We tested this chocolate-crusted sweet potato pie recipe with canned sweet potatoes, but it just wasn’t as good. Go fresh or go home. If you'd like to make a gluten-free version of this pie, simply use gluten-free chocolate wafer cookies.
Recipe information
Yield
8 servings
Ingredients
Sesame crust:
6
1
1
5
Filling:
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
Special Equipment
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Preparation
Sesame crust:
Step 1
Heat butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar, until butter is melted.
Step 2
Meanwhile, very finely grind sesame seeds in spice mill or with mortar and pestle. Pulse cookies in a food processor until finely ground.
Step 3
Pour butter mixture into food processor; add salt and ground sesame and pulse to combine. Using a measuring cup, press cookie mixture firmly onto bottom and up the sides of a 9" pie dish. Freeze until very cold, 20–25 minutes.
Step 4
Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake crust until firm and slightly darkened in color, 15–18 minutes. If crust slides down sides, gently press back up. Let cool.
Filling:
Step 5
Preheat oven to 350°F. Roast sweet potatoes on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet until tender, 50–60 minutes. Slice open lengthwise and let cool. Scoop out flesh from skins (you should have about 1 cup); pulse in food processor until very smooth. Discard skins.
Step 6
Whisk brown sugar, butter, and miso in a medium bowl until smooth. Add egg yolks and egg and whisk just to incorporate. Whisk in sweet potato purée, then cream.
Step 7
Reduce oven temperature to 300°F. Pour filling into crust. Bake pie, rotating halfway through, until filling is set (it will still wobble slightly in the very center), 50–60 minutes. Transfer dish to a wire rack and let pie cool before slicing, about 2 hours.
Step 8
Serve pie topped with whipped cream or scoops of vanilla ice cream.