Mini Sweet Potato Pies

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

Cute, bite-sized, mini sweet potato pies. Always a winner for the holidays and easy enough to make! Great for holiday dinner parties or sweet appetizers!

Ingredients

3/4 pound sweet potato, peeled and diced
1 (9 inch) refrigerated pie crust
3/4 cup evaporated skim milk
2 egg whites
1/4 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 cup halved cranberries

Directions

1 Gather the ingredients.
2 Place sweet potatoes in a saucepan with just enough water to cover. Bring to a boil; cook until fork-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and mash sweet potatoes with a fork or potato masher.
3 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Divide pie crust evenly into 24 pieces; form into small balls. Press crusts into the cups of two 12-cup mini muffin tins. Set aside.
4 Purée mashed sweet potatoes, evaporated milk, egg whites, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a blender or food processor until smooth. Spoon about 1 tablespoon sweet potato filling into each pie shell.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a mini pie comes out clean, about 10 minutes. Cool in the tins set on a wire rack. Garnish each mini pie with a cranberry half before serving.