This Sweet Potato Pie is easy to make and a wonderful addition to any holiday gathering!
If you love this pie you may want to try out Maple Pecan Pumpkin Pie. It’s a combination of a pecan pie and a pumpkin pie and it’s delicious.
Table of contents
- ❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
- 🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
- 🍽️HOW TO MAKE
- ⭐TIP
- ❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- 💕MORE POPULAR RECIPES TO ENJOY
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
This pie is made with a fresh sweet potato but you can use canned. It’s so easy to put together and the spices with the sweet potato are delicious. We also make our own pie crust but you can always use a store-bought one to save time.
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
- Sweet potatoes, mashed (You can use canned or fresh)
- Butter
- Eggs
- Evaporated milk
- White sugar
- Brown sugar
- Ground cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Ground cloves
- Ginger
- Vanilla
- All-purpose flour
- 9 inch pie shell
SWAPS
You can easily change out the spices in this pie to your liking. If you are not a fan of nutmeg you can easily leave it out.
🍽️HOW TO MAKE
This sweet potato pie is easy to make, if you are using fresh sweet potatoes, the longest part will be cooking your potatoes.
COOKING STEPS
Step 1
1 (1lb.) sweet potato equals 1 cup of mashed sweet potatoes if you decide to not use canned sweet potatoes. The above pie was made by boiling a 1 lb. sweet potato for about 40 minutes until cooked. Then, immediately put under cold water to stop the cooking process, peel and mash for pie.
Step 2
Mash sweet potatoes in a large bowl and mix with butter, eggs, sugars, and milk using a mixer.
Step 3
Add spices, vanilla, flour and continue mixing. Pour into an unbaked pie shell and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 50 to 55 minutes until knife inserted into the pie comes out clean.
⭐TIP
1 (1lb.) sweet potato equals 1 cup of mashed sweet potatoes if you decide to not use canned sweet potatoes.
RECIPE VARIATIONS
This pie is a wonderful addition to any Thanksgiving dessert table and if you want to check out some more, this list of Thanksgiving Desserts is always a good place to start. With our Bourbon Pumpkin Cake, Sweet Chocolate Pie, you will find many more you will love.
SERVE THIS WITH
We love this pie topped with ice cream or whipped cream. Both are delicious!
❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Why does the pie have a different look on the top?
We didnt’ go over with a spatula to make it smooth, because we actually like this look and it still taste great.
We don’t like nutmeg, can I leave it out?
Yes, you can.
STORING AND REHEATING
We store this in a pie container in a cool place and we just reheat a slice in the microwave if we want it warmed up.
💕MORE POPULAR RECIPES TO ENJOY
Old Fashioned Oatmeal Pie
This old fashioned classic is one your family will love!
Toasted Pecan Pie
This is a great twist on a classic! If you love pecans and coconut this is a winner!
Atlantic Beach Pie
This is a very unique pie that is delicious! Lemon and Lime and so good!
SERVING SIZE
This will make 6-8 slices depending on how you cut the pie.
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Sweet Potato Pie
This Sweet Potato Pie is easy to make, can be made with canned sweet potatoes or fresh and always a great addition to any holiday gathering.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 55 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Cuisine American, southern
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
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- 1 cup sweet potatoes mashed (You can use canned or fresh)
- 1 stick butter softened
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 unbaked 9 inch pie shell
Instructions
Mash sweet potatoes in a large bowl and mix with butter, eggs, sugars, and milk using a mixer
Add spices, vanilla, flour and continue mixing. Pour into an unbaked pie shell and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 50 to 55 minutes until knife inserted into the pie comes out clean.
Notes
1 (1lb.) sweet potato equals 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes if you decide to not use canned sweet potatoes. The above pie was made with boiling a 1 lb. sweet potato for about 40 minutes until cooked. Then immediately put under cold water to stop the cooking process, peel and mash for pie. You can make your crust or use a bought one.
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