Pecan pie muffins are so simple! Brown sugar, pecans, butter, flour, and eggs are all you need to make these delicious little treats. If you like Southern pecan pie, you’re going to love them.

If you like this recipe, you may want to try this Southern maple pecan pie or our French quarter cheese spread.

WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT THIS RECIPE:

Well, what’s not to love? First, they are simple to prepare—with only five ingredients, you just mix and bake! Second, they are absolutely delicious. These muffins are little bites of heaven. They have a bit of a crusty outside and a moist center just like a pecan pie and we promise you will NOT be able to leave them alone. They are not fluffy muffins but more like a small piece of pie. I know you’re thinking, they look like a basic muffin….they are NOT! They are way better than that. Add them to any Derby party, Mother’s Day brunch and definitely Thanksgiving.

KEY INGREDIENTS:

Brown Sugar
All-Purpose Flour
Chopped Pecans
Butter, softened
Eggs

SWAPS

Don’t like pecans? You can certainly use any nuts you like. We haven’t made them gluten-free but I believe they would work with gluten-free flour.

HOW TO MAKE:

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 12-muffin cup tin. Be sure and spray very generously, if you don’t, they will stick. Using Bakers Joy always works for me.
In a bowl, stir brown sugar, flour and pecans together. In a separate bowl, beat together the butter and eggs. Stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and combine.
Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full. Bake for 15-17 minutes. Take a knife and run it around the edge of each muffin before removing.

Pecan Pie Muffin Recipe Front Porch Life Magazine

TIP:

Be sure to spray your muffin pan really well so they don’t stick.

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