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 cook Sweet Potato Pie using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Sweet Potato Pie
  1. You need 2 cup of sweet potatoes cooked and mashed, approx.
  2. It’s 1/4 cup of butter melted.
  3. Prepare 2/3 cups of sugar.
  4. Prepare 1/3 cup of evaporated milk.
  5. You need 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice.
  6. It’s 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla.
  7. You need pinch of salt.
  8. Prepare 9 inch of pie shell.

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 step by step

  1. Preheat oven to 180°c.

  2. In a large bowl combine prepared sweet potatoes, melted butter, sugar, evaporated milk, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and salt..

  3. Whisk until smooth (or use an electric mixer if preferred)..

  4. Pour into uncooked 9" pie crust and bake for 55-60 minutes or until set..

  5. Cool to room temperature before serving..

  6. Top with whipped cream.If the crust begins to brown too much, use a pie shield or cover with foil..

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.