Maple Pecan Tart Filling is the perfect addition to any dessert table. With a wonderfully flaky crust and caramel inside with a nice crunch of roasted pecans. Indeed, this is a new spin on this vintage and classic Southern dessert. No holiday celebration can be without this iconic dessert. Take a trip down memory lane with this gluten-free version. 
Needless to say, I am so pleased that I am able to recreate recipes that I used to eat and turn them into grain-free and refined sugar-free. Furthermore, it is a delight to be able to enjoy dessert with my family.
Incidentally, most Pecan Pie recipes are overly sweet to me. Nonetheless, this tart filling is sweet but not too sweet. It is, therefore, that I roasted my pecans before making this pie. At any rate, my husband doesn’t normally care for pecan pie because he feels it is too sweet. However, he really liked this tart. Nonetheless, I was really worried this pie would not turn out as most recipes have some sort of corn syrup in them. Nevertheless, I am beyond pleased that this recipe turned out and that it is super tasty. Use this filling with my Gluten-Free Tart Crust, Pie Crust: Grain Free, Dairy Free, Tigernut Flour Pie Crust, Almond Flour Crust.
This recipe makes filling for 4 four-inch tarts which I cut into two or one 8-inch pie. Tapioca Flour can be found at Amazon. Check out Gluten-Free Southern Recipes.
Nutritional Facts are based on 8 servings or 1/2 a tart per serving. To get full nutritional facts simply add the crust and filling together.
Maple Pecan Tart Filling
Ingredients:
- 1 recipe of Gluten-Free Tart Crust
- 1 3/4 cups chopped roasted pecans
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup maple sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon pink salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 teaspoons tapioca
First, preheat the oven to 350. Secondly, Oil 4-inch tart pans. Thirdly, roast pecans in the oven for approximately 5 minutes. Remove pecans from oven and allow to cool before using.
Next, place toasted pecans into a food processor and finely chop. Add Tart Crust to your oiled tart pans. Place 1/4 cup or of chopped pecans in each tart pan with tart dough.
Additionally, combine eggs maple syrup, maple sugar, salt, and vanilla. Next blend in the butter don’t worry that it will leave little flakes of butter they will melt as it bakes. Lastly, add tapioca flour a teaspoon at a time.
Next, place approximately 1/4 cup of egg mixture on top of the chopped pecans in each tart pan filled with uncooked dough. 
Lastly, place in oven and bake 15 – 30 minutes.
Maple Pecan Nut Filling
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 whole recipe of 1 recipe of Gluten-Free Tart Crust
- 1 3/4 cup chopped toasted pecans
- 3 whole eggs
- 1/2 cup real maple syrup
- 1/3 cup maple sugar
- 1/8 tsp pink salt
- 1 tsp real vanilla
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 ts[ tapioca flour
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 350.
- Second, Oil 4-inch tart pans.
- Thirdly, roast pecans in the oven for approximately 5 minutes.
- Remove pecans from oven and allow to cool before using.
- Next, place toasted pecans into a food processor and finely chop.1 3/4 cup chopped toasted pecans
- Add Tart Crust to your oiled tart pans.1 whole recipe of 1 recipe of Gluten-Free Tart Crust
- After pecans are chopped place 1/4 cup or slightly more of chopped pecans in each tart pan with tart dough.
- Additionally, combine eggs maple syrup, maple sugar, salt, and vanilla.3 whole eggs, 1/2 cup real maple syrup, 1/8 tsp pink salt, 1 tsp real vanilla, 1/3 cup maple sugar
- Next blend in the butter don't worry that it will leave little flakes of butter they will melt as it bakes.1/4 cup butter
- Lastly, add tapioca flour a teaspoon at a time.2 ts[ tapioca flour
- Place approximately 1/4 cup of egg mixture on top of the chopped pecans in each tart pan filled with uncooked dough.
- Place filled tarts in the oven and bake for 20 - 25 minutes.
Notes
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings 8.0 | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| Calories 314 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 24 g | 38 % |
| Saturated Fat 6 g | 28 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 12 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 6 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 85 mg | 28 % |
| Sodium 61 mg | 3 % |
| Potassium 143 mg | 4 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 23 g | 8 % |
| Dietary Fiber 2 g | 9 % |
| Sugars 18 g | |
| Protein 5 g | 9 % |
| Vitamin A | 6 % |
| Vitamin C | 0 % |
| Calcium | 5 % |
| Iron | 8 % |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
Nutrition
Looks really delicious ?
It is. Thanks so much for commenting. Let me know if you try the recipe.
A little confused about the monk fruit sugar vs. maple sugar. Are the the same, or is it either/or?
Hey Dianne,
You use both as the combination is like white sugar and brown sugar creating a unique flavor profile.
Thanks so much for asking. Have a wonderful day!
LaRena
Looks so nice
These pecan tarts look amazing. ANd they are gluten free! Wow. I will be sure to share this with my GT friends. Thank for sharing this recipe.