Best Grandmas Sweet Potato Pie Recipes

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GRANDMA'S SWEET POTATO PIE



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Delicious, spicy, and sweet. This is Grandma's famous Southern sweet potato pie recipe that has always kept our family going down South for each and every holiday! Enjoy with ice cream of whipped topping.

Provided by TJohnson

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Sweet Potato Pie Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 15

3 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
½ orange, peel cut into thin strips
1 pastry for a 9-inch pie crust
2 eggs
1 tablespoon pineapple juice
1 tablespoon salted butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground ginger
1 pinch ground cloves
1 pinch salt
1 cup white sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream

Steps:

  • Place sweet potatoes and orange peel into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until soft, about 10 minutes. Drain well and let cool. Discard orange peel.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 9-inch pie plate with pie crust.
  • Mash cooled sweet potatoes with a potato masher or fork. Mix in eggs until well blended. Add pineapple juice, butter, and vanilla extract; mix until combined. Mix in flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and salt. Mix in sugar until dissolved. Blend in heavy cream using a whisk.
  • Pour sweet potato mixture into the pie crust.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Place on a cloth on a table or window sill to cool down.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 499.5 calories, Carbohydrate 72.2 g, Cholesterol 91.1 mg, Fat 21.4 g, Fiber 6.3 g, Protein 6.4 g, SaturatedFat 10.1 g, Sodium 269.5 mg, Sugar 32.6 g

MOM'S SWEET POTATO PIE



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Here in the South, sweet potato pie is a staple among many despite 100's of variations. This is the recipe that both my mom and grandma have used for years. Even my picky husband marks this as his favorite pie!

Provided by Faith N

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Sweet Potato Pie Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 pastry for a 9-inch double crust pie
4 cups peeled chopped sweet potatoes
1 ½ cups white sugar
3 eggs
⅓ cup milk
¼ cup margarine
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon lemon extract
⅓ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground allspice

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Press the pie pastries into two 9-inch pie dishes.
  • Place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain potatoes and let cool.
  • Beat potatoes, sugar, eggs, milk, margarine, vanilla extract, lemon extract, cloves, and allspice together in a bowl until smooth; pour into the prepared crusts.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until pies are set in the middle, 40 to 60 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 256.9 calories, Carbohydrate 36.1 g, Cholesterol 35.3 mg, Fat 11.3 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 183.4 mg, Sugar 20.5 g

GRANDMA'S OLD FASHION SWEET POTATO PIE



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Make and share this Grandma's Old Fashion Sweet Potato Pie recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Uniquepeebles

Categories     Pie

Time 2h15m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 medium sweet potatoes
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
3 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/2 cup butter
1 pinch salt
3 tablespoons of jell-o instant pudding mix
3/4 of can evaporated milk (1 cup)
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 store bought pie crust

Steps:

  • Bake the sweet potatoes in the oven until done; let them cool.
  • Mash the potatoes with the butter; add the sugars and the eggs, stir.
  • Add the pudding mix, stir up real good.
  • Add the pinch of salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
  • Add the milk and stir up real good.
  • Pour the mixture in the pie crust.
  • Put the pie in the oven at 350°F Bake 45 minutes or 1 hour.

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