U.S Recipe Sweet Potato Pie

 Sweet Potato

There's nothing like a freshly baked sweet potato pie to usher in the holiday season. The autumnal dessert just tastes like home, doesn't it? This top-rated sweet potato pie recipe, which is subtly spiced with ingredients you probably already have on hand, has been beloved by the Allrecipes community for decades.

• Prep Time:
• 15 mins
• Cook Time:
• 1 hrs 40 mins
• Total Time:
• 1 hrs 55 mins
• Servings:
• 8
• Yield:
• 1 9-inch pie

Sweet Potato Pie Ingredients

If you have fresh sweet potatoes and a few kitchen staples, you likely have everything you need to make this homemade sweet potato pie.

Sweet Potato

This recipe calls for a pound of whole sweet potatoes. Fresh produce will give you the deepest, richest flavor. If you're in a rush, you can substitute canned sweet potatoes (just be sure to drain them first).

Butter

Like so many baked goods, butter is essential to sweet potato pie. It adds moisture, flavor, and texture to the custard filling.

Sugar

Obviously, granulated sugar adds sweetness. It also helps keep the pie filling soft by locking in moisture.

Milk

Whole milk serves as the liquid base that's essential for dissolving the dry ingredients and creating a cohesive filling. It also adds creamy flavor and texture.

Eggs

Traditional sweet potato pie has a custard filling, which means the filling relies on eggs (particularly the yolks) to bind the ingredients together. Make sure to allow the eggs to come to room temperature before incorporating them into the mixture.

 

Sweet Potato Pie vs. Pumpkin Pie

Sweet potato and pumpkin pies are both autumnal desserts that are popular during the cooler months, particularly during the holiday season. has a milder flavor that's typically flavored with a lot of spices. Sweet potatoes are naturally a bit sweeter and flavorful, so sweet potato pie doesn't usually feature as many spices.

Pumpkin pie is also generally quite dense, while it's sweet potato-based counterpart is slightly more airy.

 

How to Make Sweet Potato Pie

It's easier than you think to make a bakery-worthy sweet potato pie. You'll find the full recipe below, but here's a brief overview of what you can expect:

Boil and Peel the Sweet Potatoes

Boil the whole sweet potatoes until they're tender, about 40 to 50 minutes. Use a colander to drain the sweet potatoes, then run them under cool water. Remove and discard the skins (they should easily slip off at this point).

Bake

Pour the mixture into your unbaked pie crust and bake it at 350 degrees F for about an hour, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let it cool before serving.

  

How to Store Sweet Potato Pie

Sweet Potato Pie is a Thanksgiving classic, but it can also be enjoyed year-round. This recipe will teach you how to store your pie so that it tastes as good on day one as it will on day 40!

Sweet Potato Pie is a delicious dessert that can be enjoyed year-round. This recipe will teach you how to store your pie so that it tastes as good on day one as it will on day 40! The key to storing sweet potato pie is to keep it in a cool, dark place. A refrigerator is the best option, but a pantry or cupboard will also work. Be sure to wrap the pie tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil to prevent it from drying out.

Can You Freeze Sweet Potato Pie?

Sweet potato pie is made with a yeast-based crust, mashed sweet potatoes, sugar, butter, eggs and spices. The dough can be rolled out on a floured surface and it's then covered with the filling mixture before being baked. This recipe adapted from Allrecipes.com says that you should fill the crust right to the top of the edge of the pan for best results.

 

Ingredients

• 1 (1 pound) sweet potato, with skin
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

Directions

1.   Place whole sweet potato in pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Boil until tender when pierced with a fork, 40 to 50 minutes.

2.   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

3.   Remove sweet potato from the pot and run under cold water. Remove and discard skin.

4.   Break sweet potato flesh apart and place in a bowl. Add butter and mix with an electric mixer until well combined. Add sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla; beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Pour filling into unbaked pie crust.

5.   Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes.

6.   Remove from the oven and let cool before serving.