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| Sweet Potato Pie |
Have mercy, this pie was good! Sweetie-Pie and I ate this at all three meals, it was so good. If you had ever told us several years back we'd be eating and loving a sweet potato pie, your remarks would have been met with scoffs and firm denials.
I made one a couple of years back because of all the hoopla over sweet potato pie, and we were not wowed. We are pumpkin pie eaters, and as far as we're concerned there is only one recipe for pumpkin pie and coincidentally both our mothers and grandmothers used the same recipe which was on the back of a New England product called One Pie. Don't be trying to trick us into eating that other national favorite; we know pumpkin pie.
Anyway, back to sweet potato pie. So I tried a recipe a couple of years back, and it had similar ingredients to our favorite pumpkin pie recipe so I was sure we'd love it. It was okay in our estimation, but it just didn't work. Well, no kidding, right? Sweet potatoes are their own vegetable. By chance I came upon this recipe, hemmed and hawed about it, questioned whether or not there was enough spices and what not. I mean, it seemed so plain and simple. How could it possibly be good.
Well, that's the beauty of this pie. The spices and sugars enhance, elevate the sweet potatoes to a heavenly pie that don't try to run over or compete with the natural goodness of the sweet potato. I can't recommend this pie enough.
SWEET POTATO PIE
2 eggs
Cooked, mashed potatoes to equal 2 cups
1 1/4 cups evaporated milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoons vanilla
4 oz melted butter
One 9-inch unbaked, refrigerated (or frozen and thawed or your favorite homemade) pie shell
Prep time: 10 minutes
Baking time: 55 minutes
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs. Add the mashed sweet potatoes, evaporated milk, butter , vanilla, both sugars, cinnamon, and salt. Beat to combine, 1 to 2 minutes.
Pour the mixture into the pie shell. Bake in the center of the oven for about 55 minutes, until filling is set.
I made one a couple of years back because of all the hoopla over sweet potato pie, and we were not wowed. We are pumpkin pie eaters, and as far as we're concerned there is only one recipe for pumpkin pie and coincidentally both our mothers and grandmothers used the same recipe which was on the back of a New England product called One Pie. Don't be trying to trick us into eating that other national favorite; we know pumpkin pie.
Anyway, back to sweet potato pie. So I tried a recipe a couple of years back, and it had similar ingredients to our favorite pumpkin pie recipe so I was sure we'd love it. It was okay in our estimation, but it just didn't work. Well, no kidding, right? Sweet potatoes are their own vegetable. By chance I came upon this recipe, hemmed and hawed about it, questioned whether or not there was enough spices and what not. I mean, it seemed so plain and simple. How could it possibly be good.
Well, that's the beauty of this pie. The spices and sugars enhance, elevate the sweet potatoes to a heavenly pie that don't try to run over or compete with the natural goodness of the sweet potato. I can't recommend this pie enough.
SWEET POTATO PIE
2 eggs
Cooked, mashed potatoes to equal 2 cups
1 1/4 cups evaporated milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoons vanilla
4 oz melted butter
One 9-inch unbaked, refrigerated (or frozen and thawed or your favorite homemade) pie shell
Prep time: 10 minutes
Baking time: 55 minutes
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs. Add the mashed sweet potatoes, evaporated milk, butter , vanilla, both sugars, cinnamon, and salt. Beat to combine, 1 to 2 minutes.
Pour the mixture into the pie shell. Bake in the center of the oven for about 55 minutes, until filling is set.
Can you believe I have 'never ever' made sweet potato pie?? It sure looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteI was never a fan of sweet potato pie, growing up with pumpkin pie from early childhood. I tried this recipe on a whim, and both my Sweetie Pie and I are now fans. This was good pie!
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