Steps

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. In a large bowl, stir the melted butter into the hot sweet potatoes. Add all remaining ingredients, except pecans, and blend well.
2. Pour the sweet potato filing into prepared pie shell. Sprinkle chopped pecans evenly over the top.
3. Bake in preheated oven until the filling is set and a knife inserted into center of the pie comes out clean, about 40-45 minutes.
4. Cool pie on a wire rack to room temperature before slicing.

Notes

This dessert features two Southern favorites — sweet potatoes and pecans — baked into one delicious pie in an easy-to-prepare recipe.