Cranberry-pecan Tassies Recipe

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Cranberry-pecan Tassies
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Ingredients:

  • 1 (3-oz) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 large egg
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped cranberries
  • 3 tbsp finely chopped pecans

Directions:

  1. For pastry, in a medium mixing bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium to high speed until combined.
  2. Stir in flour until just mixed.
  3. Chill pastry for 1 hour.
  4. Shape the pastry dough into 24 balls.
  5. Place in an ungreased 1 3/4-inch muffin cups.
  6. Press pastry evenly against the bottom and up the side of each muffin cup.
  7. For filling, in another medium mixing bowl beat together the egg, brown sugar, vanilla and salt until until smooth.
  8. Stir in the cranberries and pecans.
  9. Spoon the filling into the pastry-lined muffin cups.
  10. Bake in a 325*F oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.
  11. Cool in muffin cups on wire racks.
  12. Remove tassies from muffin cups by running a knife around the edges.
  13. Makes 24 tassies.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 99.93 Kcal (418 kJ)
Calories from fat 52.76 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.86g 9%
Cholesterol 19.22mg 6%
Sodium 21.94mg 1%
Potassium 29.49mg 1%
Total Carbs 11.21g 4%
Sugars 6.85g 27%
Dietary Fiber 0.4g 2%
Protein 1.09g 2%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 11.4mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 422.04 Kcal (1767 kJ)
Calories from fat 222.81 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.76g 9%
Cholesterol 81.16mg 6%
Sodium 92.68mg 1%
Potassium 124.54mg 1%
Total Carbs 47.36g 4%
Sugars 28.92g 27%
Dietary Fiber 1.68g 2%
Protein 4.62g 2%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 2%
Iron 0.9mg 1%
Calcium 48.2mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.4
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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