Pappadeauxs Sweet Potato Pecan Pie With Bourbon Sauce Recipe 445

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine mashed sweet potatoes, sugars, egg, cream, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and butter in an electric mixing bowl and beat at medium-low speed until smooth, do not overmix. Prepare Pecan Pie Filling: Combine sugar, syrup, eggs, butter, vanilla, salt and cinnamon in an electric mixing bowl and beat on low speed until syrup is opaque, about 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in pecans, mix well. To assemble pie, spoon sweet potato filling into the pastry-lined pie pan. Fill shell evenly to the top with with pecan filling. Bake 1 1/2 hours or until a knife inserted into the center of the pie comes out clean. Store pie at room temperature for 24 hours. Prepare Bourbon Sauce: Combine cream and milk in a large mixing bowl. Slowly whip in pudding mix. Add bourbon and continue whipping. Add vanilla and whip until mixture is well blended to sauce consistency (should not be as firm as pudding, but should not be runny). Sauce should be made about one hour before use; it will thicken as it sits. Serve pie slices with Bourbon Sauce on top or to the side. This recipe yields 8 servings.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Sweet Potato Filling:Combine mashed sweet potatoes, sugars, egg, cream, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and butter in an electric mixing bowl and beat at medium-low speed until smooth (do not overmix).
• Pecan Filling: Combine all ingredients.
• Bourbon sauce: Whisk all ingredients together until creamy and smooth.
• To Assemble: Spoon sweet potato filling into the pastry shell.
• Fill shell evenly to the top with the pecan filling.
• Bake at 1 1/2 hours or until a knife inserted into the center of the pie comes out clean.
• Store pie at room temperature for 24 hours before serving.
• Serve pie slices with Bourbon Sauce.