Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
A rich, Southern-style sweet potato pecan pie with a creamy spiced sweet potato filling and crunchy pecan praline topping.
Pin Share Print Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 468kcal
Cost: $10–$14 per pie
Equipment
- 1 9-inch pie pan (Deep dish recommended)
- 1 Large mixing bowl (For sweet potato filling)
- 1 Medium mixing bowl (For pecan topping)
- 1 Electric mixer or whisk (To blend filling smoothly)
- 1 Spatula (For spreading filling)
- 1 Baking Sheet (To catch drips)
- Pie weights (Pie weights or dried beans for blind baking crust)
- 1 Saucepan (optional) (If browning butter for topping)
Ingredients
Sweet Potato Filling
- 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes - Roasted for best flavor
- ½ cup brown sugar - Packed
- 2 large eggs - Beaten
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoon butter - Melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Pecan Praline Topping
- 1 ½ cups pecan halves
- ½ cup brown sugar - Packed
- ¼ cup light corn syrup
- 3 tablespoon butter - Melted
- 1 large egg - Beaten
- 1 tablespoon bourbon - Optional
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch — salt
Pie Crust
- 1 9-inch pie crust - Homemade or refrigerated
- 1 tablespoon butter - For greasing pan
Instructions
- Roast sweet potatoes at 400°F for 45 minutes until tender.
- Scoop flesh and mash until completely smooth.
- Whisk potatoes, sugar, eggs, cream, butter, vanilla, and spices.
- Bake pie crust at 350°F for 10 minutes.
- Spread sweet potato filling into warm crust.
- Bake 25 minutes until slightly set.
- Combine pecans, brown sugar, syrup, butter, egg, vanilla, and optional bourbon.
- Spoon pecan mixture over sweet potato layer.
- Bake 25–30 minutes until bubbly and golden.
- Cool 3+ hours to fully set.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 468kcal (23%) | Carbohydrates: 54g (18%) | Protein: 5g (10%) | Fat: 26g (40%) | Saturated Fat: 10g (63%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 93mg (31%) | Sodium: 268mg (12%) | Potassium: 286mg (8%) | Fiber: 4g (17%) | Sugar: 34g (38%) | Vitamin A: 13500IU (270%) | Vitamin C: 3mg (4%) | Calcium: 78mg (8%) | Iron: 1.3mg (7%)