Sweet Potato Pie
Description
This homemade sweet potato pie is a Southern recipe that's easy to make with boiled sweet potatoes. Try it, it may just be the best you've ever tasted!
Ingredients
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1 (1 pound) sweet potato, with skin
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1 cup white sugar
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1/2 cup milk
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2 large eggs
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
Directions
1
Gather the ingredients.
2
Place whole sweet potato in pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Boil until tender when pierced with a fork, 40 to 50 minutes.
3
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove sweet potato from the pot and run under cold water. Remove and discard skin. Break sweet potato flesh apart and place in a bowl. Add butter and mix with an electric mixer until well combined.
4
Add sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla; beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth.
5
Pour filling into unbaked pie crust.
6
Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool completely before serving.