Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
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This updated classic from Glenda Conrad in Shelbyville, Indiana combines two Southern favorites in one simply delicious pie! And canned sweet potatoes make it so easy.
SERVINGS: 6-8
CATEGORY: Dessert
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 30 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling
Ingredients:
- 1 sheet refrigerated pie pastry
- 2 cans (15-3/4 ounces each) sweet potatoes, drained
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup packed brown sugar, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup pecan halves
Directions:
On a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Transfer pastry to plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges. Refrigerate.
In a small mixing bowl, mash the sweet potatoes. Add 1 egg, 1/3 cup brown sugar, cinnamon and ginger; mix well. Set aside.
In another small mixing bowl, combine remaining eggs and brown sugar. Add the corn syrup, butter and vanilla; mix well. Stir in pecans. Pour sweet potato mixture into pastry shell; top with pecan mixture.
Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 6-8 servings.