Just the thought of a pie has our mouths filled up with fluids of anticipation. So, it’s only apprehensible that in most European and American countries, it is a common tradition to have a pie as a dessert after the dinner. Among the varieties of pies made up of as many different ingredients as you can think of; there’s this precious little pie made up of sweet potato that doesn’t only tastes exquisitely delicious but is also ranked highly on nutritional quotient with of course, sweet potato as its main ingredient. In the southern states of America, it is a traditional side dish and is also served as a holiday pie around the holiday season, especially around Thanksgiving. Apart from sweet potato, common ingredients like sugar, milk, and eggs; other ingredients like vanilla, chocolate, banana extract etc. are added (according to one’s preference) along with many nuts. What’s more, it’s yum and easy to make. Whether it’s the holiday season coming up, the guests showing up unannounced, or taste buds yearning for a change; sweet potato pie is your perfect call. Here are a few recipes to help you get started.
How To Make Sweet Potato Pie
Sweet Potato Pie
Ingredients
Procedure
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Preheat the oven to 350°F.
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In a medium pan, add water and put in chopped sweet potatoes. Bring to boil and cook for 10 minutes with a lid on.
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In a mixer, add the boiled sweet potatoes and pour in cream. Beat until the potatoes are no more, and just a thick paste is left of them. Beat until the mixture is fluffy.
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In a different bowl, mix brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and tomato soup together and beat for few minutes. Now pour in the sweet potato paste and beat some more.
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Pour this mixture into the unbaked pie crust and place the crust on the baking sheet and bake for 1 hour. Cool at room temperature and serve!
Cinnamon Streusel Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
Ingredients
For Filling
For Streusel
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¼ cup Brown Sugar
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2 tbsp All-Purpose Flour
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2 tbsp Butter
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¼ tbsp ground Cinnamon
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¼ cup chopped Pecans
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¼ cup chopped Walnuts
Procedure
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Place a cookie sheet inside the oven and preheat to 425°F.
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In a medium pan, add water and put in chopped sweet potatoes. Bring to boil and cook for 10 minutes with a lid on.
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In a mixer, add the boiled sweet potatoes and pour in evaporated milk. Beat until the potatoes have been turned into a thick fluffy mixture.
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In a different bowl, mix brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and corn syrup together and beat for few minutes. Now pour in the sweet potato paste and beat some more.
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Pour this mixture into the deep dish pie crust and bake for 30 minutes at 350°F.
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Meanwhile, add the streusel ingredients into another bowl and mix them well. Now take the deep dish out of the oven and carefully spread this streusel mixture on top of it. Bake for another 20 minutes or so until the streusel is completely brown.
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Cool at room temperature for about 3 hours.
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Serve!
Double Decker Sweet Potato Pecan Pie Recipe
Ingredients
For Sweet Potato Filling
For Pecan Filling
Procedure
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Preheat the oven to 350°F.
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In a bowl, mix all the ingredients for the sweet potato filling and beat until the mixture is fluffy and smooth. Set aside for later use.
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In another bowl, add the eggs, granulated sugar, salt, corn syrup, and canola oil. Mix them together until they’re well combined.
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Now add pecans and vanilla extract and mix well.
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Pour the sweet potato filling into the unbaked crust and spread it evenly. Now carefully pour the pecan filling on top. Place the crust inside the oven and bake for good one hour.
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Cool at room temperature and serve!
Sky is the limit when it comes to experimenting with different ingredients while keeping the base ingredient same. These were few of the recipes for sweet potato pie to give you a head start. Rest is up to your culinary skills. Pie Pie (bye bye)!