Sticky Pecan Bites – Leite’s Culinaria

This sticky pecan bites, which are a bit like gooey mini pecan buns, are the best way to get that caramel, buttery, and nutty flavor fast. As simple as possible.

Adapted from Alice Medrich | Chewy, gooey, crunchy, crunchy, melt-in-your-mouth cookies | Handyman, 2010

Imagine mini sticky buns without the time-consuming yeast dough. Rich, tender, cakey, with some caramel brown sugar icing. These little cheaters are made from a quick whipped together cookie and cream mixture. Too easy for words.-Alice Medrich

Why our testers loved this

There are many reasons our recipe testers devoured these sweet treats. They found the recipe “Well written and easy to understand.” The testers all liked it quickly they came togetherso that you Perfect for breakfast or brunch.

Leanne A. agreed with her comment, “These gooey pecan bites are definitely going into our morning rotation!” These flaky, sweet cinnamon bites are some of them fastest breakfast treats I’ve been doing that for a long time.”

Notes on ingredients

• pecans– Give the morsels a buttery taste. You can also replace them with another type of nut, e.g. e.g. walnuts. If you do this, however, be sure to choose similarly sized nuts.
• Cinammon--If you prefer your bites to taste more like cinnamon rolls, double the amount of cinnamon.

How to make this recipe

1. Place pecan halves into the wells of two muffin tins. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
2. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the cream. Mix until a soft dough forms. Let it sit for a few minutes.
3. Mix together the sugar and cinnamon together.
4. Roll out the dough into a rectangle one centimeter thick. Brush the dough with butter, then sprinkle with salt and the sugar mixture. Roll up the dough tightly and chill while the oven preheats.
5. Heat up the oven up to 400°F.
6. Cut the dough into 24 pieces. Place a slice cut-side up in each muffin tin. Bake until brown.
7. Take out of the oven and immediately pop the pecan bites out of the cans. Serve warm.

What to Expect from These Sticky Pecan Bites

Apparently everyone expects something different from a sticky bun. While these buttery little bites are truly irresistible, let’s be clear, they’re not the fluffy, yeasty buns of your childhood that incidentally took hours to make, roll, rise, and bake. These are more like scones with their denser, chewy texture, understated sweetness, and batter that comes together in just minutes.

And you can customize them to your liking. If you particularly like caramel flavor, double the filling. Do you like your sticky buns extra juicy? Be wrong about the lower end of the baking time. Partial pecans? Chop some and add to the filling. And so on and so on. you have the idea

Recipe FAQs

Helpful tips

• Roll out the dough tightly to help hold the filling in place and fit in the muffin tin.
• Turn the pecan pieces out of the pan immediately after baking, otherwise they will stick to the pan as they cool.
• The morsels are best consumed the day they are made, but can be stored in a covered container for up to a day. Heat in the microwave or oven on low until just heated through.

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