Pecan Pie Bites

These easy, lightened up Pecan Pie Bites are a great way to indulge in the flavors of one of your favorite Thanksgiving desserts without adding too many extra calories to your holiday meal. Perfect for friendsgiving celebrations or for the big day, these sweet, decadent mini tarts are perfectly sized so you can always squeeze one in (even if you filled up on turkey). Better still, these treats take just a few minutes of prep time and bake in just 10-12 minutes – it couldn’t be easier! The flaky, crunchy phyllo shells with the sweet, nutty pecan pie filling are sure to be a crowd-pleaser at your holiday celebrations and you can rest easy knowing they’re each just 58 calories or 2 Weight Watchers SmartPoints on myWW Green, Blue or Purple! To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!

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Pecan Pie Bites

Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Cook Time: 10 minutes mins

Total Time: 20 minutes mins

Calories: 58kcal

These easy, lightened up Pecan Pie Bites are a great way to indulge in one of your favorite Thanksgiving desserts without adding calories to your holiday meal. 

Yield: 15 mini tarts

Ingredients

• 1 package of 15 mini phyllo shells, such as Athens, found in the frozen aisles
• ½ cup chopped pecans, if you have whole pecans or pieces just chop or bash them up
• ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons half and half cream
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• A pinch of salt

Instructions

• Pre-heat the oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Unwrap the package of phyllo shells and place them on the baking sheet
• In a mixing bowl, combine the pecans, brown sugar, half and half, vanilla and salt and stir together until well mixed. Spoon the pecan mixture evenly into the phyllo shells and place the baking sheet in the oven. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges of the shells start to turn golden and the filling is heated through.

Notes

To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!

Nutrition Information per mini tart:

58 calories, 6 g carbs, 4 g sugars, 4 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 1 g protein, 0 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)

MyWW SmartPoints per (1 piece) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)

Green: 2 SmartPoints/ Blue: 2 SmartPoints/ Purple: 2 SmartPoints

Weight Watchers Points Plus:

2 per mini tart (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below)

adapted from Land O’Lakes

Author: Emily Bites

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Mini Dessert, Phyllo, Thanksgiving, Weight Watchers, WW Dessert