Simple Sweet Potato Pie

Simple Sweet Potato Pie

If you like a basic simple recipe for Sweet Potato pie, then this is the one.  Not too many spices, nuts, brown sugar, etc. This is just your basic sweet potato pie like the one our Mom’s used to make. You can use canned sweet potatoes but baking 2 or three in the oven and then puree them in the blender or food processor and you will definitely taste the difference.    

Simple Sweet Potato Pie

1 1/2 cups canned sweet potatoes 

3/4 cup sugar 

2 large eggs 

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, softened 

1/4 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 

Pinch salt 

1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell, homemade or store-bought

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the sweet potatoes and 1/2 cup of the sugar, as well as the eggs, butter, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Beat until thoroughly blended and smooth. 

Pour the mixture into the pie shell and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Allow the pie to stand for 15 minutes before baking to allow the sugar to melt.

Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool before serving. Top with whipped cream!  YUM.

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