Pecan Pie Muffins
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Little bites of sweet pecan muffin.
Ingredients
  • 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Vegetable cooking spray
  • ½ cup finely chopped pecans
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425°.
  2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture. Stir together butter, eggs and vanilla and add to brown sugar mixture. Stir just until moistened. Coat 2 (12-cup) miniature muffin pans well with cooking spray. Place 1 tsp. finely chopped pecans in each muffin cup; spoon batter over pecans, filling almost to top. Place muffin pans on an aluminum foil-lined jelly-roll pan.
  3. Bake at 425° for 12 to 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack 2 minutes. Run a knife around edge of each cup to loosen muffins, and remove from pans.
Recipe by Messin' With Perfection at https://www.messinwithperfection.com/323/