Sweet Potato Pie
This is the pie that shows up on every Sunday table worth sitting at. You take those beautiful orange sweet potatoes, roast 'em down till they're soft as butter, then fold 'em into a custard that's creamy and warm with cinnamon and nutmeg. Bakes up golden in a flaky crust and feeds a whole family happy.
Cooking tutorial
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- 3 medium sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds)
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup heavy cream or evaporated milk
- 1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust
Instructions
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Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Wash your sweet potatoes real good under running water, poke them a few times with a fork, and bake them on a sheet for about 45 minutes until they're soft all the way through.
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Step 2: When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel off the skin — it'll come right off — and put the soft flesh in a big bowl.
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Step 3: Mash those potatoes with a fork or potato masher until you've got a smooth, creamy consistency with no lumps.
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Step 4: In another bowl, cream together your softened butter and both sugars until it's light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes of beating with a mixer or wooden spoon.
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Step 5: Beat in your eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract real good.
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Step 6: Add your mashed sweet potatoes to the butter mixture and fold it in gently until everything is combined.
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Step 7: Sprinkle in the cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and salt, and stir until those spices are mixed throughout nice and even.
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Step 8: Pour in your cream and stir until the filling is smooth and pourable, like thick pudding.
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Step 9: Pour the filling into your unbaked pie crust and smooth the top with a spoon or spatula.
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Step 10: Bake for 50 to 60 minutes until the filling is set but still has a little jiggle in the center — a knife stuck in there should come out clean or with just a few moist crumbs.
Pro Tips
- ★Don't skip the step of actually baking the sweet potatoes first — it makes them sweeter and gives you a much creamier pie than if you just boiled them.
- ★If your pie crust starts browning too fast on the edges, lay a piece of aluminum foil loosely over the top for the last 20 minutes of baking.