Recipe for the day ~ Sweet Potato Pie with Marshmallow Meringue

Sweet Potato Pie with Marshmallow Meringue

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

**FOR THE GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST**

1 1/2 cups crushed graham crackers

1/3 cup white sugar

5 TBspns butter, melted

1/8 tspn salt

**SWEET POTATO PIE FILLING**

1 1/2 cups canned sweet potatoes, drained and mashed

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup whipping cream

3 large eggs

1 tspn vanilla extract

3/4 tspn ground cinnamon

1/4 tspn ground mace

1/4 tspn salt

**MARSHMALLOW MERINGUE TOPPING**

2 cups miniature marshmallows

1 TBspn milk

2 egg whites

1/4 cup white sugar

1/2 tspn vanilla extract

1/4 tspn salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325

Mix the graham cracker crumbs together with 1/3 cup white sugar, butter and 1/8 tspn salt in a mixing bowl

Spread evenly over the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie pan

Bake the graham cracker crust for about 5 minutes or until lightly browned

Remove from the oven and cool on a rack

Preheat oven to 400

To make the sweet potato filling, place the mashed sweet potatoes in a mixing bowl

Whisk in the brown sugar, whipping cream, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, mace and salt until smooth

Pour the sweet potato mixture into the baked graham cracker crust

Bake for about 45 minutes or until the center is set

Remove from the oven and let cool

To make the marshmallow meringue, place the marshmallows and milk in a saucepan

Cook over low heat, folding the mixture gently until marshmallows are half melted

Remove pan from heat

Continue folding until marshmallows are completely melted and the mixture becomes smooth and fluffy

Place the egg whites in a separate bowl and beat until soft peaks form

Gradually add 1/4 cup white sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form

Beat in vanilla and salt

Gently fold the egg whites into the marshmallow mixture and spread over the top of the pie

Return pie to the oven and bake for 5-10 minutes more or until the meringue is toasty looking