Pecan Pie Tart

This pecan pie tart recipe is an easy, elegant holiday dessert! Make this pecan tart recipe for your next gathering! And if you enjoy this tart recipe, you’ll love my Brown Butter Sweet Potato Pie, my Deep Dish Caramel Apple Pie, and my Pumpkin Mousse Pie with Maple Cookie Crust!

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Pecan Tart Recipe

For the holidays, you can't go wrong with a great pecan pie! This is my go-to pecan pie recipe, scaled down to a tart pan for a smaller-batch dessert with a more elegant presentation. It's perfect for your low-key Thanksgiving celebrations and special dinners all throughout the holiday season!

This pecan pie tart has all the amazing rich, buttery, vanilla flavors of a standard pecan pie, with an added flavor boost from spiced dark rum to add dimension and depth! If you've made a bourbon pecan pie before, adding rum to this pecan pie tart has a similar effect. But to me, an aged spiced rum works better with the flavors of the pecans and pure vanilla extract. So let's get into what you'll need to make this pecan tart!

Tart Pan with Removable Bottom

You'll need a tart pan for this recipe -- If you've followed my blog so far, you know I LOVE my tart pan. It's nonstick, the removable bottom makes it so easy to slice and serve from, and the fluted edges are instant elegance! This pan makes it so easy to make a super fancy-looking dessert that will really impress your guests, so you know I had to use it for my pecan pie tart! It takes this classic southern dessert up just a notch and makes it perfect for a special occasion. So the first step in making this pecan pie tart is picking up a 9-inch tart pan if you don't have one already! Once you've got your pan, let's take a look at the ingredients you'll need!

Should I prebake my pie crust for pecan pie?

In my experience, pecan pie tends not to have to dreaded "soggy bottom" that so often plagues custard pies or fruit pies. So there isn't much need to pre-bake your pie crust, but if you're especially wary of a soggy pie crust, you can bake your pecan pie tart on a lower oven rack, or preheat the oven with a large baking sheet inside and then bake your tart on the hot baking sheet.

Pecan Pie Tart Ingredients

• pie crust - as always, I used my flaky all-butter pie crust recipe for this pecan pie tart. You can also use your favorite homemade or store-bought roll-up pie crust as well.
• melted butter - you can also brown your butter for an added rich, nutty flavor, but I've found that it doesn't make a big difference in flavor in this tart.
• pecans - we're using both pecan halves and finely chopped pecans in this recipe, so that we can have pecans throughout our filling and also neatly arranged on top for that stunning pecan pie look!
• light corn syrup -  if you can't find corn syrup, you can also use maple syrup as an alternative. It will give a slightly different texture and a stronger maple flavor, but it should still work!
• brown sugar - I typically use light brown sugar in this recipe, but either light or dark would be great!
• eggs - the eggs help to produce that sweet filling that is the signature flavor and texture of pecan pie!
• pure vanilla extract - I always say this, but make sure that your vanilla extract is a good quality extract! Here's one that I love.
• spiced dark rum - this is optional, but a little dark or spiced rum adds a rich flavor complexity that I love in this pecan pie tart! I've also used bourbon for this pecan pie tart with fantastic results!
• salt - a very important part of this recipe, salt offsets some of the sweetness and brings out the flavors even more.

Equipment

I mentioned above that you definitely should use a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom for this tart. Here are a few other tools you might want to use:

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