Mini Bourbon Pecan Pies

These bite-sized Mini Bourbon Pecan Pies are undeniably delicious. And their tiny size makes them perfect for sharing. They would make great party food and also be very welcome at a cookie exchange.

Bourbon is the name of the game here

Like I mentioned when sharing these No-Bake Bourbon Balls with you, I made these mini bourbon pecan pies for a bourbon-themed birthday party. What could be better?

You can feel free to dial back the amount of bourbon that's added to these pies. However, since the party was bourbon-themed, I wanted to make sure that the bourbon flavor was pretty pronounced.

What ingredients go into these little pies?

• Pre-made pie crust: I had thought about making pie crust from scratch, but opted to make things a little easier on myself. Check out the refrigerated section of the grocery store for some pre-made pie crust.
• Brown sugar: They're pies, they need some sweetness!
• Pecans: Duh.
• Eggs: Gotta bind everything together.
• Butter: Unsalted, please.
• Vanilla extract: Use the good stuff, if possible.
• Salt: Kosher salt all the way.
• Bourbon: If needed, you can dial back the amount of bourbon used, or even omit it entirely. However, if you'er using it, make sure to use something that you would enjoy drinking a glass of.

The recipe for the pie filling comes from Brown Eyed Baker, though I added bourbon and kosher salt.

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Mini Pecan Pies

Lauren Pacek

These bite-sized Mini Bourbon Pecan Pies are undeniably delicious. And their tiny size makes them perfect for sharing. They would make great party food and also be very welcome at a cookie exchange.

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Prep Time 3 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 28 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 48 mini pies

Calories 62 kcal

Ingredients

  

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For the crust

• ▢ 4-5 pre-made refrigerated pie crusts

For the filling

• ▢ 1 ½ cups brown sugar packed
• ▢ 1 cup pecans plus more for topping, chopped
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 2 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
• ▢ ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ▢ ¼ cup bourbon see notes

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Lightly grease a mini muffin pan with butter or cooking spray.

To prepare the crust

• Using a round cookie cutter, cut 48 2- to 3-inch rounds (slightly larger than the opening of the muffin tin openings) of pie dough from the pre-made, refrigerated pie crusts. 
• Press one round of dough into each well of the mini muffin tin.

To make the filling

• Mix all filling ingredients together and divide it evenly between the dough-lined muffin cups.
• Sprinkle the extra chopped pecans evenly over the top of the unbaked pies.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the tops of the pies are set. Cool for a few minutes in the muffin tin before carefully removing them to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.

Notes

Notes: You can reduce the amount of bourbon (or omit it entirely) if you'd like. I wanted to make sure that the bourbon flavor was pretty pronounced in these mini pies, though, so I used ¼ cup.

Nutrition

Serving: 2Calories: 62kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 44mgSugar: 6g

Disclaimer: Nutritional information is a generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.

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