one egg to the top edges of each pie.
- Sprinkle a small amount of chopped pecans into each pie crust. Mix corn syrup, eggs, both sugars, butter and vanilla using a spoon or a rubber spatula. Stir in pecans.
- Carefully pour about 2 tablespoons of the syrup into each pie crust. Do not fill past the edge of the pie crusts.
- The filling will bubble and rise while baking and you want to avoid it spilling over if possible. This will make them stick when you go to take them out.
- Bake for about 22-25 minutes. If the tops begin to brown too quickly after about 15 minutes, you can cover the top with tin foil for the remaining time.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. Carefully remove from the muffin tin, if you need use a butter knife to slide along the side of the pies to loosen.
- Give a little twist and pull them out, and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Top with dollops of whipped cream before serving, if desired.
We don’t have Corn syrup in the UK. I googled substitutes and Golden Syrup was the most common answer. Would this replacement do,as these look delicious!