Pecan Brie Tarts

Name: Pecan Brie Tarts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 24 tarts
Ingredients: 24 prepared tart shells (or buy ready made uncooked tart shells, the bought shells work very well); 1 (4 1/2 ounce) package brie cheese; 3 tablespoons finely chopped pecans; 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar; 2 tablespoons whiskey or 2 tablespoons apple juice

Submitted by Derf2440

"These versatile tarts are wonderful on a buffet table or as a starter or appy and equally as good for dessert with a nice wine."

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Ready In:: 27mins
Ingredients:: 5
Yields:: 24 tarts

ingredients

24 prepared tart shells (or buy ready made uncooked tart shells, the bought shells work very well)
1 (4 1/2 ounce) package brie cheese
3 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons whiskey or 2 tablespoons apple juice

directions

Bake tart shells blind, or if bought according to directions on package.
Divide brie into 24 wedges and place in baked tart shells.
In a saucepan, heat pecans, sugar and whiskey over medium heat, stirring until bubbly.
Reduce heat and simmer for 1 minutes or until thickened.
Working quickly, spoon pecan mixture over Brie.
(Tarts can be covered and refrigerated for up to 1 day. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking). Bake in 375°F oven for 10 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

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Reviews

Tried these out at a holiday party, and they were a hit. I couldn't find pre-made frozen tart shells, so I used a biscut cutter, a mini muffin tin, and a few rolled out pre-made pie shells for the tarts. Note: prick the tart shells befor cooking, or you will end up with tart puffs instead of cups. As for the brie, I used Aloutte rindless packaged brie (fussing with slicing off the rind is a time wasting pain). I also doubled the nut topping mixture (I ran out on the first try of making these). Although I served as an app., next time I would serve with wine after dinner. Great recipe.

Melissa FLA
This recipe is a 'keeper'. My sister made these last night for us as a little appetizer. Everyone loved them. Thanks so much for the recipe. I'm always looking for new and different ideas to serve during the holidays.... this will certainly be a nice addition to my menu.

DeeBee
These are just wonderful little morsels! The topping just really adds a great counterpoint to the pungent brie. These lasted all of about 10 minutes on the buffet table - I will definately be making these again. A plus - very easy to make!

SuzieQue
I made these for my Christmas buffet and loved them. I used store bought tart shells and the apple juice instead of the alcohol, plus I used Sweet & Low's brown sugar and they were great. Not too sweet, just sweet enough.

Mysterygirl
Marvelous appetizers! I was unable to find pre-made mini tart shells; I used phyllo pastry mini shells instead. They were marvelous, like baklava but better with the Brie. A wonderful vegetarian appetizer to add to my holiday appetizer buffet for our annual Christmas open house!

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Tweaks

Little work .. great results...Made and 2nd time and instead of the mini tart shells, I used the regular size and doubled up the amounts in each and served as an appetizer for a meal....great recipe. Thanks for posting.

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