Butter Pecan Tartlets
"These mini tarts taste like pecan pie. this recipe make 3 dozen tarts, great for special occasions or Pot Luck's. Land-O-Lakes recipe."
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
3 dozen
ingredients
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Tart Shells
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened (or margarine)
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
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Filling
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter (or margarine)
- 1⁄3 cup dark corn syrup
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 36 pecan halves
directions
- heat oven to 400*F.
- in large bowl combine all tart shell ingredients, beat at med speed, scraping bowl often until mixture is crumbly 2 to 3 minutes.
- press 1 tablespoon mixture into cups of mini muffin pans to form 36 shells.
- bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until very lightly browned.
- remove from oven, reduce oven to 350*F.
- meanwhile in a 2 qt saucepan combine all filling ingredients (EXCEPT chopped pecans and pecan halves).
- cook over med heat stirring occasionally until mixture comes to a full boil 4 to 5 minutes.
- remove from heat, stir in chopped pecans.
- spoon into baked shells, top each shell with a pecan half.
- bake for 5 minutes.
- cool and remove tarts from muffin pan.
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