Sunny Anderson's Mini Pecan Pumpkin Pies Were Made For Fall Get-Togethers
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One of the hardest decisions we find ourselves having to make each year can cause a lot of unecessary stress. Should we make pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, or pecan pie? It seems like everyone in the family has their own fierce opinion about which is the right option, but this year, we’re just not going to choose. That’s because Sunny Anderson, author of Sunny’s Kitchen: Easy Food for Real Life, just presented us with the tastiest solution to our dessert woes: mini pecan pumpkin pies that combine these iconic autumnal desserts into tasty two-bite treats.
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Another reason why we love this mini pumpkin pecan pie recipe is that they’re so much easier to bring places and share than a whole pie. If you’ve ever had a sloppy pumpkin pie sliding aound in its pie plate in the back of your car while you drive to a gathering, you know what we mean. These little pies are easy to just put in an airtight container. They also easy to serve. Rather than having tons of people touch the same knife or pie server, cutting individual slices of pie and making a huge mess, folks can just grab one or two of these mini pies off of a tray. No utensils needed!
Wilton 24 Cup Nonstick Mini Muffin Pan
Anderson’s mini pecan pumpkin pies start off with a pecan pie dough that’s made in the food processor. Pecans, flour, sugar, and salt get blended with butter and ice cold water until nutty dough comes together, and it gets pressed into the mini muffin tin. It’s even tastier after the mini pies have baked, when the pecans in the dough toast and take on a deeply nutty flavor.
Karo Dark Corn Syrup
The mini pie filling is a lot like a standard pumpkin pie filling, with two changes. For one, chopped pecans are added to the canned pumpkin pie filling. For two, Anderson also adds a little dark corn syrup, which is traditionally used in pecan pie. It creates a truly harmonious blend of pumpkin and pecan pies that will leave everyone feeling satisfied.
This year, when it comes time to start your fall baking in earnest, make things easy on yourself. Make Sunny Anderson’s mini pecan pumpkin pies recipe, and you won’t have to choose which dessert to make.
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