Pecan Cranberry Butter Tarts Recipe

Pecan Cranberry Butter Tarts Recipe

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup chopped dried cranberries
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted
  • 1/2 orange, zested and juiced
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon brandy, or to taste
  • 15 (2 inch) sweetened pastry tart shells
  • 15 pecan halves
  • 15 fresh cranberries
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Mix brown sugar, chopped pecans, dried cranberries, butter, orange zest, orange juice, egg, and brandy together in a bowl.
  3. Arrange tart shells on a baking sheet and spoon pecan-cranberry filling into each shell about 2/3 full. Add 1 pecan half and 1 fresh cranberry to each tart.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until tart shells are lightly browned and filling is bubbling, 18 to 20 minutes.
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