Tender, flakey mini pecan chocolate pie bites are the perfect two-bite dessert. Great for party trays and perfect for Thanksgiving, these deliciously buttery mini pecan pies make the best sweet treat!
Ingredients
30phyllo pastry shellsOften found in the freezer section of the grocery store near frozen pies, sometimes called Fillo shells
1 ½cuppecan halves
2largeeggseggs
½cupbuttermelted
1cuplight brown sugar
1tablespoonall purpose flour
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1tablespoonmilk
½cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheet with parchment paper. Place phyllo cups on one of the baking sheets with a little space between them.
Chop pecans and spread them out on a second baking sheet, do not spray baking sheet with oil! Toast nuts in the oven for 5-10 minutes. Check often and stir halfway through the cooking time to ensure the nuts don’t burn and instead are a slightly darker toasty brown color. Set them to the side and let them cool off the pan once toasted.
In a large bowl, whisk eggs well. Add melted butter and brown sugar to the eggs and mix well until blended.
Add flour, vanilla, and milk to the egg mixture. Stir and mix well to combine.
Fold in chocolate chips, and nuts to the butter mixture and stir to combine.
Using a teaspoon, fill phyllo shells to the top with pecan filling.
Bake the mini pecan pies for 20-25 minutes or until the filling is no longer bubbly. Remove from oven let cool, then enjoy!
Notes
Pecans do not need to be sprayed with oil when toasting them. The nuts have enough natural oil in them that they can be placed on a baking sheet and toasted without extra added oil.
You can add whipped cream to these pies before serving. Make sure the mini pies have cooled completely or the whipped cream will melt off of the pies.
These little pies can be eaten directly out of the fridge and are delicious that way too!
The pecan halves in this recipe were measured before chopping. If you are using pecan pieces that are already chopped, you will need about 7/8 cups of chopped pecan pieces. I realize this measurement feels strange, but pecan pieces and pecan halves take up space very differently when measured in a measuring cup.
More pecans can be substituted for chocolate chips to make plain pecan mini pies. If removing the chocolate chips I recommend adding about 1/4 cup more chopped pecans or 1/2 cup pecan pieces that are then chopped.