A Southern Sweet Potato Pie recipe that is similar to pumpkin pie. But using the word southern is redundant since there is no Northern version. Just follow these easy directions on How to make Sweet Potato Pie.
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I had never made sweet potato pie before, and I’m not sure why not. I mean even tho I grew up in Texas and the southwest, my parents are both from the south. But I don’t remember my mom ever making or mentioning it. So since we have sweet potatoes left from Thanksgiving, I thought I would give it a try. This is an easy way on how to make sweet potato pie, the only challenging part is peeling those fresh sweet potatoes.
There is a debate between pumpkin pie lovers and sweet potato pie lovers, similar to what came first as in the chicken and the egg. Which did come first? It’s a regional answer northerners say pumpkin and southerners say sweet potatoes. So we fall back on nutrition values, pumpkins have less sugar content but sweet potatoes have more protein and fiber.
It’s very similar to a pumpkin pie but it has an amazing taste of its own. We have added these to our Thanksgiving dinner menu this year. And they may show up for Christmas. We love the thought of using fresh vs canned sweet potatoes. Just make sure and wash the sweet potatoes very well prior to peeling and a serrated potato peeler works better than a plain one. Also, a very sharp knife is needed to cube these tubers, cutting a slice off one side to make it sit even helps. And after cooking, a food processor is a necessity. I have heard of partially cooking them prior to peeling and cubing but I have never tried it.
Sweet Potato Pie
A southern recipe for sweet potato pie
Prep Time25 mins
Cook Time1 hr
Total Time1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 2 lbs sweet potatoes
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 6 eggs
- 1 12 oz can evaporated milk
- 16 pecan halves
- 2 pie crusts unbaked
Instructions
- Preheat over to 375 degrees
- Peel sweet potatoes, cube and place in a large pot. Cover the potatoes with water and cook until fork tender
- Drain sweet potatoes and process in a food processor until completely mashed
- In a large bowl, combine the mashed sweet potatoes, sugars, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Add eggs and lightly beat them with a fork until incorporated into sweet potato mixture. Add the evaporated milk and mix well.
- Pour into prepared pie shells and cover both with a tent of aluminum foil, bake for 50-60 minutes, removing foil for the last 10-15 minutes to brown crust.
- Pies will be done when a knife, inserted off-center comes out clean.
- While the pies are still hot, place pecan halves in a decorative manner on top of pies
If you enjoyed this Southern Sweet Potato Pie then:
Cranberry Walnut Salad
Bourbon Pecan Pie
Corn Casserole
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Michelle Nahom
December 8, 2014 at 11:36 pmI would never have thought to make a pie out of sweet potatoes. I think I still have a bunch left in dark storage from our CSA. I might have to try this! It looks delicious!
Melissa Bo
December 11, 2014 at 3:34 amThis sounds delicious! =) Pinned!
Jamie Sherman
November 17, 2015 at 10:08 pmI haven't had sweet potato pie in forever!! This sounds sooo good!