Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie
"I forgot where I got this recipe. But it is a melt-in-your-mouth pie!"
photo by CandyTX
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 2 cups peeled cooked sweet potatoes
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
- 1⁄4 cup melted butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 -2 tablespoon Bourbon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup milk
- 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shells
- 3 egg whites
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- For the filling, using an electric hand mixer, combine the potatoes, 1 cup of the sugar, the butter, eggs, vanilla, salt, and spices. Mix thoroughly.
- Add the milk and continue to mix.
- Pour the filling into the pie crust and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Place the pie on a rack and cool to room temperature before covering with meringue.
- For the meringue, using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form;.
- Beat in the remaining 1/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Continue beating until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is glossy and stiff, but not dry.
- With a rubber spatula, spoon the meringue onto the pie, forming peaks. Make sure the meringue touches the crust all around. Sprinkle with a pinch of granulated sugar. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until delicately browned. Cool and serve.
Questions & Replies
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Can I leave out the cinnamon and not have an issue? Is there a substitute?
Reviews
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This is an awesome recipe. I have been making sweet potato pies for years but this year they came out the best! -
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This is Paula Deen's recipe -
This is a great sweet potato pie! I made it because we can't find pumpkin anywhere right now, and it was a hit. Regarding the other review, I wouldn't recommend adding flour...it becomes less runny when it cooks, just like pumpkin pie. I roasted the potatoes (in case maybe she boiled them? maybe that was the difference?) Anyway, I thought it was great, and I've made countless pumpkin pies. This one is a very good substitute. -
I think that this recipe is missing an ingredient. When I mixed everything up, it was VERY watery/thin, really really thin. I saved it by adding a scoop of flour and some more sugar, but it wasn't quite "right". Something is definitely missing though as-is. The taste though was wonderful and all that spice made it smell amazing. The saved version with the flour tasted pretty good :)
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