Down-Home Sweet Potato Pie
(from redmed2000’s recipe box)
Makes two pies
Source: Penzey's
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Serves 16 people
Categories: Thanksgiving, desser, pie
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked sweet potatoes (2 medium-large)
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup sugar or 1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 15-oz can evaporated milk
- 1 egg
- Spice mix #1 - 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 tsp allspice, 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- Spice mix #2 - 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp powdered ginger, 1/4 tsp allspice, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
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Preheat oven to 375F.
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Blend the sweet potatoes until smooth.
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Add the butter and blend.
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Add the sugar or condensed milk and evaporated milk and blend well.
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Add the egg and spices (mix#1 or mix#2) and blend well.
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Pour into pre-baked pie shells (see: No Roll Pie Crust) and bake at 375F until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean — appx 45 minutes. Let cool on a rack.