Thanksgiving Special Recipe - Sweet Potato Pecan Pie

Ingredients:

  • 1 frozen deep-dish pie crust, thawed, pierced all over with fork
  • 1 1-pound red-skinned sweet potato, pierced with fork
  • 1/2 cup, packed golden brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons, 1/4 stick, unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup light corn syrup
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup, about 4 ounces, pecan halves

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 400F.
  • Bake crust until pale golden, about 8 minutes. Set aside.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 350F.
  • Cook sweet potato in microwave on high until tender, about 6 minutes per side.
  • Cut potato in half. Scoop flesh into medium bowl and mash.
  • Measure 1 cup mashed potato. Place in large bowl.
  • Whisk sugar and next 5 ingredients into mashed potato.
  • Spread mixture in prepared crust.
  • Whisk corn syrup and eggs in bowl to blend.
  • Stir in pecans. Pour syrup mixture over potato mixture.
  • Bake pie until filling is set, puffed and brown, about 45 minutes. Cool pie completely.
  • Serve at room temperature or refrigerate up to 1 day and serve cold.

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