Thursday, December 17, 2009

Chocolate and Pecan Tartle

Ok, is you are waiting to to eat goodies likeI am, here there is a recipe with fewer calories, only 225 calories per tartle.
INGREDIENTS:

  • 5 tablespoons butter, softened, plus 1 tablespoon melted butter
  • 4 ounces light cream cheese
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup light-brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup chopped pecans
Mix softened butter and cream cheese in a bowl until smooth. Blend in flour, a bit at a time, confectioners' sugar and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Form dough into a disk. Cover in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 3 hours. Heat oven to 325°F. Divide dough into 24 balls; press into two 12-cup mini muffin tins, pushing dough up over edges. Refrigerate. Mix brown sugar, chocolate, egg, melted butter, vanilla and remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt in a bowl until combined. Divide half the pecans among muffin cups; top with brown sugar mixture; sprinkle remaining pecans on top. Bake 20 minutes or until dough is lightly golden around edges. Let sit 5 minutes. Run tip of knife around cup edges to loosen. Remove when cool enough to handle; transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/healthy/nutritiousdishes/holidays/recipes/food/views/Chocolate-and-Pecan-Tartlets-236923

Ketty

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