Chocolate and Pecan Butter Tarts

If you want to add more lacto ovo vegetarian recipes to your recipe box, Chocolate and Pecan Butter Tarts might be a recipe you should try. This recipe serves 12 and costs 82 cents per serving. One portion of this dish contains about 2g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 245 calories. 71 person have tried and liked this recipe. If you have pecans, chocolate chunks, vanillan extract, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour. It works well as a very reasonably priced side dish. It is brought to you by Closet Cooking. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 18%, which is not so spectacular. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Bacon and Pecan Butter Tarts, Chocolate Pecan Tarts, and Chocolate-pecan Tarts.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1/2 cup chocolate chunks or chips (optional)

1 egg

1/2 cup maple syrup

1/2 cup pecans, chopped (optional)

1 pie crust pastry, chilled

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Equipment:

baking pan

muffin tray

oven

Cooking instruction summary:

Roll the pastry out to 1/8 inch thick and cut out 12 4-5 inch circles, pressing them into the holes in a muffin baking pan.Chill the muffin pan in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.Meanwhile, mix the egg, brown sugar, maple syrup, butter, vanilla extract, salt, pecans and chocolate chips and pour the mixture into the tarts.Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven and bake until set, about 15-25 minutes.

 

Step by step:


1. Roll the pastry out to 1/8 inch thick and cut out 12 4-5 inch circles, pressing them into the holes in a muffin baking pan.Chill the muffin pan in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.Meanwhile, mix the egg, brown sugar, maple syrup, butter, vanilla extract, salt, pecans and chocolate chips and pour the mixture into the tarts.

2. Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven and bake until set, about 15-25 minutes.


Nutrition Information:

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245k Calories
2g Protein
13g Total Fat
29g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
245k
12%

Fat
13g
21%

  Saturated Fat
5g
34%

Carbohydrates
29g
10%

  Sugar
19g
22%

Cholesterol
24mg
8%

Sodium
116mg
5%

Caffeine
6mg
2%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
2g
4%

Manganese
0.66mg
33%

Vitamin B2
0.22mg
13%

Copper
0.16mg
8%

Magnesium
23mg
6%

Iron
1mg
6%

Vitamin B1
0.08mg
5%

Fiber
1g
5%

Phosphorus
48mg
5%

Selenium
2µg
4%

Zinc
0.59mg
4%

Calcium
35mg
4%

Potassium
119mg
3%

Folate
12µg
3%

Vitamin A
143IU
3%

Vitamin B3
0.52mg
3%

Vitamin E
0.31mg
2%

Vitamin K
2µg
2%

Vitamin B5
0.19mg
2%

Vitamin B6
0.03mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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