- 1 pound yams or sweet potatoes, cooked and peeled
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1 (14 ounce) can EAGLE BRAND® Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 (6 ounce) graham cracker pie crust
- Pecan Topping:
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. With mixer, beat hot yams and butter until smooth. Add sweetened condensed milk, cinnamon, orange rind, vanilla, nutmeg, salt and egg; mix well. Pour into crust.
- Bake 20 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare Pecan Topping, (recipe below).
- Remove pie from oven; reduce oven to 350 degrees F. Spoon Pecan Topping on pie.
- Bake 25 minutes longer or until set. Cool. Serve warm or at room temperature. Garnish with orange zest twist if desired. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.
- Pecan Topping: Beat together egg, corn syrup, brown sugar, melted butter and maple flavoring. Stir in pecans.