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Easy Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

"I've been preparing this glazed pecan-topped pie for so long that I can't recall when I came across the combination of ingredients my family liked best," relates Anita Ammerman of Albemarle, North Carolina. "It always draws lots of compliments."

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Easy Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 1 hour

Yield: 6-8 Servings

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Ingredients

1-1/2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes (about 3 potatoes)
1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches)
GLAZE:
1/2 cup sugar
2-1/4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons evaporated milk
1/4 cup pecan halves

Directions

In a bowl, combine sugar, flour, milk, egg and vanilla. Stir in the sweet potatoes. Pour into pastry shell. For glaze, combine the sugar, flour, butter and milk; drizzle over sweet potato mixture. Garnish with pecans. Cover edges or pastry loosely with foil.
Bake at 375° for 45 minutes. Remove foil; bake 15 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 498 calories, 15 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 47 mg cholesterol, 171 mg sodium, 88 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Sweet Potato Pie in Quick Cooking December 2000, p17

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Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2012 by navyman6

This is one of the best Sweet Potato pies I have ever eaten. This will be on my menu every holiday and probably when it is not a holiday, I like it that much.