In this video, I show you how to make my mom's homemade pecan tassies. A gooey brown sugar filling wrapped in a cream cheese pie crust. These bite-sized dessert pieces are bound to be a holiday staple.
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 24
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Dough
3ozcream cheese, softened
½cupbutter, softened
1cupflour
Pecan Pie Filling
1large egg
¾cuppacked brown sugar
1tbspbutter, softened
1tspvanilla extract
Pinch of sea salt
½cupchopped pecans
24 whole pecans
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325°F.
Cream Cheese Dough
Mix together 3 ounces cream cheese and ½ cup butter. Work in 1 cup of flour. Cover dough and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Any leftover cream cheese can be frozen if you don’t use it often. Simply put it in a plastic container and freeze it. Warning, it will get a little grainy and possibly watery from freezing. When you are ready to use it, let it thaw out in the fridge. Mix it all together if any separation occurred and you are good to go. It is best to use frozen cream cheese in things like this recipe.. I wouldn’t put it on top of a bagel.
Shape dough into 24 1-inch balls. Place in an ungreased 1 ¾ inch muffin pan, pressing dough against the sides. Helps if you have a 1-inch rod to form dough cups with. After forming the cups, place the pans back in the fridge while making the filling.
BTW, a tassie is a Scottish term for a cup or goblet for drinking wine.
Pecan Pie Filling
Beat together the 1 egg, ¾ cup of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and a pinch of sea salt.
Mom's Homemade Pecan Tassies
Divide ½ cup chopped pecans between the cups. Divide egg mixture between the cups. Top with whole pecans.
Any leftover pecans should be stored based on how you plan to use them. If they’re shelled, put them in the fridge, they will keep there for about 6 months, up to a year in the freezer. The oils in nuts go rancid when left out at room temperature. It’s important to keep them stored in something airtight to avoid any exposure to moisture.
Bake for 25 minutes until egg mixture is set and the crust is golden brown.