Mini Pumpkin Pie Tartlets

Happy National Pie Day!

I don't know who was in charge of selecting the date for National Pie Day but here we are.  Just days after celebrating the holiday where pie plays a leading role we're faced with another day dedicated specifically to pie.🤷🏻‍♀️🥧  I'm not complaining - I love pie as much as the next girl.  Maybe pie day follows Thanksgiving so closely so that we can all finish off our leftover Thanksgiving pie without any guilt.😅  I mean, it seems disrespectful to NOT eat pie on National Pie Day.   Any chance there's a National mashed potato day coming up soon?  

Every year I make a pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving but the reality is, I don't have a lot of pumpkin pie eaters in my family.  Apple and pecan pies are gobbled up (pun intended) but there have been years when not a single slice of pumpkin pie gets consumed. 

It just seems wrong not to offer pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving though, so this year I opted for a smaller version of the classic dessert.  I made Mini Pumpkin Pie Tartlets with a recipe that was identical to the traditional version and apparently, it wasn't that my family didn't like the flavor - they were opposed to the size of the pie.😂🤷🏻‍♀️  Anyway, if you would like to celebrate National Pie Day and you don't have any leftover pie - I recommend Mini Pumpkin Pie Tartlets.  

Mini Pumpkin Pie Tartlets
1 double pie crust
15 oz can pumpkin puree
¾ cup brown sugar
½ cup heavy cream
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 Tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon salt
whipped cream

Cut circles out of pie dough, slightly larger than mini tart pans.  

Press dough into tart pans and refrigerate 30 minutes.  

Whisk together remaining ingredients. 

Pour 1/4 cupfuls of filling into each tart.

Bake 10-15 minutes at 425.  Cool 2 hours to set.

Use mini cookie cutters to cut shapes out of remaining dough.  

Place on silpat lined baking sheet and refrigerate 30 minutes.

Bake 8-10 minutes at 350.

Cool to room temperature and set on top of tarts.

Serve with whipped cream.

​Ciao!

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