Sweet Potato–Miso Pie With Chocolate-Sesame Crust

Serves: 3

Fredy Murphy

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

59

Spice

44

Sweetness

65

Sourness

36

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

White Miso

2 large

Egg Yolk

1 large

Egg

1 cup

Heavy Cream

Directions:

1

Sesame crust: Heat butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar, until butter is melted

2

Meanwhile, very finely grind sesame seeds in spice mill or with mortar and pestle

3

Pulse cookies in a food processor until finely ground

4

Pour butter mixture into food processor; add salt and ground sesame and pulse to combine

5

Using a measuring cup, press cookie mixture firmly onto bottom and up the sides of a 9" pie dish

6

Freeze until very cold, 20–25 minutes

7

Preheat oven to 350°F

8

Bake crust until firm and slightly darkened in color, 15–18 minutes

9

If crust slides down sides, gently press back up

10

Let cool

11

Heat butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar, until butter is melted

12

Meanwhile, very finely grind sesame seeds in spice mill or with mortar and pestle

13

Pulse cookies in a food processor until finely ground

14

Pour butter mixture into food processor; add salt and ground sesame and pulse to combine

15

Using a measuring cup, press cookie mixture firmly onto bottom and up the sides of a 9" pie dish

16

Freeze until very cold, 20–25 minutes

17

Preheat oven to 350°F

18

Bake crust until firm and slightly darkened in color, 15–18 minutes

19

If crust slides down sides, gently press back up

20

Let cool

21

Filling: Preheat oven to 350°F

22

Roast sweet potatoes on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet until tender, 50–60 minutes

23

Slice open lengthwise and let cool

24

Scoop out flesh from skins (you should have about 1 cup); pulse in food processor until very smooth

25

Discard skins

26

Whisk brown sugar, butter, and miso in a medium bowl until smooth

27

Add egg yolks and egg and whisk just to incorporate

28

Whisk in sweet potato purée, then cream

29

Reduce oven temperature to 300°F

30

Pour filling into crust

31

Bake pie, rotating halfway through, until filling is set (it will still wobble slightly in the very center), 50–60 minutes

32

Transfer dish to a wire rack and let pie cool before slicing, about 2 hours

33

Serve pie topped with whipped cream or scoops of vanilla ice cream

34

Preheat oven to 350°F

35

Roast sweet potatoes on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet until tender, 50–60 minutes

36

Slice open lengthwise and let cool

37

Scoop out flesh from skins (you should have about 1 cup); pulse in food processor until very smooth

38

Discard skins

39

Whisk brown sugar, butter, and miso in a medium bowl until smooth

40

Add egg yolks and egg and whisk just to incorporate

41

Whisk in sweet potato purée, then cream

42

Reduce oven temperature to 300°F

43

Pour filling into crust

44

Bake pie, rotating halfway through, until filling is set (it will still wobble slightly in the very center), 50–60 minutes

45

Transfer dish to a wire rack and let pie cool before slicing, about 2 hours

46

Serve pie topped with whipped cream or scoops of vanilla ice cream