1 1/2 C. sugar (additional 1/2 C. for salted caramel sauce, optional)
1/2 C. Grandma’s® Original Molasses
1/4 C. orange juice
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. melted butter
3 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 C. flour Powdered sugar (optional)
Salted Caramel Drizzle
1/4 C. butter
1/2 C. heavy cream
1 tsp. sea salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Roll out the pie dough on a work surface.
Using a 3-inch round cookie cutter, cut out rounds. If you don’t have a cookie cutter, use an upside-down juice glass. Press each crust round into greased mini-size muffin tin.
In a large bowl, combine pecans, sugar, molasses, orange juice, eggs, melted butter, vanilla and salt. Once mixed, gradually add flour until blended.
Fill each cup with pecan mixture to 2/3 full (about a heaping teaspoon).
