Ingredients:

• 1 unbaked 9-inch piecrust

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 375ºF. Prick bottom and sides of piecrust with a fork and bake for 7 to 8 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sweet potato, mashed
• 1 cup milk
• 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• pinch of nutmeg
• pinch of ground cloves
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup of dried cranberries, reconstituted and drained

Preparation:
Whisk sweet potato, milk, brown sugar, flour, salt, vanilla, and spices until blended. Add eggs one at a time and mix together. Add cranberries and pour into prepared crust.

Bake for 40 minutes, shielding with aluminum foil the last 15 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation:
Combine pecans, 1/2 cup brown sugar, corn syrup, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Sprinkle over pie. Bake 10 to 15 more minutes or until set. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Makes 1 (9-inch) pie.