Cajun Sweet Potato Pecan Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 medium sweet potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed
• 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1 pinch ground allspice
• 1 9" unbaked pie shell
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup dark corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 300°f.
• 2 combine the mashed sweet potatoes, both sugars, butter, vanilla, egg, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice in a large mixing bowl.
• 3 beat with an electric mixer until well blended and smooth.
• 4 scrape the mixture into the pie shell and sprinkle the pecans evenly over the top.
• 5 in another large mixing bowl, prepare the topping.
• 6 combine the granulated sugar, eggs, corn syrup, melted butter, salt, cinnamon and vanilla.
• 7 stir until well blended and smooth.
• 8 scrape the mixture over the pecans.
• 9 bake until the pie is nicely browned, about 1 1/2 hours.
• 10 let cool completely on a wire rack and serve topped with whipped cream.