Going to DS for Thanksgiving- about 60 miles away. Looking for a light

Meryl, I made this along with several other desserts for a party this summer and it was clearly the

favorite. Like you, I made it in the bundt pan (w/o filling). It is delicious! Thanks for the
recipe!

 
this looks perfect for a nice "gift" cake---or for those mini bundts. thanks for the reminder.

 
These are tasty and just a couple bites. Rec: Miniature Pecan Tarts

Easily made a day or two ahead and would transport well.

Miniature Pecan Tarts

Dough:
1 stick butter, softened
1 3 oz. package cream cheese, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour

Filling:
1 egg
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 tsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt
1 cup pecans (or walnuts), chopped

Very lightly grease 2 12-cup miniature muffin pans (the 1-3/4"x1" cup size).

Mix together well (I use an electric hand mixer). Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 1 to 2 hours. Pinch off dough and shape into 2 dozen balls (about 1-inch size). To form pastry cups use thumb to press each ball in bottom and up sides of miniature muffin cups. Set aside and mix filling.

For filling, mix all ingredients together (I use an electric hand mixer to blend well). Fill pastry cups 3/4 full. Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Let cool a few minutes then remove from tins by running a sharp knife around edge to lift out.

Yield: 24 miniature tarts

Source: My mom always made these around the holidays when we were growing up. While it’s a recipe I often make during Christmas-time, I find it especially nice to serve at a Thanksgiving feast as a small bite to satisfy the sweet tooth after the big meal.

 
I'd love to do the orange caramel that Traca posted but I'm really caramel impaired.

Just burn it EVERY time. I think I'll do the Gingerbread Roll with Lemon Cream and maybe the mini pecan tarts.

All the suggestions sound good, though!

 
I've been making these for years!!

I use a 24 mini muffin tin and sometimes add some chocolate chips to the mix. My recipe for this came from a very old cookbook compiled by home cooks. The proceeds of this book went to the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, LI. I wonder if your mother got it from the same book.

 
My family has made them for years also. I have a version of the recipe in a 1959

Farm Journal Cookbook, but it goes back further than that because my mom made them before then.

 
Not sure where mom got the recipe. I've seen variations adding cranberries too which

sounds good, may have to try that this year.

 
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