These mini pumpkin pies are even better than the full-sized version.

Whip them up in place of a whole pumpkin piethey have all the best elements of the bigger version.

You’ll impress partygoers when you whip these up.

Southern Living Mini Pumpkin Pies ona platter to serve

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Learn how to make mini pumpkin pies.

Once you’ve got that part done, it’s smooth sailing!

Try one of these:

Ingredients

Cooking spray

1(14.1-oz.)pkg.

Southern Living Mini Pumpkin Pies ingredients

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refrigerated piecrusts(such as Pillsbury)

1cupcanned pumpkin puree(from 1 [15-oz.]

Lightly coat a 24-well mini muffin pan with cooking spray; set aside.

Using a 3-inch cutter, cut out 12 dough rounds, rerolling scraps as needed.

Southern Living Mini Pumpkin Pies preparing the mini muffin pan

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Repeat with remaining piecrust.

Bake crusts:

Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

Remove from oven and let cool in pan 10 minutes.

Southern Living Mini Pumpkin Pies cutting the circles from the pie dough

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Reduce oven temperature to 375F.

Pour pumpkin mixture evenly into each piecrust (about 1 heaping tablespoons each).

Remove from oven and let cool completely in pan, about 20 minutes.

Southern Living Mini Pumpkin Pies preparing the pie dough to blind bake

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Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to bubble and brown sugar has dissolved, about 2 minutes.

Remove from heat and spread pecans evenly on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Let cool completely, about 10 minutes.

Southern Living Mini Pumpkin Pies after blind baking the pie dough

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Top with whipped cream and candied pecans.

Southern Living Mini Pumpkin Pies filling the pie crusts with the pumpkin filling

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Southern Living Mini Pumpkin Pies after baking the pies

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Southern Living Mini Pumpkin Pies candying the pecans for the topping

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Southern Living Mini Pumpkin Pies chopping the candied pecans

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Southern Living Mini Pumpkin Pies topping the cooled pies with whipped cream and pecans

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