Sweet Potato Pecan Pie Recipe

Sweet Potato Pecan Pie

The recipe for Sweet Potato Pecan Pie was in Karo Sweet & Simple Recipes.  One thing you have to get is the BEST frozen pie crusts ever; Oronoque Orchards (Mrs. Smith’s) it comes with 2 flaky homestyle pie crust that are 9” deep.  This has got to be the best frozen pie crust I’ve ever had.

Sweet Potato Pecan Pie Recipe

Sweet Potato Pecan Pie

1 can (16 oz.) sweet potatoes, drained and mashed

3 eggs, divided

¾ cup sugar, divided

1 tsp. cinnamon

½ tsp. ground nutmeg

¼ tsp. ground ginger

Oeonoque Orchards (Mrs. Smith’s) homestyle pie crust

2/3 cup Karo light or dark corn syrup

2 Tbsp. margarine, melted

½ tsp. vanilla

1 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 F.  In medium bowl combine sweet potatoes, 1 egg, and ¼ cup of the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger; stir until well blended.  Spread evenly in bottom of pie crust.  In same bowl combine remaining 2 eggs, ½ cup sugar, the corn syrup, margarine and vanilla; stir until well combined.  Stir in pecans.  Spoon over sweet potato mixture.  Bake 60 minutes or until puffed and set.  Cool completely on wire rack.    8 servings

(Recipe for the Sweet Potato Pecan Pie was in Karo Sweet & Simple Recipes, 1992)

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