Pecan Pie Mini Muffins

I am not sure if I have ever mentioned this before, but when I married The Hubbs, I had NO idea what an awesome and fantastic Grannie I was inheriting!!  She is a true southern lady, and she is always ready to feed a crowd, which is great because she is seriously a stellar cook!  This is one of her recipes.  She serves these as a breakfast, but honestly, they are a bit sweet for my morning palate...so I typically eat them as a dessert.  They are great warmed up with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream or just served with a nice dollop of whipped cream--the real stuff not the plasticy tasting cool whip.  Mmmmmm!! These would make a wonderful and easy addition to a holiday buffet, so give them a try!   

Ingredients:
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup Pecans--finely chopped
1/2 cup flour
2/3 cup butter--melted
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:
In a mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, pecans, and flour.
In a separate bowl, combine butter, eggs, and vanilla.
Pour the butter mixture over the flour mixture and mix together with a spoon.
The mixture will be pretty thin, and that's OK.
Grease and flour a mini muffin pan (or use some cute muffin tin liners).
Fill each muffin tin half full with the batter.
Bake at 350 (or 340 if you are using a dark or nonstick pan) and bake for 20 minutes. 
This recipe makes 2 1/2 to 3 dozen little mini muffins

These also freeze quite well, so you can make up a batch ahead of time and just defrost them when you are ready!  Enjoy!