Maple Bourbon Sweet Potato Pie Recipes

BOURBON SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Mix the first 4 ingredients. Firmly press 1-2/3 cups mixture onto bottom and up sides of a well-greased 9-in. pie plate. Bake until light golden brown, 6-8 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., Stir walnuts into remaining oat mixture. Reserve for topping. , For filling, pierce potatoes with a fork; microwave on high until very tender, 10-13 minutes, turning once halfway. Cool slightly., Peel potatoes and place in a large bowl; mash until smooth. Beat in eggs, brown sugar, melted butter, flour and bourbon until well blended. Add to crust., Sprinkle with topping. Bake until golden brown and filling is set, 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack; serve or refrigerate within 2 hours. Serve with whipped cream.

MAPLE BOURBON SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. With a fork, pierce sweet potatoes, and place on foil-lined baking sheet. Roast until soft, about 1 hour, turning once. Cool, peel, and put flesh through a food mill, or mash smoothly with a potato masher to make 2 cups of puree.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk puree and remaining ingredients to combine. Pour into prepared crust.
• Place pie plate onto a cookie sheet, and bake until filling is just about set, or when a knife inserted one inch from the edge comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool pie on wire rack to room temperature.

MASHED MAPLE BOURBON SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the sweet potatoes on a foil lined baking sheet and roast for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until very soft to the touch. Remove from the oven and let cool 20 minutes. When cool enough to handle, peel them by hand and put the flesh in the bowl of a mixer. Using a paddle attachment, mix in the lemon zest and juice, maple syrup and brown sugar.
• Place the bourbon in a small saucepan and place over high heat. Let it come just to the boil and then tilt the pan slightly towards you to set it aflame*. Add to the potatoes along with the butter. Mix well. Add salt and pepper and transfer to a 13 by 9-inch oven-safe casserole dish. (Recipe can be made to this point up to 2 days before, refrigerated.) Sprinkle topping over potatoes and bake for 20 minutes until the top is golden brown.
• Alternatively, you may simply sprinkle the top of the casserole with a little bit of brown sugar and 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
• Mix the flour, brown sugar, salt, pepper, thyme and pecans together in a small bowl. Add the butter and work with your fingers until a crumbly mass forms.

MAPLE-BOURBON ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Place sweet potatoes in a large bowl. In microwave, melt butter; stir in remaining ingredients. Drizzle over potatoes and toss to coat., Transfer to a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Roast 40-45 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.