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Easy Sweet Potato Pie

Easy Sweet Potato Pie
"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."
6-8 ServingsPrep: 10 min. Bake: 1 hour

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.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 slice) equals 498 calories,
© Taste of Home 2013

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Easy Sweet Potato Pie (continued)

Nutrition Facts: 15 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 47 mg cholesterol, 171 mg sodium, 88 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013