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Sweet Potato Pie Recipes


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July 17, 2019

whipped cream on piece of Purple Sweet Potato PieI'm sure many of you have had sweet potato pie. This pie is very similar but uses purple sweet potatoes. Baking the sweet potatoes in the oven (in lieu of boiling them) gives this a beautiful creamy consistency. Baking them also retains their beautiful purple colour. Purple sweet potatoes can be found in grocery stores labeled as Okinawan, Hawaiian, or purple sweet potatoes. They are packed full of potassium, B6, vitamin C, and fiber.

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I used pure maple syrup for most of the sweetness in this pie to help detract from any potato flavour without being overpowering, but you can use any sweetening element you like. Since these potatoes are sweet on their own, try adding your sweetener in small increments and tasting it before adding the raw eggs.

Prep Time: 30 minutes plus potato baking time

Cook Time: 55 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cup finely ground graham crackers
  • 4 Tbsp melted butter
  • 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 2 to 3 purple sweet potatoes (about 2 cups mashed)
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup pure maple syrup (more or less to taste)
  • 1/2 cup milk (I used cashew milk)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup rolled oats
  • 1/3 cup walnuts
  • 2 Tbsp coconut sugar or brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 Tbsp melted butter
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Steps:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 F. Wrap each potato in foil and bake for about 90 minutes. When you prick them with a fork and the flesh is super soft, they are ready.
  2. foiled potatoes to bake
     
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  3. Allow to cool a bit, then peel the skin off. Simply pinch at the skin with your thumb and index finger and it will peel right off. Set aside.
  4. baked Purple Sweet Potato
     
  5. To make the crust, melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a bowl then stir in the ground graham crackers.
  6. making pie crust
     
  7. Mix in 2 tablespoons of maple syrup.
  8. mixing pie crust
     
  9. Press this mixture into a pie dish. I used a 7" round. Pop in the fridge until ready for use.
  10. pressed pie crust
     
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  11. Preheat oven to 350 F. Mash your purple sweet potatoes until they are smooth and fluffy. I used a hand mixer on high speed. Add milk and beat until silky.
  12. Purple Sweet Potato with milk
     
  13. Beat in maple syrup a little at a time. You don't have to use 1/3 cup, that's just what was the right sweetness for me.
  14. Purple Sweet Potato with milk & maple syrup
     
  15. Stir in the cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt. Taste the mixture before you add the raw eggs.
  16. adding spices to Purple Sweet Potato pie filling
     
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  17. Lightly beat the eggs and mix in.
  18. adding egg to Purple Sweet Potato Pie filling
     
  19. Take the pie crust out the fridge and pour in the filling. Smooth it out with a spatula so it's nice and even. Pop in the oven for about 25 minutes.
  20. spreading Purple Sweet Potato Pie filling
     
  21. While the pie is in the oven, start making your streusel topping. Chop the walnuts. I like to use a mix of finely chopped nuts and larger chunks for variety.
  22. chopping walnuts
     
  23. In a bowl, mix together the oats, the nuts, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 1/2 a teaspoon of cinnamon.
  24. adding nuts to strudel ingredients
     
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  25. Pour in the 2 tablespoons of melted butter and stir well. Set aside.
  26. adding butter to strudel mix
     
  27. Pull the pie out the oven at the 25 minute baking mark, cover in the streusel topping, then bake another 30 minutes for a grand total of about 55 minutes in the oven, start to finish. Remove from oven and allow to fully cool on a rack for several hours.
  28. strudel on Sweet Potato Pie
     
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April 7, 2015

I had never tried sweet potato pie before this recipe. My husband's relatives, who are from the South, rave about it. So, it's a keeper!

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This has the same spice flavors as pumpkin pie, but it's very different. If you've never tried sweet potato pie, you should try this.

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December 1, 2010

Easy to make, using ready made crust. Great way to use left over cooked/baked sweet potato.

 
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November 19, 2009

Southern comfort food that has a smooth custard texture that fills the home with the aromatic smells of the holiday. This pie takes me back in time when I spent the holidays at my Grandparents' home.

 
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August 9, 2005

In large mixing bowl, combine flour and sugar. Add potatoes, eggs, corn syrup, nutmeg, salt, butter and evaporated milk; beat well. Pour into pastry shell and bake at 350 degrees F for 55-60 minutes.

 
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August 25, 2022

Is it OK to freeze a baked sweet potato pie?

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December 1, 2010

I would like a good sweet potato pie recipe.

 
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