Sweet Potato Pie with Macadamia Crunch
By jkelly117
Ingredients
- For Pie:
- 1 pound sweet potatoes
- 1/4 cup margarine or butter, cut up
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 slightly beaten eggs
- 1 cup half and half or light cream
- Pastry for Single-Crust Pie
- For Topping:
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon margarine or butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- one 3 1/2-ounce jar macadamia nuts, chopped, or 3/4 cup sliced almonds
Details
Servings 8
Preparation
Step 1
Active Time: 15 Minutes
Total Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Yield: Makes 8 servings
The past and present come together in this outstanding dessert by merging old-fashioned sweet potato pie with recently popular macadamia nuts. If desired, substitute 1 1/2 cups mashed canned sweet potatoes for the cooked fresh sweet potatoes.
FOR PIE: Peel sweet potatoes. Cut off woody portions and ends. Cut into quarters. Cook, covered, in enough boiling water to cover for 25-30 minutes, or till tender; drain and mash. (You should have 1 1/2 cups.) Add margarine or butter to hot potatoes, stirring till melted. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, ginger, and nutmeg. Stir in eggs and half-and-half or light cream. Set aside. Prepare and roll out pastry as directed. Line a 9-inch pie plate with pastry. Trim and crimp edge of pastry. Pour sweet potato mixture into pastry shell. To prevent overbrowning, cover edge of pie with foil. Bake in a preheated 375° oven for 30 minutes.
FOR TOPPING: In a small saucepan combine brown sugar, corn syrup, and margarine or butter. Bring to boiling over low heat; simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
Remove foil from pie. Sprinkle macadamia nuts or almonds evenly over pie; drizzle with brown sugar-corn syrup mixture. Bake for 20-25 minutes more, or till a knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on a rack. Store in the refrigerator.
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