Easy Sweet Potato Pie
Easy Sweet Potato Pie is an old-fashioned southern classic. It's a rich and flavorful custard pie recipe that is so simple to make- just like grandmas. It's a perfect Thanksgiving Pie!
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb Sweet Potatoes cooked
- ½ cup Butter room temperature
- ½ cup Sugar
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- ½ cup Milk
- 2 large Eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- ½ tsp Nutmeg
- pinch Ground Cloves
- 1 unbaked Pie Crust
Instructions
If your sweet potatoes are not cooked:
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Wrap them in foil and bake until soft (about 45 minutes)
- Remove and allow to cool completely.
- Remove foil and skin.
Pie
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a large bowl, beat sweet potatoes until broken up.
- Add butter and beat until smooth.
- Beat in the eggs.
- Add in sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Beat until blended.
- beat in the milk.
- Pour filing into unbaked piecrust.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Notes
- Choose good looking sweet potatoes that are firm and speckle free.
- Allow your baked sweet potatoes to cool before making the custard mixture.
- Use evaporated milk, it has the lowest fat content.
- Bake your pie until the center is just slightly jiggly.
Nutrition
Calories: 377kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 235mg | Potassium: 275mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 8484IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1mg