Sweet Potato Pecan Pie

Name: Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
Yield: 1 -9-inch pie
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; 3 tablespoons butter, softened; 2/3 cup packed brown sugar; 2/3 cup chopped pecans

"Caramelized Pecan Topping makes this special! Evaporated milk may be used in place of the cream."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients

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Sweet Potato Pecan Pie

1 -9-inch pie

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

652Calories

14 gProtein

43 gFat

58 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pecans	1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)	196
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Cloves	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Pie Crust	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together14,189 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).
Cinnamon + gingertop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,380 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,038 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Sweet potato + cinnamontop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together539 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Sweet potato + gingertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together306 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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