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Easy Sweet Potato Pie

Name: Easy Sweet Potato Pie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8 servings.
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

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Total Time

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 1 hour

Makes

8 servings

Updated: Oct. 21, 2022

"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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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 in the center comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 498 calories, 15g fat (6g saturated fat), 47mg cholesterol, 171mg sodium, 88g carbohydrate (61g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.

Easy Sweet Potato Pie

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