Sweet Potato Pie. For this lovely pie, sweet potatoes are boiled, peeled and mashed together with butter, sugar, milk and eggs, then seasoned with nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Sweet potato pie is a traditional dessert, originating in the Southern United States. It is often served during the American holiday season, especially at Thanksgiving and Christmas in place of pumpkin pie, which is more traditional in other regions of the United States. Sweet Potato Pie

You can have Sweet Potato Pie using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Sweet Potato Pie
  1. You need 1 lb of sweet potatoes.
  2. Prepare 1/2 cup of butter, softened.
  3. It’s 1/2 cup of sugar.
  4. You need 1/2 cup of brown sugar.
  5. It’s 1/2 cup of milk.
  6. You need 2 of eggs.
  7. Prepare 1/2 tsp of nutmeg.
  8. You need 1/2 tsp of cinnamon.
  9. It’s 1 tsp of vanilla.
  10. Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt.
  11. It’s 1 tbsp of flour.

While most dessert pack empty calories, this dessert is made with healthy sweet potatoes, which are high in beta-carotene and. A sweet potato pie to accompany your sweet potato casserole at Thanksgiving. Many sweet potato pie recipes call for boiling the sweet potatoes on the stovetop until tender, but I believe that the best sweet potato pie is made from baked sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are sweeter than pumpkins, and though the pies are usually made in the same way with eggs, cream or evaporated milk, and pie spices, sweet potato pie tends to be lighter, airier, and.

Sweet Potato Pie instructions

  1. Wash the potatoes and cut into quarters. Leave the skin on and steam for 30 minutes. Check with fork and be sure they are cooked..

  2. Take the skin off and mix the potatoes and butter till well blended..

  3. Add in the rest of the ingredients and beat till smooth..

  4. Pour into an unbaked pie shell and bake for 55-60 mins at 350..

This homemade sweet potato pie is sweetened solely with dark brown sugar and flavored with warm fall spices. It sits atop a buttery homemade pie crust. Why not bake a sweet potato pie instead? This recipe will show you how to make a simple pie crust and a filling for sweet potato pie. Your family will love the change.