Sweet Potato Pie with a Butter Pecan Topping
Well hey there friends, it's Darian from County Mama Cooking! I've got an extra special dessert to share with y'all today - my homemade sweet potato pie with a butter pecan topping. This is classic Southern comfort food at its finest!
Equipment
- oven
- 1 medium saucepan
Ingredients
- 1 Single pie crust
Filling
- 3 medium Sweet potatoes
- ¼ cup Butter
- 2 large Eggs
- ¾ cup Evaporated milk
- ½ cup Brown sugar packed
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- Pinch of ginger
Topping
- ½ cup Butter salted
- ½ cup Brown sugar packed
- 1 tbsp Maple syrup
- 1 cup Pecans
Instructions
- Chop your sweet potatoes and bring them to a boil over medium heat. Cook until tender.
- Once the potatoes are done, drain them and mash them up with 1/4 cup of butter.
- Pre-heat oven to 350F.
- While the sweet potatoes are boiling, go ahead and get your pie crust ready. If you’re making a pie crust from scratch, check out how to make a pie crust from scratch here. If using a store-bought one, get it into your pie pan and ready.
- When the sweet potatoes are all mashed and ready, let them cool for a couple minutes before adding in the rest of the ingredients.
- After a few minutes of cooling, add in 2 eggs, 3/4 cup evaporated milk, 1/2 cup brown sugar – packed, pinch of salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, and a pinch of ginger. Stir until well combined.
- Pour filling into the pie shell and bake in oven at 350F for 55 minutes. Baking time may vary with different appliances.
- Once the pie is cooked, remove from oven and let cool.
- While the pie is cooling, you can begin making the butter pecan topping.
- In a medium saucepan, melt 1/2 cup salted butter over medium heat. Once the butter has melted, add in 1/2 cup brown sugar, and 1 tablespoon maple syrup. Stirring constantly so nothing burns.
- When it’s all mixed together, toss in the pecans. You can use whole pecans, halves or pieces. I personally like using pieces. Once pecans are added, keeping stirring over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
- After about 5 minutes pour the butter pecan topping on top of the pie.
- Let everything completely cool before cutting and serving – roughly 4-6 hours.