Date Pecan Caps

Name: Date Pecan Caps
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams cream cheese, softened; 237 milliliters dates, pitted; 2 larges eggs, separated; 142 grams cup (about flour; 237 milliliters chopped pecans; 198 grams cup (about sugar; 8 Tbsps (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for buttering muffin tins; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Date Pecan Caps a try. One portion of this dish contains about 2g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 171 calories. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 24. Head to the store and pick up cream cheese, flour, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to upper middle position and preheat oven to 325°F. Butter two 12-cup mini-muffin tins.

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Butter

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Muffin Tray

Oven

In a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter with a wooden spoon until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in flour until combined. Using floured hands (dough will be sticky) divide dough among muffin cups, pressing down on bottom and sides of dough to create shells.

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Cream Cheese

Butter

Pasta Shells

Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Wooden Spoon

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Bowl

Let chill in refrigerator while making filling.

In the bowl of a food processor, combine dates, pecans, sugar, vanilla, and egg yolks. Pulse until almost smooth; set aside. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into date mixture.

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Egg Whites