Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                        === sweet potato filling ===
     1/2  pound         sweet potatoes
                        drizzle of olive oil
                        salt -- to taste
                        freshly-ground black pepper -- to taste
                        drizzle of molasses
   1      teaspoon      ground cinnamon
     1/2  teaspoon      ground ginger
     1/2  teaspoon      ground nutmeg
   3                    eggs
   1 1/2  cups          heavy cream
   1 1/2  teaspoons     vanilla
   1                    unbaked 10-inch deep-dish pie crust
                        === pecan topping ===
   1 1/2  cups          pecans
   4                    eggs -- beaten
     1/2  cup           sugar
     1/2  cup           light brown sugar
     1/4  cup           steen's 100 percent pure cane syrup
     1/4  cup           corn syrup
   1      pinch         salt
                        === garnishes ===
   1      cup           whipped sweetened cream
     1/2  cup           warm chocolate sauce
                        several fresh mint sprigs
                        shaker of powdered sugar

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Place the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper and place in the oven. Roast the sweet potatoes for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until the potatoes are fork tender. Remove the potatoes from the oven and cool. Remove the skin from the sweet potatoes. In a mixing bowl, whisk the sweet potatoes, molasses, spices, eggs, cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla together. Pour the filling into the unbaked pastry shell. Spread the pecan pieces evenly over the sweet potato filling. In a mixing bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients together. Pour the topping over the pecans. Bake for about 1 hour or until the filling and topping set. Cool for 10 minutes before slicing. Garnish with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, fresh mint sprigs, and powdered sugar.