How to Make Sweet Potato Pecan Pie

Yum!! Sweet Potato Pie, and with Pecans, too.
If you love Pecan Pie you'll love this.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• FILLING:
• 3 med. sweet potatoes
• 1 stick butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2--12oz.can evaporated milk
• 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1--9" pie shell
• TOPPING:
• 1 stick butter
• 1 cup Lt. brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

1. 
   sweet potatoes

   Preheat oven 350 degrees.
   Boil potatoes; til tender.
   Peel and mash in a large mixing bowl.
   Add butter and sugar while still hot; so they will melt thoroughly.

2. 
   pie crust

   Beat eggs slightly in another mixing bowl.
   Mix in evaporated milk; Combine with the potatoes.
   Add cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla; mix well.
   Pour into pie shell.

3. 
   pecan topping

   TOPPING:
   Melt butter.
   Add brown sugar and pecans.
   Cook 2 to 3 min. on stove.
   Cool; sprinkle over pie.
   Bake 40 to 45 min.

Tips & Warnings

• Takes 1hr. 12min. to make.
• Serves 12.
• Be careful this is hot coming out of the oven.

[kaseysviewblog]

on 10/21/2008 Sounds yummy!

[momandpopoften]

on 10/11/2008 Sounds so easy!

[bar10dr98]

on 10/11/2008 Sounds fabulous, can't wait to try!

[Sush56]

on 10/11/2008 Yummy! Thanks to you, now I want piece of that pie :)

[Susanh]

on 10/11/2008 Mmmm! Great recipe.