Pecan Cranberry Butter Tarts
Description
Pecan and cranberry butter tarts are a festive dessert to serve on Thanksgiving and during the holidays and will disappear quickly.
Ingredients
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1 cup brown sugar
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1/2 cup chopped pecans
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1/2 cup chopped dried cranberries
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1/3 cup butter, melted
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1/2 orange, zested and juiced
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1 egg, beaten
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1 teaspoon brandy, or to taste
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15 (2 inch) sweetened pastry tart shells
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15 pecan halves
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15 fresh cranberries
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Mix brown sugar, chopped pecans, dried cranberries, butter, orange zest, orange juice, egg, and brandy together in a bowl.
3
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.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until tart shells are lightly browned and filling is bubbling, 18 to 20 minutes.