Pineapple Sweet Potato Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 9 inch pie shell, unbaked
• 2 cups mashed, cooked sweet potatoes
• 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup half-and-half
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can sliced pineapple, , in its own juice,undrained
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon minced candied ginger

Recipe

• 1 prepare pastry shell, set aside.
• 2 combine sweet potatoes, brown sugar, half and half, egg, butter, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt, mix well.
• 3 pour into pastry shell.
• 4 bake at 425 degrees, 25 to 30 minutes, or until set in centre, cool.
• 5 drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice.
• 6 pour reserved juice into small saucepan.
• 7 add cornstarch, stir until dissolved.
• 8 cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and translucent.
• 9 stir in ginger and remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 10 cut pineapple slices in half, arrange pineapple over pie in a pinwheel pattern, spoon topping over pineapple.
• 11 garnish with whipped cream.