With winter right around the corner, pies and other warm delights are found throughout grocery stores and at Thanksgiving dinners. With a tangible sweetness and soft texture, pecan pies are something you’ll often see during the holidays. These mini versions of the traditional pecan pie are a delicious and quick alternative.

Check out this video to learn how to make mini pecan pies.

Ingredients

Pie crust

• 1 1/4 cups of flour
• Pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup of butter cut to small cubes
• 1/4 cup Crisco
• 1 tb of ice water

Pecan filling

• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 and 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 egg lightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup of chopped pecans