Description
Pecan Pie Muffins blend Southern comfort with classic dessert charm. Nutty pecans and brown sugar create a moist, irresistible treat you’ll crave with morning coffee or afternoon tea.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- ⅔ cup (151 g / 5.3 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (220 g / 7.8 oz) packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup (60 g / 2.1 oz) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat the oven to 350F (175C) and thoroughly grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line with paper liners.
- Dry Ingredients: Blend brown sugar, flour, and pecans in a medium bowl, ensuring uniform distribution and breaking up any potential lumps.
- Wet Mixture: Whisk butter and eggs together until achieving a smooth, homogeneous texture with no visible streaks.
- Combining Components: Delicately integrate wet ingredients into dry mixture, stirring minimally to prevent tough muffins, stopping when just combined.
- Filling and Baking: Distribute batter evenly across muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full, and bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until tops turn golden and springs back when lightly touched.
- Cooling Process: Allow muffins to rest in the tin for several minutes to set their structure, then carefully transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling or serve warm for optimal taste and texture.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Stir batter just until ingredients combine to ensure tender, light muffins without developing tough gluten structures.
- Check Moisture Balance: Add an extra tablespoon of butter if batter seems too dry, which helps maintain the muffins’ soft, rich texture.
- Monitor Oven Temperature: Use an oven thermometer to verify accurate heat, preventing uneven baking or burnt edges on delicate pecan muffins.
- Customize Dietary Needs: Substitute gluten-free flour for regular flour and use alternative sweeteners like coconut sugar for low-glycemic options.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 246
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 52 mg