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Praline Sweet Potato Pie

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This recipe is originally from the Magnolia Journal. A single crust sweet potato pie with a marshmallow brown sugar and pecan topping. This pie was a welcome addition to our Thanksgiving table, and will be made again!

Ingredients

Scale
  • Pastry for a single-crust pie
  • 1 2/3 Cup Cooked, mashed Sweet Potatoes or one 17.2 ounce can of Whole Sweet Potatoes, drained and mashed
  • 1/3 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Pure Maple Syrup
  • 1 Teaspoon finely chopped Crystallized Ginger or 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Ginger
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/2 Teaspoon freshly grated Nutmeg or 1/4 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Allspice
  • 1/8 Teaspoon Salt
  • 3 Eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 Cup Buttermilk or Sour Milk

Praline Topping

  • 2 Tablespoons Butter
  • @ Tablespoons Packed Brown Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Pure Maple Syrup
  • 1 Tablespoon Milk
  • 1/2 Cup Chopped Pecans
  • 1 Cup tiny Marshmallows

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 450* Prepare pastry for single crust pie.
  2. Place Pie Crust into pie plate and prick bottom of pie crust with a fork.  Line pastry with a double layer of foil and bake for 8 minutes covered. Remove foil and bake for an additional 6-8 minutes or until golden. (You can use an alternate blind baking option that works for you)
  3. Cool on wire rack.
  4. Reduce oven to 375*
  5. For the filling, stir in mashed sweet potatoes, sugar, maple syrup, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt. 
  6. Add eggs, beat lightly with a fork until just combined. 
  7. Gently stir in buttermilk/sour milk until thoroughly combined.
  8. Place pastry shell on a foil lined baking sheet. 
  9. Carefully fill pie shell, and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
  10. In a small saucepan combine butter, maple syrup, brown sugar, and the milk. Cook until the mixture comes to a boil.
  11. With pie on oven rack, carefully sprinkle pecans and mini marshmallows over the surface of the pie. 
  12. Carefully pour hot brown sugar mixture over top.
  13. Bake 15-20 minutes or more or until center of the pie appears to be set when jiggled. 
  14. Cool on a wire rack at least 1 hour. 
  15. Cover and chill two hours before serving.

Find it online: https://mythankfultable.com/2022/03/22/praline-sweet-potato-pie/