Virgil's Grilled Sweet Potato Pie

Serves 4-6

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Virgil's Grilled Sweet Potato Pie

Graham Cracker Crust:
5 tbsp Unsalted Butter (melted)
½ lb Graham Cracker Crumbs

Sweet Potato Filling:
1 ¾ lb Grilled Sweet Potatoes
3 ½ tbsp All Purpose Flour
1 ¼ cup Dark Brown Sugar
½ cup Granulated Sugar
2 tbsp Dark Molasses
½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
3 ea Whole Eggs
¼ tsp Ground Nutmeg
¼ tsp Ground Allspice
¼ tsp Ground Ginger
½ tsp Kosher Salt

Melt butter. Place crumbs in large mixing bowl. Mix in butter with hands to incorporate well. Using a 10 inch pie pan, gently press the crumb mixture along the inside and on the bottom. Use a second 10 inch pan to press crumb mixture down to firm mixture to pan. Place in a 300 degree oven for approximately 5 minutes.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Mix all the dry ingredients together. In another bowl, mix all of the wet ingredients.

Combine the wet and the dry mixtures. Add the puréed sweet potatoes to the mix and incorporate.

Pour all of the filling into the graham cracker pie shell and bake for 45 minutes at 325 degrees.

Recipe provided by: Virgil's Real Barbecue,
one of the restaurants at Atlantis

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