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

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

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