This Pecan Pie Muffins Recipe Is Better Than Pecan Pie (7 Ingredients, 30 Minutes) by Elisa Schmitz

If you like pecan pie, then I hope you will love this easy pecan pie muffins recipe. These delicious muffins are like pecan pie, but better. Seriously! Our family loves pecan pie. Every year during Thanksgiving and Christmas, I make this delicious pecan pie recipe, created by my friend Donna's grandma. It's so delicious! But I was looking for a way to serve pecan pie in individual portions, to make it easier to serve and handier to give as gifts.

Photo credit (all photos): Elisa Schmitz

The result is this divine pecan pie cups dessert recipe, which my husband said "is so much better than pecan pie!" That's because while pecan pie's ooey-gooey goodness comes from all that butter and brown sugar, there's not much more to it than that. This pecan pie cups recipe has flour and even some oats in it, which create more substance while still retaining that pecan pie flavor that we enjoy. Plus, you get the health benefits of oats.

I'm whipping up batches of these delicious pecan pie desserts for Thanksgiving, and to send home with our guests. Hope you enjoy them, too!

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 to 25 minutes
Total Time: 25 to 30 minutes
Servings: 24 

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour or gluten-free flour
• 1/2 cup oats or gluten-free oats
• 2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

Here's how to make it:

1. Combine the flour, oats, brown sugar and pecans in a large bowl. Stir to combine. (I used gluten-free flour and gluten-free oats.)
2. In another bowl, whisk the eggs until foamy. Add the butter and vanilla, and mix well.
3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry until just combined.
4. Pour the batter into muffin tins lined with cupcake liners (fill each muffin tin about three-quarters full).
5. Bake in a preheated 350-degree F oven for about 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
6. Allow to cool on a wire rack before removing cups from muffin tins. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream, if desired. Store the muffins in an airtight container.

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