Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray an 8x8 inch baking dish with baking spray.
Peel sweet potatoes and cut into 1 inch chunks.
Add the sweet potatoes to a large pot in a steamer basket over 2 inches of water.
Cover and steam for 20 minutes.
Remove the steamer basket and let sweet potatoes cool for 5 minutes and discard cooking water.
Add the potatoes back into the emptied pot.
In a medium bowl whisk together the honey, egg, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt.
Using an immersion blender or a potato masher, mix and mash the sweet potatoes and honey egg mixture ingredients together well.
Add the sweet potato mixture to the baking dish evenly.
In a small bowl stir together the brown sugar and pecans.
Sprinkle it over the mixture.
Bake, uncovered, for 40-45 minutes.