Pecan Tartlets

Ingredients

2 sprays cooking spray
3 large eggs
1/8 tsp table salt
1 Tbsp butter, melted
1/3 cup dark corn syrup
2/3 cup dark brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup chopped pecans
24 halves pecan halves

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450º F. Place twelve 3-ounce ramekins in a shallow baking pan or on a rimmed cookie sheet for easy handling; coat ramekins with cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, beat eggs with salt. Add melted butter, corn syrup, sugar and vanilla; beat well. Blend in chopped pecans and then spoon batter half way up ramekins; gently place 2 pecan halves on top of each ramekin.

Bake for about 17 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350ºF and bake until a knife or toothpick inserted in center of a ramekin comes out clean, about 15 to 20 minutes more. Remove from oven and allow to cool; serve in ramekins with a spoon, either warm or cold. Yields 1 per serving.