Best Cranberry Pecan Butter Tarts Recipes

PECAN CRANBERRY BUTTER TARTS

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These are the product of early morning experimentation modifying an old butter tart recipe that I've been using for years. They are a combination of sweet and tart, look beautiful, and disappear very quickly!

Provided by Annette

Categories Desserts Pies Tarts Fruit Tart Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
½ cup chopped pecans
½ cup chopped dried cranberries
⅓ cup butter, melted
½ orange, zested and juiced
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon brandy, or to taste
15 (2 inch) sweetened pastry tart shells
15 pecan halves
15 fresh cranberries

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Mix brown sugar, chopped pecans, dried cranberries, butter, orange zest, orange juice, egg, and brandy together in a bowl.
Arrange tart shells on a baking sheet and spoon pecan-cranberry filling into each shell about 2/3 full. Add 1 pecan half and 1 fresh cranberry to each tart.
Bake in the preheated oven until tart shells are lightly browned and filling is bubbling, 18 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.3 calories, Carbohydrate 33.9 g, Cholesterol 23.2 mg, Fat 14.6 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 109.3 mg, Sugar 20.7 g

CRANBERRY PECAN BUTTER TARTS

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I make these every year for Christmas...the cranberries give them a festive look. Excellent flavor! These tarts freeze well too!

Provided by MMers

Categories Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 24 "3 inch tarts"

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3 eggs
1 cup corn syrup
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
2/3 cup chopped cranberries
24 frozen 3-inch tart shells, thawed

Steps:

In medium bowl, beat eggs LIGHTLY with a fork.
Add corn syrup, sugar, melted butter and vanilla.
Stir until blended.
Divide nuts and cranberries evenly among tart shells.
Pour in filling until shells are 2/3 full.
Bake in preheated 350F (180C) degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes or just until set and golden.
Hint: if you have a 3 or 4 cup measuring cup, pour the filling into this and then fill up the tart shells.
Much easier.

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