Pecan Pie Muffins
Pecan Pie Muffins are a mix between a pie and a muffin. They have a muffin texture with a soft gooey inside like a mini Southern pecan pie. This recipe is one of the highest used recipes during the fall especially for Thanksgiving!
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PECAN PIE MUFFINS
For a second, I had the idea of giving you guys a beautiful step by step tutorial on how to make the perfect Thanksgiving turkey. But quite frankly making a turkey is something I do once a year and I don’t have enough motivation to do it more than that.
The actual process of making a turkey isn’t that hard but if you screw up the bird, Thanksgiving is ruined. In my nightmare, I imagine everyone sitting around a huge table staring sadly at their empty plates and then at me.
Sooooo, instead I’m sharing some Pecan Pie Muffins that a reader Tammy sent me a long time ago. I want to call these Puffins because they’re pie/muffins. I felt like they were more pie than muffin but my husband felt the opposite.
These Pecan Pie Muffins are super easy to throw together with only five ingredients. Tammy swears if you just under-bake them, they really taste like a pecan pie and she’s right. They have crispy chewy edges and a soft gooey center.
If you’re scared of butter you should just walk away now. Just sayin’. The only way you can screw these up is to not properly grease your pan. Baker’s Joy spray works really well here. This can be dessert or breakfast.
HOW TO MAKE PECAN PIE MUFFINS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease mini or regular muffin cups generously.
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In a medium bowl, beat the butter and eggs together. Pecans should be about this size.
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- Stir in brown sugar, flour and pecans.
- Stir in dry ingredients just until combined.
- Spoon batter into muffin cups about 2/3 full. Bake for 12-13 minutes for mini muffins or 15-17 minutes for regular size muffins.
- Run a knife around the edge of each muffin and pop it out.
THANKSGIVING RECIPES
- Classic Stuffing Recipe
- Green Bean Casserole
- Twice Baked Potatoes
- Heavenly Green Beans
- Scalloped Potatoes
- Corn Souffle
- Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potatoes
- Lion House Rolls
- Cranberry Sauce
OTHER PIE RECIPES
- Banana Cream Pie
- Peanut Butter Pie
- S’mores Pie
- Cherry Cheese Pie
- Boston Cream Pie
- Lemon Pie
- Peaches and Cream Pie
- Turtle Pie
- Nacho Pot Pie
- Pecan Pie Bars
Pecan Pie Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chopped pecans
- 2/3 cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs, beaten
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease mini or regular muffin cups generously. Grease them well or they will stick. In medium bowl, stir together brown sugar, flour and pecans. In a separate bowl, beat the butter and eggs together. Stir in dry ingredients just until combined.
- Spoon batter into muffin cups about 2/3 full. Bake for 12-13 minutes for mini muffins or 15-17 minutes for regular size muffins. Run a knife around the edge of each muffin and pop it out.
Notes
I would think you can not use paper muffin cups because they are too sticky for that but was just wondering
Yes. They can stick.
Can you use paper muffin cups? I know it sounds stupid I have a feeling they will be too sticky for that but I would prefer to use them if you can
This recipe is not a keeper. I was disappointed with these muffins. If I attempted to make them again, I would add Karo syrup or sugar. They were so dull the flavor of the pecans got lost. Tried to wake up the flavor by serving with jam. Nothing even close to pecan pie.
I have tried so many recipes that were supposed to be wonderful but were a disappointment. These muffins, however, are PHENOMENAL!! They really do taste just like pecan pie. OMG they are divine!
Good to hear!
What size muffin pan did you use?
Looks amazing! And it only took me 7 min to get them in the oven. They are baking now…fingers crossed
Ok….so…..they turned out pretty gooey for sure, but still tasted great. Thanks for the recipe, the kids loved it
Good luck!
I love my Little bracelet. But, the charm did not come with it.
May I replace brown sugar for mapple syrop ??
I’ve never tried it so I cannot say.
The only actor of the original four not showing their age big time was Chewy; but what can you expect after 30 years?
I made these to give out for Christmas. They tasted so good! I did make a few alterations I was giving out assorted mini muffins as gifts so I wanted them to be a little more solid like a muffin and less gooey like pie so that they would hold together in the bag. I tripled the recipe although I only had 2 bags of pecans which is only doubled. I added about a cup and a half of flour (1/2 cup per recipe) and 1 1/2 tsp baking powder (1/2 tsp per recipe) and I added a little bit of vanilla extract a little less than a tsp per recipe. I also had to cook them a bit longer. With my alterations for triple recipe I got about 6 dozen mini muffins and 6 regular muffins. Will definitely be making again. Thanks for sharing!
I forgot to mention that I used the cupcake liners but I sprayed them with cooking spray and did not have a problem with them sticking
Love reading your posts and about to try these. They look wonderful!
Thank you!
Made these today. Used buckwheat flour instead of plain because it’s naturally gluten free. They came out just like picture and taste great. I made them once with walnuts. Tasted ok, but much better with pecans. Super easy.
Thanks for your feedback!
Well I sprayed heavy, and yes they stuck anyway. 6.00 of pecans ans 2.00 of butter, and I have a pile of crumbs. So disappointed.
These are the easiest most awesome muffins ever and need a place on your top ten 😀
Thank you! I think so too!
Nice!
I Made these little guys there are Just My family was fighting over the last one making more tonight one family AT A TIME 🙂 I added1/2 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1cup of butter
I found this recipe on Facebook. I made them for the 4th of July and they were definitely a huge hit with everyone! I didn’t change a thing..well maybe a few more pecans..love my nuts.lol Anyway the only issue I had was I didn’t make enough. Next time I will double or triple the recipe. So whoever shared this…thank you so much! I will make these all the time. Don’t be afraid to make these simple easy and oh so delicious!
I would like to try this with 1 cup of date sugar, half cup of almond flour (or tapioca flour), of course the pecans and the equivalent of two eggs in egg whites only. There is no vegan substitute for butter. Can’t wait to try my version–I do love both muffins and pecan pie.
How about coconut oil for the butter Frances?
Could these be made into a cake?
I don’t think it would have the right consistency.
i make these every year for my Christmas party. Cut horizontally in half, spread with Poupon mustard, place a slice of smoked ham and a piece of lettuce. Secure with toothpick. The sweet and savory favors blend perfectly. One year I didn’t make these for my party and there was a revolt. These have become a tradition at my parties.
Looks great and I love to cook. Can’t wait to try them.
I have got to make these, because they look awesome.
I made these Pecan Pie Muffins two weeks ago to take to my Mom’s house. They are delicious. My husband loved them. I plan to make some today for us and again on Saturday for a birthday party. They will be a hit!. Thanks so much for an easy, delicious recipe. Rose
What size muffin pan did you use?
Just made, ohhh let me tell u! Thank u!
So I read some comments, and decided to modify the recipe. I added some gnd flaxseeds, couple Tb of wheat flour, pecans and walnuts, 2t vanilla, threw it in my bundt pan and baked at 375 for 25 min till pulled away from sides. It was a bit hard to release from pan, it was not gooey but delicious. I am going to double the recipe next time, which will be soon. it ls even better after it sits overnight covered withi plastic wrap which seemed to bind it better. It was scruptious…….
I am going grocery shopping tomorrow and since I already have all of the ingredients except the brown sugar, I can afford a test run before Thanksgiving! Thanks for sharing!
I tried making these tonight, and made them exactly as the recipe stated and thoroughly greased the regular muffin tins. They would not stay together enough to get out of the muffin tins. I found other similar pecan pie muffins on some other sites that only used 1 cup of chopped pecans. I don’t know if that was the problem or not. I was disappointed as I wasted good ingredients on these. We tried eating them with a spoon and they had a good flavor, but something is wrong with this recipe.
I will definitely be trying these
I checked out the original recipe on Allrecipes.com and the only difference I seen was that you doubled the pecans. Not that I disagree, but can I ask you what you didn’t like about the one with only 1 cup of pecans? Other than more crunch, did it make them less gooey or something? Just curious before I attempt to make one or the other recipe, as pecans are kind of expensive and I’d like to choose the recipe I think I would enjoy better! *I usually make mini-muffins. Thanks!
This look yummy. I am going to make some for my family. Sure to be a hit. Thanks for the recipe. Will let you know how they turn out.
Pecan muffins looks so good, I will be trying these!
These Muffins look soooooo delicious….I am going to have to try these. Thanks so much.
Peggy Fowler
These muffins look soooooo good. I am goin
I am making these as we speak! I noticed the recipe says it will make 16 mini muffins. I have a mini tin that holds 24 and it filled it and I still have some left! Must be different size minis?
They turned out great! Very tasty! I followed the recipe exactly and wound up with 38 mini muffins! Can’t complain about that considering how yummy they are!
Hmm. Not sure why? Maybe different sized mini pan?
Some sites with this recipe say that this yields 12 regular size muffins or 36 mini muffins. Sites with the other version of the recipe, which uses 1 cup of pecans instead of 2, say 8-9 regular or 15-24 mini
they look yummy i will try this recipe.
Only 1/2 cup flour ?
Yep! It’s correct.
Will be trying this recipe
if you want to make it class end of school gifts or for a bake sale use foil cup liners and skip the grease
Will have to try these
I can’t wait to try these.
I tied these but added 1 cup of flour and uses the dollar tree muffin cups. Worked great. I like it better with a bit more flour and I used walnuts in place of pecans.
GOOD Pecan Pie is my very favorite so I’m sure I’d like these. However the runny part of the pie is what I like best so don’t know if this would work for sure. NOTICE: I said GOOD pecan pie——-they’re not all in that category but I usually try it out anyway.
I think these are going in the oven tonight. Sounds so yummy.
Just finding your site. Love anything with pecans in it. Can’t wait to try the Pecan Pie Muffins. They sure look good. Was looking at some of your other recipes, and they look delicious too.
excellent recipe. super easy to make and fast. leave about 10 minutes more for cooking and were perfect. thanks for sharing. should be within the top
Hi, you mentioned above that they are wonderful if you under-bake them and I was wondering if the cook time you listed reflects that or if I need to shave a few minutes off of that? Thank you!
My oven bakes faster than the average oven so I shaved a few minutes off the time listed.
I made these tonight and I’m so very happy I did…OH MY! So yummy. Making these for Thanksgiving for sure!
Have you tried these with gluten flour? If so did they turn out? They look wonderful & so easy! Thanks for the recipe!
I haven’t tried them with gluten free flour so I can’t say if it would work. Anyone else tried it?
I absolutely L<3'd these:) the recipe is easy to remember and is scrumptious.
I did add a few things to it…toasted coconut flakes, vanilla, dash of salt, and a few tablespoons of flour.
Thank you!
Everyone who tried it loved it! Needless to say, it didn't last long!
Made these in the mini muffin pan and forgot to put the pecan halve on top. Tastes great! Taking them to tonight’s party. Don’t really get the gooey center in the minis so I’m trying the larger muffin next time.
Have tried to print two different pecan recipes from this site. Keeps going to a ” blank page”. Help!
Wanda,
Sorry! Unfortunately I’ve contacted ziplist who does the printing and they said it’s a bug with Internet Explorer and their program. I’ve had the same problem but I’ve found if I clear my cookies it works. Also if you print from a different browser like Firefox or Safari you shouldn’t have a problem.
I just baked these. I followed the recipe exactly and used paper liners in the muffin tin. They turned out tasting gorgeous! They didn’t even stick to the paper lining, except at the very bottom. Definitely a winner!
Really easy and delicious! In my house loved them … Only aded one and half teaspoons of maple extract, and taste like a real pecan pie. The strange thing is that even than the recipe says about 16 mini muffins out, left me almost 40! Thank you for this lovely recipe and I´m sorry for my bad english!
Oh dear!! I have just spent the better part of my morning going through your amazing site! You have fantastic recipes. Do you think a brown sugar/pecan streusel will hold up on these? Would it be too much? Thank you in advance…and no worries about getting back promptly! Congrats on your fifth baby!!!
Stephanie,
I think a pecan streusel would be awesome on these.
These look yummy? My question on these muffins and all muffins can I make them in the Jumbo muffin pans and if so how long would I bake them? Also can I use the Jumbo muffin papers on them? I prefer using the papers so people can handle them but wasn’t for sure if it would hurt. I can’t wait to make these!
I haven’t ever tried to make them jumbo size. I’m not sure how long I would bake them unless I tried it…
Do you think it would be o.k. to use the muffin papers when I bake them?
I’ve heard some people say that the paper sticks but I haven’t tried it.
If you have a Dollar Tree store nearby, try their muffin cups. They’re different from regular paper muffin cups. They feel a little like sort of wax paper. They don’t stick to your muffins. I haven’t tried this recipe “yet” but they don’t stick to my other muffins or cupcakes. I LOVE THEM!!! I never buy the regular paper muffin cups anymore.
Remember….you can spray your muffin cups too. I use the foil muffin cups, and with spraying I usually don’t have any issues with them sticking to the cup, and then you still have the cups for easier handling and serving.
Christy, thank you for sharing this recipe, I can’t wait to try it…..I love pecans, any which way!!
Thank you! I appreciate the feedback.
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Thanks. I’ll check it out.
I tried these pecan muffins. I used paper liners for medium muffins. I did fill them more full then suggested so I baked them longer. They did not stay together. I did cool them but when I took off the paper it fell apart. I still ate a couple and they tasted wonderful put I couldn’t serve them. What did I do wrong? Any suggestions?
@Pat,
I’m so sorry. It’s hard when I’m not actually in your kitchen to see what might have gone wrong. They may fall apart if baked too long.
I decided to make these muffins because they didn.t have too many ingredients. I used only one stick of butter, by accident, and they still came out fabulous, they were very crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle. I used walnuts and they still were delish. It was hard to eat just one and I didn’t. I am on Weight Watchers and in case any ladies want to know they are 10 points. So I will make them definitelyl again, maybe on a cheat day or when company is coming over.
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Just made these this morning for my boss— they were a hit and I’ve had two recipe request so far! Thanks for sharing.
I just made these and they were kind of awful. They were SUPER oily, dense, and they didn’t look at all like the image. I think the recipe needs more flour and less butter and they would probably benefit from a touch a vanilla extract.
@Gillian,
Sorry. I would say that they are on the dense side just like a pecan pie. I’m sorry you didn’t like them.
I made them also. Had the same results. The bottoms were heavy. The best part was the tops. I wont be making the again….Ill make the pie instead.
Kathy, just curious did you use real butter? I can kinda see where margarine and maybe even salted real butter might make them like you described.
Christy, I love your comments after the pictures. Were these thanksgiving food pictures taken on your back porch? I think you should share with your bloggers the truth about John carving the lean turkey with four legs. love you! Mom
Mom,
You’re making me laugh!!! I tried calling you back. Must have missed you.
Thats it?! so easy, and I love love love pecan pie! and muffins ; D need to give these a try.
when you don’t feel like making a HUGE pie – pecan pie muffins come to the rescue. how perfect and EASY. I am all about easy baking recipes this time of year. Love this recipe Christy 🙂
I made these and they’re fantastic. Super easy and delicious. Will make them again! Thx!
These look so moorish and you are absolutely gorgeous and your family the same.
Are you LDS?
Yes, how did you know?
I made these for Thanksgiving and everyone loved them! Thank you for sharing!
Love your quick and easy recipes! Made these this afternoon for a family get together. Yummy! But i subbed walnuts for pecans…still turned out fantastic!
My grandmother loves pecans! My husband and I are flying home for Christmas, and I know she would love this little treat! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
I just love a good pecan pie, but never want to put the work into it. These look awesome and so easy to do…love that gooey center!!!
Pecan pie is sooo easy to make:
2 Tbsp. Butter, melted, cooled slightly
2 eggs
1 cup dark Karo syrup
3/4 cup sugar
1- 1 1/2 cups pecans
1 unbaked or frozen pie shell. If I use frozen, I take it out when I start to prepare filling.
Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk together butter, eggs, Karo and sugar. Add pecans. Pour into pie shell and bake 55-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted about 2″ from edge comes out clean.
***FYI: bake on lowest rack and watch that the crust doesn’t get too brown. You may need to put foil around it if it gets too brown.
These look ABSOLUTELY heavenly!!! Yummmm!
I just made these this morning. They are awesome! I’ll be bringing them to a pre-Thanksgiving playdate tomorrow.
These sound absolutely delightful! Awesome idea!
Prepare yourself for an early Valentine from my boys. YUM. Thank you!
These look absolutely delish!!! And the best part is – absolutely easy! Thanks for the recipe. Going to give these a try for Turkey Day and seriously cannot wait! Hmm, maybe I’ll have to make a batch before the big day 😉
YUM! I’m definitely making these! And they are so dang easy…..I love that! Thanks!
These look divine! And, for the record, I have the same nightmare about the turkey!!!
mmmhmm looks perfect, I just pinned
These look incredible!
I need these now! PS: I must really be behind in blog reading because when did you do a site makeover? But whenever you did, it looks great!!
These sound yummy! Will have to try these!!
Those look like they belong on my Thanksgiving table! Happy weekend 🙂