Sweet Potato Pecan Pie

Name: Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
Ingredients: 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust; 2 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes; 2 eggs; 3/4 cup white sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 2/3 cups light cream; 3 tablespoons butter, softened; 2/3 cup packed brown sugar; 2/3 cup chopped pecans

12 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
2 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
2 eggs
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 2/3 cups light cream
3 tablespoons butter, softened
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1

Bake sweet potatoes until tender, peel and mash.
2

Make sure all lumps are removed, straining if necessary.
3

Lightly beat eggs.
4

Blend together eggs and sweet potatoes.
5

Stir in sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.
6

Blend in cream.
7

Pour into pie shell.
8

Bake in preheated oven at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) 45-55 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge of pie comes out clean.
9

Cool completely on rack.
10

To make Caramelized Pecan Topping: Combine butter or margarine, brown sugar, and pecans.
11

Gently drop by spoonfuls over cooled pie to cover top.
12

Broil 5 inches below heat until mixture begins to bubble, about 3 minutes.
13

Watch carefully, if cooked too long, top will turn syrupy.
14

Cool on rack.