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Maple Pecan Sweet Potato Pie is a simple yet, impressive pie to make.
This delicious pie dessert features lush baked sweet potatoes topped with a sweet and salty crunchy pecan topping.

Delicious Maple Pecan Sweet Potato Pie.
This is a simple recipe featuring baked sweet potatoes.
You could easily serve this pie to a gathering for the holiday season or enjoy it as your own dessert.
Did you try my Brown Butter Sweet Potato Pie Recipe?
That is another sweet potato pie recipe that is perfect for dessert or a gathering. Both this pecan topped sweet potato pie and that brown butter pie would go nicely when served together.
This pie is flavored and sweetened with real maple syrup. You can find a selection of maple syrup here.
Frequently asked questions about sweet potato pie/
Sweet potato pie is especially popular in the southern United States.
It is said that this pie was originally enjoyed by the African American community.
These days sweet potato pie is a staple during the holiday season (Thanksgiving to Christmas). The baked sweet potatoes used in the pie make for the perfect texture while adding a delicious flavor to this popular dessert.
Just as with most any other recipe, it is as healthy as the ingredients used to make it.
Sweet potatoes are basically a fat free vegetable and a source of Vitamins A and B and fiber. Because of its starch content, sweet potatoes are a healthier way to add texture to a pie recipe.
Tips for making sweet potato pie.
To make this recipe you will first need to bake the sweet potatoes.
The easiest method for removing the skin from the baked sweet potatoes is to allow for them to cool enough to touch yet, still be warm enough for the skin to peel right off.
More tips for you
- To save time, this pie is made on a premade crust. Feel free to make your own crust or use the crust of your choice for this pie.
- A good way to bake these pies is to do it on a baking sheet. This will help keep the pie level and also aid in the transferring of the pie in and out of the oven.
- It is important to allow the pie set before slicing it. Allow the pie to cool to room temperature for at least an hour for best results
Personalize this sweet potato pie.
This pie is really tasty just the way it is.
However, you can make yours even better.
Try one of these ideas.
- Top each slice with some whipped topping before serving.
- Swap out a bit of the mashed sweet potatoes with pumpkin puree for a different taste.
- Place marshmallows on top of the pie a few minutes before taking it out of the oven for a marshmallow topping
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About this sweet potato pie recipe.
This is a simple sweet potato pie recipe that tastes great too.
A premade pie crust makes this an even simpler pie recipe to make.
We will first have to bake the sweet potatoes.
The baked sweet potatoes will then be mashed and then combined with additional ingredients.
Lastly, the pie will be topped with a sweet pecan topping before being baked.
Ingredients needed to make sweet potato pie.
- Sweet Potatoes. A medium sweet potato is about 4 ½ to 5" long.
- Butter. Your butter should be softened to room temperature.
- Sugar and Brown Sugar. Use granular for both.
- Eggs. Your eggs should be at room temperature.
- Vanilla Extract. Used to enhance the other flavors.
- Maple Syrup. This gives the pie a rich and sweet flavor.
- Spices used- cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, and allspice .
- Evaporated Milk. Used for texture.
- Premade Pie Crust. You will need two.
- Pecans.
- Light Brown Sugar. Used for the topping..
- Flour. Used to make the topping crisp.
- Melted Butter. For the topping.
- Cinnamon. For additional flavoring on the topping.
How to make Maple Pecan Sweet Potato Pie
Yield: 2 pies (6-8 servings each).
Preparation time: 10 minutes.
Bake time: 1 hr 45 mins
Step One: prepare the sweet potatoes.
- Start by preheating your oven to 350. Then bake the sweet potatoes in the oven for 60 minutes.
- Remove the potatoes from the oven, allow them to cool for about five minutes or until cool to touch.
- Peel the potatoes and then place them into a large bowl.
- Mash the potatoes in the bowl and then set the bowl aside.
Next, Step Two: make the filling.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugars until creamy.
- Add the eggs, extract, and the spices to the bowl and mix until just combined. Then stir in the evaporated milk.
- Transfer the mixture to the bowl with the mashed sweet potatoes and mix the ingredients together.
Step Three: finish making the pie.
- Evenly distribute the ingredients into the pie crusts.
- In a smaller bowl, combine together the remaining ingredients to make the topping. Then sprinkle the topping over the pies.
- Bake the pies for 60-75 minutes, or until center of pie is still slightly jiggly and the edges are set and somewhat browned.
- Allow the pies to set and cool before slicing (about a half hour).
Expert Tip👉 Making two pies gives you the option to freeze one away for later.
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Table of contents for this recipe.
Maple Pecan Sweet Potato Pie, a simple dessert recipe made with sweet potatoes and topped with a crunchy pecan crisp.
Maple Pecan Sweet Potato Pie
Ingredients
- 6 Sweet Potatoes
- ½ cup Butter
- ¼ Sugar
- ¾ Brown Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- ½ tsp Ground Ginger
- ¼ tsp Nutmeg
- ¼ tsp Allspice
- ¾ cup Evaporated Milk
- 2 Pie Crusts
For the topping: Pecans (1 ½ c chopped) , Light Brown Sugar (1 c) , Flour (¼ C) , Melted Butter (¼c) , and Cinnamon (½ tsp).
Instructions
- Start by preheating your oven to 350. Then bake the sweet potatoes in the oven for 60 minutes.Remove the potatoes from the oven, allow them to cool for about five minutes or until cool to touch.Peel the potatoes and then place them into a large bowl.Mash the potatoes in the bowl and then set the bowl aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugars until creamy.Add the eggs, extract, and the spices to the bowl and mix until just combined. Then stir in the evaporated milk.
- Transfer the mixture to the bowl with the mashed sweet potatoes and mix the ingredients together.
- Evenly distribute the ingredients into the pie crusts.
- In a smaller bowl, combine together the remaining ingredients to make the topping. Then sprinkle the topping over the pies.
- Bake the pies for 60-75 minutes, or until center of pie is still slightly jiggly and the edges are set and somewhat browned.Allow the pies to set and cool before slicing (about a half hour).
Recipe Notes
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