Sweetest Southern Sweet Potato Pie

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 75 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

In this sweetest Southern sweet potato pie recipe, sweet potatoes are whipped until light and fluffy. Serve the pie warm or cold with whipped cream.

Ingredients

2 sweet potatoes
2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup dark corn syrup
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon apple pie spice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking dish with aluminum foil.
2 Place sweet potatoes in the prepared baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven until easily pierced with a fork and skins loosen, 30 to 45 minutes. Cool potatoes, then peel and discard skins. Transfer potato flesh to a bowl.
3 Mash potatoes with a potato masher. Beat in sugar, evaporated milk, butter, corn syrup, eggs, flour, vanilla extract, apple pie spice, and salt with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Pour sweet potato batter into pie crust. Excess batter can be reserved for another use.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until pie is set and crust is browned, 45 to 50 minutes.