HARVEST SWEET POTATO PIE

Harvest Sweet Potato Pie image

Years ago, we baked pies a few days before holiday gatherings and placed them in a tall pie safe on our back porch. My father called this sweet potato pie recipe "royal pie," because he thought it was fit for a king. It's a treasured hand-me-down family recipe. -Fae Fisher, Callao, Virginia

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h

Yield 16 servings (2 pies).

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

Dough for 2 single-crust pies
4 large eggs
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
1-1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes
Whipped cream, optional

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into two 1/8-in.-thick circles; transfer to two 9-in. pie plates. Trim crusts to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plates; flute edges. Refrigerate 30 minutes., In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, sugar, butter, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, vanilla, lemon extract, nutmeg and salt; beat in sweet potatoes. Pour into crusts. Bake 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes longer. Cool completely on wire racks. If desired, serve with whipped cream. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 391 calories, Fat 18g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 88mg cholesterol, Sodium 307mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (28g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.