Maple Pecan Tartlets

Delicious maple pecan tartlets topped with fresh pecans and drizzled with syrup. Perfect for dessert.

Pecan pie is pretty good, don’t get us wrong, but you just can’t say no to these Maple Pecan Tartlets. This recipe is surprisingly simple considering it allows you to make a whole dozen tartlets from scratch, and take it from us when we say they are so, so satisfying!

Maple Pecan Tartlets

Recipe by Stay at Home Mum
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Mini tartlets filled with maple-flavored custard and crunchy pecans. Sweet, nutty, and indulgent—ideal for afternoon tea, dessert trays, or festive entertaining.

Course: DessertsCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings
+

4

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

25

minutes
Calories

250

kcal
Total time

1

hour 

10

minutes
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Ingredients

  • For Pastry
  • 1 cup Unsalted butter

  • 170 gram Cream cheese

  • 2 cups Plain flour

  • For Filling
  • 4 Eggs

  • .75 cup Brown sugar-lightly packed

  • .75 cup Maple syrup

  • 0.66 cup Unsalted butter-melted

  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract

  • 0.25 tsp Salt

  • 2 cups Pecans-finely chopped

  • 0.33 cup Pecans-whole, to top

Directions

  • In a large bowl cream together the butter and cream cheese until very smooth. Gradually beat the plain flour into this mixture.
  • Shape into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, the pop in the fridge for 1 hour, or until firm enough to handle easily.
  • Once chilled, divide dough into 12 portions. Roll each portion into a circle about 12-13cm in size. Move these pastry circles into your ungreased 10cm fluted tart pans (removable bottoms).
  • Trim the pastry so it is even with the edges of the pans, and pop in the fridge for 20 minutes. Preheat your oven to 190 degrees.
  • While these are chilling, whisk the first six ingredients of the filling together. Fold through the finely chopped pecan nuts.
  • Divide evenly into your tart shells, and arrange a few pecans over the top.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the tarts are just set in the centre (mixture should jiggle slightly). Cool on wire racks before serving.
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Clare Whitfield Chief Editor
Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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