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Classic Southern Sweet Potato Pie

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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: comfort food, holiday dessert, soul food, southern cuisine

Ingredients

  • 4 Sweet Potatoes
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 5 oz Evaporated Milk
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • ½ cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 ½ tbsp Nutmeg
  • tbsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp All Spice
  • 3 Eggs

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Peel and cube the sweet potatoes into 2 inch pieces. In a large saucepan cover sweet potatoes with water. Boil the potatoes until they are fork tender. Drain potatoes in a colander and allow to cool. 
  • Add cooled potatoes to a large mixing bowl. With a handheld or stand mixer, mix potatoes on medium speed for about 3 minutes. Lift mixer to spin off potatoes, turn off mixer and wash strings off the beaters. Repeat about 6 times or until the potato mixture is stringless. 
  • Add remaining ingredients mix on high speed until thoroughly blended and smooth. Pour sweet potato mixture into unbaked pie shell. 
  • Bake 50 minutes or until center is slightly jiggly or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If while baking edges if pie crust brown too quickly, apply pie crust shield or cover with aluminum foil.