Ingredients

  • PIE
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 cups sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed
  • 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shells, premade or homemade
  • TOPPING
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup flaked coconut
  • 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
  • whipped topping (optional) or ice cream (optional)

Method

  • Preheat oven to 425°F
  • Combine topping ingredients together; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat eggs; add milk and vanilla.
  • In another bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg; add to egg mixture.
  • Add sweet potatoes and beat until smooth.
  • Pour into pie shell.
  • Bake for 15 minutes.
  • Keep pie in oven - reduce heat to 350F and bake for 30 minutes longer.
  • Sprinkle topping over pie; return pie to oven to bake another 10-15 minutes, or until the topping is golden.
  • Cool on a wire rack.
  • Serve with whipped topping or ice cream, if desired.
  • Store leftover pie in the refrigerator.