Pecan Date Mini Pies

Name: Pecan Date Mini Pies
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter, cut into chunks; 85 grams cream cheese, cut into chunks; 59 milliliters chopped dates; 1 large egg; 1 large egg yolk; 315 milliliters flour; 2 Tbsps honey; 118 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 118 milliliters chopped toasted pecans; 1 Tbsp CRUS; 1 pinch Pinch of salt

This vegetarian recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 5g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 361 calories. Head to the store and pick up pecans, salt, egg, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 37

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Oven

Make crust: In a food processor, whirl flour, butter, and cream cheese until coarse crumbs form.

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Cream Cheese

Butter

Crust

All Purpose Flour

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Food Processor

Add egg yolk and whirl until dough comes together.

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Egg Yolk

Dough

Pull off a scant tbsp. of dough and press evenly over bottom and up sides of one cup in a 24-cup mini muffin pan. Repeat for all cups. Chill while making filling.

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Dough

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Mini Muffin Tray

Whisk together egg, brown sugar, honey, and salt in a bowl. Stir in pecans.

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Brown Sugar

Pecans

Honey

Salt

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Sprinkle dates evenly over bottoms of muffin cups. Spoon pecan filling on top until full but not overflowing.

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Dates

Pecans

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Muffin Liners

Bake until crusts are golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on a rack about 10 minutes, then run a knife along edges and lift out pies to rack to cool completely.

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Oven

Knife