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Sweet Potato Pecan Pie




Source of Recipe


Easy Home Cooking


List of Ingredients




1 (9-inch) prepared deep dish pie crust (thawed if frozen)
1 1/2 cups pecan halves
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 egg white
2 cups cooked, pureed sweet potoatoes (1 1/2 pounds, uncooked)
1/3 cup brown sugar
Pinch each ground nutmeg and ground cloves
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
2 whole eggs, beaten

Recipe



Preheat oven to 400°. With a fork, prick holes in bottom of pie shell. Bake about 10 minutes or until very lightly browned and dry; remove from oven. Reduce temperature to 350°.

In a small bowl, stir pecans, corn syrup and egg white together. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine sweet potato puree, brown sugar, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Mix well. Fold in beaten eggs.

Spread sweet potato mixture into baked pie crust. Spoon pecan mixture evenly over top. Bake 45-50 minutes or until pie is puffed up and topping is golden. Cool completely before serving.