This sweet potato pie recipe was shared with me by a special friend in Atlanta, GA. It has long been a favorite, and everyone who tastes it says it is the best they've ever had.
Ingredients
- sweet potato, with skin: 1 piece (1 pound)
- butter: 0.5 cup (softened)
- white sugar: 1 cup
- milk: 0.5 cup
- eggs: 2 piece
- ground nutmeg: 0.5 tsp
- ground cinnamon: 0.5 tsp
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
- unbaked pie crust: 1 piece (9 inch)
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Stages of cooking
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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. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Remove sweet potato from the pot and run under cold water. Remove and discard skin.
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Break sweet potato flesh apart and place in a bowl. Add butter and mix with an electric mixer until well combined. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Add sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla; beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Pour filling into unbaked pie crust. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes.
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Remove from the oven and let cool before serving. DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
