Easy Pecan Pie Cupcakes

Name: Easy Pecan Pie Cupcakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 12 cupcakes
Ingredients: cooking spray with flour; 1 cup chopped pecans; 1 cup packed brown sugar; ½ cup whole wheat flour; ⅔ cup melted butter; 2 eggs, beaten; 24 whole pecans

Rating: 4.25 stars

4 Ratings
4 Reviews
2 Photos

No more messy, goopy pecan pie! These cupcakes have the flavor of pecan pie without the mess or silverware to clean up!

By racomom

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Recipe Summary

prep:

10 mins

cook:

20 mins

total:

1 hr 30 mins

additional:

1 hr

Servings:

Yield:

12 cupcakes

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 12 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

cooking spray with flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup whole wheat flour
⅔ cup melted butter
2 eggs, beaten
24 whole pecans

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a non-stick mini-muffin pan with floured cooking spray.

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Step 2

Stir chopped pecans, brown sugar, flour, melted butter, and eggs together in a bowl. Spoon pecan mixture into prepared muffin cups and place 1 whole pecan in the center of each.
Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

273 calories; 19.9 g total fat; 58 mg cholesterol; 90 mg sodium. 23.4 g carbohydrates; 3 g protein; Full Nutrition

Reviews (4)

Most helpful positive review

tammy

07/29/2014

The only change I made is I used 1/3 cup no sugar added applesauce and cut the butter down to 1/3 cup. When prepared this way you get 25 grams of carbs but 1/2 the fat. I made this for a type 1 diabetic. Read More

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Most helpful critical review

domesticgoddess

06/13/2015

I followed the recipe to the letter and mine came out kind of dry. These were for an event and I had nothing else as a backup so I made homemade caramel sauce and put a little bourbon right onto each cake. Worked like a charm! I also served mine warm. Read More

4 Ratings