Mini Pecan Pie Tartlets
By Lynn Grieger, RD, CDE, CPT for Summit Medical Group
Use a mini-muffin pan to make this bite-size dessert
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter at room temperature
- 3 oz low-fat cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Directions
- Start the crust. Mix butter, cream cheese, flour, and salt gently.
- Divide into 24 balls.
- Place each ball in a slot of a mini-muffin pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Gently press the dough into the bottom and sides of the pan.
- Then make the filling. Blend egg, oil, brown sugar and vanilla.
- Stir in the chopped pecans.
- Fill each mini-tart ¾ full with the pecan filling.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack before removing tartlets from the pan.
- Cool completely before serving or storing in a ziplock plastic bag in the refrigerator.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Amount Per Serving | |
| Calories 115 | Calories from Fat 9 |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Saturated Fat 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat 0g | |
| Cholesterol 21g | 7% |
| Sodium 72g | 3% |
| Total Carbohydrate 9g | 3% |
| Dietary Fiber 1g | 4% |
| Sugars 5g | |
| Protein 2g | |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
