🥧🧁 Pecan Pie Muffins (Sweet, Buttery, Caramel-Nut Flavor)
These taste like mini pecan pies baked into soft muffins—gooey in the middle, slightly crisp on top, and packed with toasted pecans.
🧂 Ingredients (12 muffins)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups chopped pecans
🍳 Instructions
1. Preheat oven
Set to 175°C (350°F) and line a muffin tin.
2. Mix dry ingredients
In a bowl, combine:
- flour
- baking powder
- salt
3. Mix wet ingredients
In another bowl whisk:
- eggs
- brown sugar
- melted butter
- vanilla
Mix until smooth.
4. Combine
- Add dry ingredients into wet mixture
- Stir until just combined
- Fold in chopped pecans
5. Fill muffin cups
- Spoon batter into muffin tray (about ¾ full)
- Sprinkle a few extra pecans on top if you like
6. Bake
- Bake 18–22 minutes
- Tops should be golden and slightly crisp
- Toothpick should come out mostly clean (a little gooey is fine)
🍽️ Serve with
- Coffee or tea ☕
- Vanilla ice cream 🍦
- Warm caramel drizzle 🍯
🔥 Tips
- Don’t overmix or muffins become dense
- Brown sugar is key for that “pecan pie” flavor
- Let them cool slightly—they firm up as they set
- Add a pinch of cinnamon for extra warmth
If you want, I can also give you:
- 🥧 Full pecan pie (not muffin version)
- 🍫 Chocolate pecan pie muffins
- 🧈 Butter pecan bakery-style muffins
- 🥣 Low-sugar or keto pecan muffins
