Mini Smoked Pecan Bourbon Pies

Directions

• 1.

  Mix ¼ cup of bourbon with ½ cup of water to create a mixture to soak the pecans in. Add 1 cup of pecans to the mixture and allow them to soak for 10 minutes. This will help the smokey flavor adhere to the nuts.

• 2.

  Following your smoker instructions, cold smoke the pecans for 10-30 minutes. The longer you smoke the pecans, the stronger the flavor will be.

• 3.

  Preheat the oven to 350° F.

• 4.

  In a medium sized saucepan, melt butter on low heat.

• 5.

  Add the Truvia Sweet Complete Brown and corn syrup to butter, stir until well combined.

• 6.

  Add orange peel, bourbon, vanilla and cinnamon. Mix and remove from heat.

• 7.

  Beat the egg in a medium bowl, add to the sweetener mixture.

• 8.

  Roll the pie crust out and cut into 6 pieces. Place each piece into a 6 muffin tin pan or 6 ramekins, slightly crimping the edges.

• 9.

  Fill each pan with the 1⁄6 of pecans (about 2 1⁄2 Tbsp).

• 10.

  Pour roughly 2 Tbsp of the sweetener mixture over the pecans of the 6 pies.

• 11.

  Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the mixture is set and the crust has browned.

• 12.

  Remove from the oven and let cool.

Optional (may affect the nutritionals)

• 13.

  Additional ways to enjoy this Smoked Pecan Bourbon Pie recipe:
  

  • Top with Truvia whipped cream.
  • Try using different types of crust, such as graham cracker crust.
  • Try smoking pecans with different types of wood chips, apple, pecan, etc.