{"id":17065,"date":"2025-12-05T20:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tastyfood.top\/?p=17065"},"modified":"2025-12-05T20:09:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:09:11","slug":"pecan-pie-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tastyfood.top\/?p=17065","title":{"rendered":"Pecan Pie Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

That sounds like a heavenly combination! Pecan Pie Muffins<\/strong> are a genius idea\u2014they capture the gooey, nutty, caramelized flavor of pecan pie filling inside a tender, cake-like muffin structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a recipe for Pecan Pie Muffins that features a sweet, gooey bottom layer (the “pie” part) and a moist muffin top:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\udd67 Pecan Pie Muffins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These muffins use the classic ingredients found in the pie: brown sugar, butter, pecans, and corn syrup (or maple syrup).1<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccb Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Ingredient<\/strong><\/td>Quantity<\/strong><\/td>Notes<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
Flour (All-purpose)<\/strong><\/td>$1 \\text{ 3\/4 cups}$<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Baking Powder<\/strong><\/td>$2 \\text{ teaspoons}$<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Salt<\/strong><\/td>$1\/2 \\text{ teaspoon}$<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Butter (softened)<\/strong><\/td>$1\/2 \\text{ cup}$ ($115 \\text{ g}$)<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Granulated Sugar<\/strong><\/td>$1\/2 \\text{ cup}$<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Egg<\/strong><\/td>2 large<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Milk<\/strong><\/td>$1\/2 \\text{ cup}$<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Vanilla Extract<\/strong><\/td>$1 \\text{ teaspoon}$<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Pecans (chopped)<\/strong><\/td>$1\/2 \\text{ cup}$<\/td>Folded into the batter.<\/td><\/tr>
— Gooy Filling Topping —<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Butter (melted)<\/strong><\/td>$1\/4 \\text{ cup}$ ($55 \\text{ g}$)<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Brown Sugar (packed)<\/strong><\/td>$1\/2 \\text{ cup}$<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Light Corn Syrup<\/strong><\/td>$1\/4 \\text{ cup}$<\/td>Or maple syrup\/honey for substitution.<\/td><\/tr>
Pecans (chopped or halves)<\/strong><\/td>$1\/2 \\text{ cup}$<\/td>For the topping.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I. Prepare the Gooey Pecan Topping<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Combine:<\/strong> In a small bowl, whisk together the $1\/4 \\text{ cup}$ melted butter, $1\/2 \\text{ cup}$ brown sugar, and $1\/4 \\text{ cup}$ corn syrup (or maple syrup).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Add Pecans:<\/strong> Stir in the $1\/2 \\text{ cup}$ pecans for the topping. Set this mixture aside.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    II. Prepare the Muffin Batter<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Preheat & Prep:<\/strong> Preheat your oven to $375^\\circ\\text{F}$ ($190^\\circ\\text{C}$)<\/strong>. Line a standard $12 \\text{-cup}$ muffin tin with paper liners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Combine Dry Ingredients:<\/strong> In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Cream Butter & Sugar:<\/strong> In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream the $1\/2 \\text{ cup}$ softened butter and $1\/2 \\text{ cup}$ granulated sugar until light and fluffy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Add Wet Ingredients:<\/strong> Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the vanilla extract.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Alternate:<\/strong> Gradually add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk, mixing just until combined. Do not overmix.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Fold In:<\/strong> Gently fold in the $1\/2 \\text{ cup}$ chopped pecans for the batter.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      III. Assemble and Bake<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Spoon Topping:<\/strong> Drop about $1 \\text{ teaspoon}$<\/strong> of the Pecan Topping mixture into the bottom of each prepared muffin liner. Spread it slightly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Fill Liners:<\/strong> Spoon the muffin batter evenly over the topping mixture, filling the liners about $2\/3$ full.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Top:<\/strong> Add a small dollop of the remaining Pecan Topping mixture on top of the batter in each cup.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Bake:<\/strong> Bake for $18 \\text{ to } 22 \\text{ minutes}$<\/strong>, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin (avoiding the gooey bottom layer) comes out clean.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Cool:<\/strong> Let the muffins cool in the tin for $5 \\text{ minutes}$ before carefully transferring them to a wire rack. They are best served warm!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Enjoy this delicious holiday treat!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        That sounds like a heavenly combination! Pecan Pie Muffins are a genius idea\u2014they capture the gooey, nutty, caramelized flavor of pecan pie filling inside a tender, cake-like muffin structure. Here […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tastyfood.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tastyfood.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tastyfood.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tastyfood.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tastyfood.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tastyfood.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17067,"href":"https:\/\/www.tastyfood.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17065\/revisions\/17067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tastyfood.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tastyfood.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tastyfood.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tastyfood.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}