Pecan Cranberry Butter Tarts

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 15
Yield: 15 servings

Description

Pecan and cranberry butter tarts are a festive dessert to serve on Thanksgiving and during the holidays and will disappear quickly.

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup chopped dried cranberries
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/2 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

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.