Sweet Potato Pie With Marshmallow Meringue Recipe 455 Recipes

SWEET POTATO MARSHMALLOW MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with foil. Carefully poke holes in potatoes. Place on prepared baking sheet. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until tender; let cool. Halve sweet potatoes and scoop out flesh; discard skins.
• For crust: In an extra-large skillet heat hazelnut meal over medium-low 5 to 7 minutes or until toasted, stirring constantly so it doesn't burn. Turn off heat and stir in chocolate chips, coconut oil, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Continue stirring until chocolate is melted and incorporated. Press mixture onto bottom and 1 inch up sides of a 13×9-inch foil-lined pan. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until light brown. Let cool on a wire rack.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300°F and move a rack to upper third of oven. For filling: In a food processor or blender combine sweet potatoes, brown sugar, milk, eggs, vanilla, orange zest, orange juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and an additional 1/4 tsp. salt. Process just until smooth. Pour into crust.
• Bake 40 minutes or until center is set; let cool on a wire rack 1 hour. Chill at least 3 hours or overnight.
• To serve, spoon Marshmallow Meringue over pie. Use a culinary torch to brown the topping or broil about 5 inches from the heat until golden brown. Serves 12.

SWEET POTATO PIE WITH MARSHMALLOW MERINGUE

Steps:

• For the pie: Preheat oven to 350ºF.In the bowl of a stand mixer combine sweet potatoes, butter, eggs, sugars, milks and spices. Beat until well combined and creamy. Roll out pie crust into 9-inch pie pan, crimping the edges. Spread sweet potato filling into the pie mold. Bake on the lower oven rack for 45 to 50 minutes or until set. Transfer pie to cooling rack. Refrigerate pie at least 4 hours or overnight. For the meringue:Preheat oven to 400ºF. Scoop marshmallow fluff into one large bowl. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites with salt and creme of tartar until foamy. Continue beating egg whites adding sugar a little at a time until stiff glossy peaks form. Fold egg whites into marshmallow fluff 1/2 cup at a time until fully incorporated. It will be sticky at first but it will become easier as you add the egg whites to the marshmallow fluff. Mound meringue on top of the center of cold pie. Spread with the back of spatula or spoon to create peaks. Place in the heated oven for 5 minutes or until meringue is lightly brown. Place on cooling rack and let meringue cool before serving. Notes: 1. Pie can be made in advance and kept in the refrigerator. When ready, whip up the meringue and brown in the oven. 2. It is important that you use sweet potatoes that have been baked and not boiled. Using baked sweet potato mash keeps the potatoes from getting waterlogged, which can result in a mushy pie.Recipe adapted from Southern Living November 2001.

SWEET POTATO COCONUT PIE WITH MARSHMALLOW MERINGUE

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the flour, salt and ginger; cover and pulse to blend. Add butter and shortening; cover and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs., While processing, gradually add water just until moist crumbs form. Shape into a disk; wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle., Preheat oven to 425°. Roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Transfer to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute or press edges. Refrigerate until ready to fill., For filling, in a small saucepan, combine the coconut milk, brown sugar and cream cheese. Cook and stir until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl; cool 5 minutes. Whisk in the sweet potatoes, eggs, lemon juice, vanilla, salt and cinnamon. Pour into crust., Bake on lower oven rack for 10-15 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 325°; bake until set, 40-50 minutes. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before topping with meringue., For meringue, combine sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; using a pastry brush dipped in water, wash down the sides of the pan to eliminate sugar crystals. When mixture comes to a boil, stop brushing. Cook without stirring until a thermometer reads 240° (soft-ball stage)., As sugar mixture cooks, preheat broiler. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form. While beating, gradually drizzle hot sugar mixture over egg whites; continue beating until stiff glossy peaks form. , Place marshmallow creme in a separate large bowl; fold in a third of the egg white mixture, then fold in the remaining mixture. If necessary, beat again until stiff glossy peaks form., Spread meringue over pie; broil 4-6 in. from heat until slightly browned, 1-2 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

SWEET POTATO PIE WITH MARSHMALLOW MERINGUE TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Mix the graham cracker crumbs together with 1/3 cup white sugar, butter, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a mixing bowl. Spread evenly over the bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie pan.
• Bake the graham cracker crust in preheated oven until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven, and cool on a rack.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• 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 and evenly blended. Pour the sweet potato mixture into the baked graham cracker crust.
• Bake the pie in preheated oven until the center is set, about 45 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on a rack.
• To make the marshmallow meringue, place the marshmallows and milk in a pan; cook over low heat, folding mixture gently until marshmallows are half melted. Remove pan from the heat. Continue folding until marshmallows melt completely, and the mixture becomes smooth and fluffy.
• Place the egg whites in a separate mixing 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 the pie to the oven and cook until the meringue is toasted, 5 to 10 minutes.