Chocolate and Pecan Tartlets |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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Two of these nutty nibbles are only 225 calories. Ingredients:
5 tablespoons butter, softened, plus 1 tablespoon melted butter |
4 ounces light cream cheese |
1 cup all-purpose flour |
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
3/4 cup light-brown sugar |
1/3 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips |
1 large egg |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2/3 cup chopped pecans |
Directions:
1. Mix softened butter and cream cheese in a bowl until smooth. Blend in flour, a bit at a time, confectioners' sugar and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Form dough into a disk. Cover in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 3 hours. Heat oven to 325°F. Divide dough into 24 balls; press into two 12-cup mini muffin tins, pushing dough up over edges. Refrigerate. Mix brown sugar, chocolate, egg, melted butter, vanilla and remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt in a bowl until combined. Divide half the pecans among muffin cups; top with brown sugar mixture; sprinkle remaining pecans on top. Bake 20 minutes or until dough is lightly golden around edges. Let sit 5 minutes. Run tip of knife around cup edges to loosen. Remove when cool enough to handle; transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
2. Nutritional analysis per serving: 112 calories, 7 g fat (2.8 g saturated), 11.3 g carbs, 0.5 g fiber, 1.7 g protein Nutritional analysis provided by Self
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