Best Mamas Arkansas Sweet Potato Pies Recipes

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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

OLD-FASHIONED SWEET POTATO PIE



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This is a down home fresh sweet potato pie. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as my family.

Provided by Lisa H.

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Sweet Potato Pie Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon salt
1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • In a medium bowl, mix the sweet potatoes, eggs, evaporated milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Pour into the pie crust.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes, or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Top with whipped topping or serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 252.3 calories, Carbohydrate 29.7 g, Cholesterol 78.9 mg, Fat 11.9 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 400.2 mg, Sugar 7.8 g

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

WORLD'S BEST SWEET POTATO PIE



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Being from the South, we love our sweet potato pie. While many use many different ingredients to make their sweet potato pie this one stands out for its simplicity and goodness. This recipe was passed down to me from my best friend's mother who would cook the absolutely best sweet potato pies. After asking many times she finally wrote it down for me. Prepare yourself for the world's best sweet potato pie. Enjoy with whipped cream.

Provided by Lewis

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Sweet Potato Pie Recipes

Time 3h

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 large sweet potatoes
1 cup butter (such as Land O'Lakes®), melted
5 eggs, beaten
1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk (such as PET®)
1 cup white sugar, or to taste
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon lemon juice
3 pie shells, thawed

Steps:

  • Place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 40 to 50 minutes. Drain water, peel sweet potatoes, and mash in a bowl.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  • Mix butter and eggs together in a bowl until smooth; stir into mashed sweet potatoes. Mix milk, sugar, flour, vanilla extract, nutmeg, baking powder, and lemon juice into sweet potato mixture; pour into the 3 pie shells.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue to bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a pie comes out clean, about 40 minutes more. Cool pies for 15 to 30 minutes before refrigerating to cool completely, 1 to 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 300.7 calories, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 63.7 mg, Fat 17.4 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 4.8 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 244 mg, Sugar 12.4 g

MY MAMA'S SWEET POTATO PIE



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This is the recipe my mother gave me for her delicious sweet potato pie. Because it is a "Mama" recipe, the measures are approximate and vary based on your taste and the natural sweetness and moisture of the sweetpotatoes

Provided by Chelley-Chelle

Categories     Pie

Time 1h

Yield 2-3 pies, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 medium sweet potatoes
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups white sugar
4 -6 eggs
1 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pinch salt
3 frozen pie crusts or 2 frozen deep dish pie shells, thawed

Steps:

  • preheat oven to 350.
  • dock thawed crust with a fork all over, bake for 10 minutes or until golden, set aside.
  • Boil or bake potatoes until soft.
  • peel potatoes while still warm and whip with a hand mixer to remove the strings.
  • add butter, then mix.
  • add sugar next.
  • then add remaining ingredients.
  • taste for sweetness.
  • and pour into crusts.
  • bake for 20-30 minutes or until set.

MAMA'S FAMOUS SWEET POTATO PIE



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Make and share this Mama's Famous Sweet Potato Pie recipe from Food.com.

Provided by PsychRN

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 2 pies, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1 cup melted butter
2 cups sugar
2 (12 ounce) cans evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons lemon juice
4 egg yolks

Steps:

  • Puree all ingredients in a blender.
  • I have to do this in 2 batches to fit all the ingredients.
  • Pour each batch into a large container with a pouring spout (I use a plastic juice pitcher).
  • Pour filling into a uncooked pie crust.(This recipe will make 2 deep dish pies).
  • Bake in a 350 degree oven that has been preheated for approximately 1 hour.
  • I cover the edges of the crust with foil to prevent over browning. I remove it after 30 minutes and rotate the pies so they cook evenly.
  • Allow to cool completely before slicing. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 302, Fat 15.9, SaturatedFat 9.7, Cholesterol 84.3, Sodium 329.1, Carbohydrate 37.1, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 27.5, Protein 4.2

JO MAMA'S SWEET POTATO PIE



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I have been on a quest to find the best (at least my family's favorite) sweet potato pie. This has been the reigning champion to all since 1992. At Thanksgiving, I cook it and a new contender each year. I am adding strong contenders to my cookbook as well.

Provided by SharleneW

Categories     Pie

Time 1h45m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 cups mashed, cooked sweet potatoes
1/2 cup butter, softened
4 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar or 1 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 dash cinnamon
1/2 cup milk
1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust

Steps:

  • Blend sweet potatoes with butter.
  • Add eggs, sugar, nutmeg, vanilla and cinnamon; stir in milk.
  • Turn into pastry shell and bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

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