Homemade Sweet Potato Pie
This sweet and spicy Homemade Sweet Potato Pie is a creamy and delicious version of this classic Southern Pie recipe.
If you are from the south you have Sweet Potato Pie instead of Pumpkin Pie. We are from California, we have always had Pumpkin Pie. In fact, we had never tasted one until a few years ago. Ummm … we might have been doing holiday pies wrong all these years. We have to say that Homemade Sweet Potato Pie might taste a smidge bit better than Pumpkin Pie. And we LOVE Pumpkin Pie. This is the Sweet Potato Pie recipe we make now … we hope you enjoy it as much as our family does.
How to cook the Sweet Potatoes
Step 1: Wash and peel 3-4 Sweet Potatoes.
Step 2: Chop into equal-sized pieces.
Step 3: Add to a medium-sized pan, cover the sweet potatoes with water and boil until you can pierce them easily with a knife.
Step 4: Drain the potatoes and place them in a bowl.
Step 5: Mash the potatoes with a fork or a potato masher.
Step 6: Whip the potatoes with a mixer to breakdown the Sweet Potato fibers. (This process can take 3-5 minutes.)
Preparing the Pie Crust
Step 7: When you are ready to bake the pie, prepare the pie dough for a 9″ Single Crust pie pan. You can find our Homemade Pie Crust Recipe here.
Step 8: Crimp the edges of the pie crust and lightly brush the inside of the pie crust with an Egg White wash. (This will act as a barrier between the pie filling and the pie crust and help avoid a “soggy bottom.”)
Preparing the Pie Filing
Step 9: Add the Sweet Potatoes, Brown Sugar, and Spices to a mixing bowl and mix until combined.
Step 10: Add the Eggs, Evaporated Milk, and Vanilla to the bowl.
Step 11: Mix until thoroughly combined.
Step 12: Pour the pie filling into the pie crust.
Baking Instructions
Step 13: Place the pie crust on a baking sheet. Add a Pie Shield to protect the edges of the pie crust if you have one. Bake in an oven pre-heated to 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
Step 14: Cool before serving.
Expert Tips and FAQ’s
We like to use fresh Garnet Yams which are actually Sweet Potatoes. They are purple on the outside and orange on the inside. 2 Medium-Large Sweet Potatoes yield approximately 2 cups of cooked and mashed sweet potato. You definitely can used Canned Sweet Potatoes in this recipe, but you should still whip them with the mixer to break down the fibers.
You should store your left-over pie in the refrigerator. It will be good for 4-5 days.
The pie is done when the sweet potato filling is no longer wobbly around the edge of the pie (about 2″ around the edge) but is still slightly wobbly in the center of the pie. The pie will continue baking after you remove it from the oven and a cracked sweet potato pie is an over-baked sweet potato pie!
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Homemade Sweet Potato Pie
This sweet and spicy Homemade Sweet Potato Pie is a creamy and delicious version of this classic Southern Pie recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Sweet Potatoes (cooked and mashed)
- 1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar (firmly packed)
- 1 cup Evaporated Milk
- 3 large Eggs
- 3 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- Pie Crust (single batch)
Instructions
To Cook Sweet Potatoes
- Wash and peel 3-4 Sweet Potatoes.
- Chop into equal-sized pieces.
- Add to a medium-sized pan, cover the sweet potatoes with water and boil until you can pierce them easily with a knife.
- Drain the potatoes.
- Mash the potatoes with a fork or a potato masher.
- Whip the potatoes with a mixer to breakdown the Sweet Potato fibers. This process can take 3-5 minutes.
Pie Filling
- Add the Sweet Potatoes, Brown Sugar, and Spices to a mixing bowl and mix until combined.
- Add the Eggs, Evaporated Milk, and Vanilla to the bowl.
- Mix until thoroughly combined.
- Pour the pie filling into a single pie crust.
- Place the pie crust on a baking sheet. Add a Pie Shield to protect the edges of the pie crust if you have one.
- Bake in an oven pre-heated to 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
- Cool before serving.
Notes
What Type of Sweet Potato and How Many will you need?
We like to use fresh Garnet Yams which are actually Sweet Potatoes. They are purple on the outside and orange on the inside. 2 Medium-Large Sweet Potatoes yield approximately 2 cups of cooked and mashed sweet potato. You definitely can used Canned Sweet Potatoes in this recipe, but you should still whip them with the mixer to break down the fibers.
Storing Tips
You should store your left-over pie in the refrigerator. It will be good for 4-5 days.
How do you know when the pie is done?
The pie is done when the sweet potato filling is no longer wobbly around the edge of the pie (about 2″ around the edge) but is still slightly wobbly in the center of the pie. The pie will continue baking after you remove it from the oven and a cracked sweet potato pie is an over-baked sweet potato pie!
Did you Make this Recipe? Leave a review below, then snap a picture and tag @twosisterscrafting on Instagram so we can see it!
