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Sweet Potato Pecan Pie

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Sweet Potato Pecan Pie (I'll find out tomorrow if it tastes good, but it made my house smell awesome and that's usually a pretty good sign!) Ingredients 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust 2 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes 2 eggs 3/4 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1 2/3 cups light cream (or sub 1 can evaporated milk) 3 tablespoons butter, softened 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 2/3 cup chopped pecans Directions 1.Bake sweet potatoes until tender, peel and mash. Make sure all lumps are removed, straining if necessary. 2.Lightly beat eggs. Blend together eggs and sweet potatoes. Stir in sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend in cream. Pour into pie shell. 3.Bake in preheated oven at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) 45-55 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge of pie comes out clean. Cool completely on rack. 4.To make Caramelized Pec