Best 10 Papas Pecan Tassies Recipes

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Preparing a batch of delectable pecan tassies is a delightful culinary endeavor, and it's a treat that can be enjoyed by both novice and experienced bakers alike. These delectable pastries combine a sweet and nutty filling, nestled within a buttery shortbread crust, creating a symphony of flavors that is sure to tantalize your taste buds. Whether you're looking for a special dessert to impress your friends and family or simply seeking a delightful treat to satisfy your sweet cravings, this article will guide you through the process of crafting the perfect pecan tassies, providing you with detailed instructions and helpful tips to ensure a successful baking experience.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

PECAN TASSIES



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These tarts are very good for parties and special occasions. You'll probably want to double the recipe, because they'll disappear in a hurry! -Joy Corie, Ruston, Louisiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour
FILLING:
1 large egg, room temperature
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash salt
2/3 cup finely chopped pecans, divided

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth; gradually beat in flour. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 375°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; press evenly onto bottoms and up sides of greased mini muffin cups., For filling, in a small bowl, mix egg, brown sugar, butter, vanilla and salt until blended. Stir in 1/3 cup pecans; spoon into pastries. Sprinkle with remaining pecans., Bake 15-20 minutes or until edges are golden and filling is puffed. Cool in pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Freeze option: Freeze cooled cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw in covered containers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 242 calories, Fat 16g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 48mg cholesterol, Sodium 131mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (14g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

PECAN TASSIES



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Provided by Michael Symon : Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 4h30m

Yield 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for the tamper
1 large egg
3/4 cups light brown sugar
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
Pinch kosher salt
3/4 cup chopped pecans
Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Steps:

  • Prepare a grill for indirect heat. If using a charcoal grill, build the hot coals on one side only. If using a gas grill, heat one side only to medium-high heat.
  • For the dough: Add the butter and cream cheese to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cream together until smooth and combined, 3 to 5 minutes. Mix in the flour until just combined. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
  • When the dough is cold and firm, portion it into 2 dozen balls. Add each ball to a tassie pan or a mini muffin pan and, using a tamper dipped in flour, press the dough so that it forms a cup. Refrigerate the dough cups for 30 minutes.
  • To make the filling, cream the egg, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, allspice, nutmeg and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer the filling to a liquid measuring cup for easy pouring.
  • Sprinkle the pecans amongst the refrigerated dough cups. Pour the filling evenly over the pecans.
  • Place over indirect heat and bake at 350 degrees F until golden brown and bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely before lightly dusting with confectioners' sugar. Enjoy!
  • (Alternatively, you can bake the pecan tassies in a 350 degrees F oven for 20 to 25 minutes.)

GRANDMA'S PECAN TASSIES



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My grandma used to make these every Christmas. She passed the torch to me, and now my family asks me to make these every Christmas. They are delectable.

Provided by Brandi Rose

Categories     Desserts     Nut Dessert Recipes     Pecan Dessert Recipes

Time 2h15m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup butter, softened
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups firmly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Combine 1 cup butter and cream cheese in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add flour gradually, beating at low speed. Shape mixture into 48 balls and place on a baking sheet. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease the cups of a mini-muffin pan. Press 1 chilled dough ball into each cup and shape into a tart shell.
  • Whisk brown sugar, eggs, 2 tablespoons butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl. Stir in 1 1/4 cups pecans. Spoon mixture into tart shells. Top with the remaining pecans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookie shell are delicately brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
  • Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Gently remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 114 calories, Carbohydrate 9 g, Cholesterol 23.1 mg, Fat 8.3 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 51.5 mg, Sugar 4.6 g

PECAN TASSIES



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These little tarts are a great hit - and look beautiful on a holiday tray!

Provided by Carla A.

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Pecan Pie Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups margarine
4 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese
4 cups all-purpose flour
3 eggs
2 ½ cups packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons melted butter
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
1 ½ cups chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • In a medium bowl, mix together the margarine and cream cheese until well blended. Beat in flour, 1 cup at a time, until the mixture forms a smooth dough. Roll into small balls, and press into the bottoms and sides of tart pans or mini muffin pans.
  • In another bowl, mix together the eggs, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt. Stir in the pecans. Use a spoon to fill each of the crusts 2/3 full with the filling mixture.
  • Bake for 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven, until shell is light brown, and the filling has puffed up. Cool, and carefully remove from pans.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 166 calories, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 17.1 mg, Fat 10.8 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 97.2 mg, Sugar 9.1 g

PAPA'S PECAN TASSIES



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Make and share this Papa's Pecan Tassies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Barb G.

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 20 Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 refrigerated unbaked pie crust
1/2 cup Splenda sugar substitute
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 eggs or 1 egg substitute, equivalent
3/4 cup water
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Unfold Piecrust.
  • Using a 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter cut into 12 circles.
  • Press dough scrapes together and cut 8 more circles for a total of 20.
  • Pat pastry circles into MINIATURE MUFFIN CUPS.
  • Press to form tarts.
  • In a medium saucepan,combine SPLENDA, cornstarch, egg,and water.
  • Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and starts to boil, stirring constantly.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Stir in vanilla and pecans.
  • Evenly spoon about 1-tablespoon mixture into each tart.
  • Bake 16 to 20 minutes.
  • Place muffin pans on a wire rack and cool 10 minutes.
  • Remove tassies from pans and continue cooling on wire rack.
  • Enjoy.

BESS LONDON'S PECAN TASSIES



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Provided by Trisha Yearwood

Categories     dessert

Time 1h55m

Yield 24 tassies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus 1 tablespoon butter, melted
One 3-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup all-purpose flour
Nonstick cooking spray
1 large egg
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of fine salt
1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped

Steps:

  • With an electric mixer, beat the 1/2 cup butter and the cream cheese until smooth. Add the flour and beat until fully combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 24-cup mini-muffin pan with cooking spray.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter, egg, brown sugar, vanilla and salt until smooth. Set aside.
  • Shape the chilled dough into 24 balls, about 1 inch in diameter. Press each ball into a cup of the muffin pan, spreading evenly and up the sides, then spoon 1 teaspoon of the pecans into each muffin cup. Fill each cup with the egg mixture until evenly distributed, about 1 teaspoon in each. Bake until the filling is set, about 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, and then remove from the muffin pan.

PECAN TASSIES



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These are a favourite with American families and make a great alternative to mince pies

Provided by Emma Lewis

Categories     Afternoon tea, Treat

Time 40m

Yield Makes 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

50g pecans
50g full-fat soft cheese
50g butter , softened
50g plain flour , plus extra for dusting
85g pecans
1 egg yolk
50g light brown sugar
2 tbsp maple syrup
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp butter , melted

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. To make the pastry, whizz the pecans in a food processor until finely ground, then pulse in the remaining ingredients with a pinch of salt until the dough just comes together. Lightly flour your hands to prevent sticking, then roll the dough into 12 small balls. Use your fingers to gently press them into the bottom and up the sides of a 12-hole mini muffin tin. Chill in the fridge while you make the filling.
  • Toast the pecans in a dry frying pan for 3-5 mins until lightly toasted and smelling aromatic. Cool a little, reserve 12 of them, then roughly chop the rest. Whisk the remaining ingredients with a pinch of salt, then stir in the chopped pecans.
  • Bake the pastry cases for 5 mins, then remove from the oven. If the pastry has puffed up a little, gently press it down with a teaspoon or your fingers. Spoon 1-2 tsps of the filling into each of the pastry cases, then top each with a whole pecan. Bake for 15-20 mins or until the crust turns golden and the filling is set. Leave to cool a little in the tin. Eat warm on their own, or with some cream whipped up with maple syrup.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 181 calories, Fat 15 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 10 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 2 grams protein, Sodium 0.12 milligram of sodium

PECAN TASSIES



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Pecan tassies are bite-size pecan pies disguised as cookies. With a simple crust that's both tangy and rich, thanks to cream cheese and butter, and a not-too-sweet maple-infused pecan filling, they go down easy and by the handful.

Provided by Samantha Seneviratne

Categories     cookies and bars, dessert

Time 45m

Yield 24 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

6 tablespoons/85 grams unsalted butter, at room temperature
4 ounces/113 grams cream cheese, at room temperature
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup/128 grams all-purpose flour
1 large egg
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2/3 cup/66 grams pecan halves, finely chopped

Steps:

  • Make the crust: Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, either by hand or with an electric mixer, beat together butter, cream cheese, sugar and salt until creamy. Beat in the flour just until combined and the dough begins to come together. Portion the dough into 24 1-inch balls (about a scant tablespoon each). Press each ball into a cup of a nonstick mini-muffin pan, spreading evenly over the bottom and 3/4 of the way up the sides, slightly higher if the cups are on the shallow side.
  • Make the filling and bake: In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the filling ingredients. Add a heaping teaspoon of the filling to create a small mound in each cup, making sure to distribute the pecans evenly by stirring the filling every few scoops. Bake until the filling is set and the crust is golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes, then remove the tassies from the tin to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 104, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 56 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

KRAFT'S PECAN TASSIES



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Simple to put together and yummy. My aunt makes these every year for Christmas. Personally, I would use butter instead of margarine (yes, I have something against margarine).

Provided by Queen Dana

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 48 tassies

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (8 ounce) package Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup Parkay margarine
2 cups flour
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped

Steps:

  • Combine cream cheese and margarine, mixing well until blended. Add flour. Mix well. Chill. Divide dough into quarters. Divide each quarter into 12 balls. Press each ball onto bottom and sides of miniature muffin pans.
  • Combine eggs, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir in pecans. Spoon into pastry shells, filling each cup. Bake at 325 F for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pans. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 88.3, Fat 4.3, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 13, Sodium 20.2, Carbohydrate 11.4, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 7, Protein 1.4

PECAN TASSIES



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These tart-like cookies feature the flavors and textures of pecan pie -- tender, buttery crust, crunchy pecans, and brown-sugar filling -- all in one bite. Martha made this recipe on Martha Bakes 409.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Pie & Tarts Recipes

Yield Makes 18

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup pecans
1/2 cup (4 ounces) mascarpone or cream cheese
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
Pinch of salt
1 large egg
1/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the dough: Process pecans in a food processor until finely ground (you should have about 1/2 cup); set aside. Put mascarpone or cream cheese and butter into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until well blended. Add flour, ground pecans, and salt; mix just until dough comes together. Alternatively, stir together ingredients with a wooden spoon in a large bowl.
  • Roll dough into eighteen 1-inch balls, and press into bottoms and up sides of cups of mini-muffin tins.
  • Make the filling: Whisk the egg, sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, butter, and salt in a small bowl. Stir in pecans. Spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons filling into each muffin cup.
  • Bake pecan tassies until crust begins to turn golden, about 20-22 minutes. Let cool completely in tins on wire rack. Unmold. Pecan tassies can be stored in single layers in airtight containers up to 3 days.

Tips:

  • Use high-quality, fresh pecans for the best flavor.
  • Toast the pecans in the oven before using them to enhance their flavor and make them more fragrant.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help to incorporate air into the dough, making it lighter and more tender.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. This will help to prevent the dough from curdling.
  • Stir in the flour and baking powder until just combined. Overmixing the dough will make it tough.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This will help to firm up the dough and make it easier to handle.
  • Bake the tassies in a preheated oven until the edges are golden brown and the centers are set. Overbaking will make the tassies dry and crumbly.
  • Let the tassies cool completely before filling them. This will help to prevent the filling from leaking out.
  • Fill the tassies with your favorite filling, such as chocolate ganache, caramel, or fruit preserves.

Conclusion:

Pecan tassies are a delicious and versatile dessert that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are perfect for any occasion, from a casual get-together to a formal dinner party. With a little planning and effort, you can easily make your own pecan tassies at home. So next time you are looking for a sweet treat, give pecan tassies a try. You won't be disappointed!

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