MY MAMA'S SWEET POTATO PIE

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



My Mama's Sweet Potato Pie image

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.

There are no comments yet!

Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »

    #60-minutes-or-less     #time-to-make     #course     #preparation     #occasion     #for-large-groups     #low-protein     #pies-and-tarts     #desserts     #easy     #holiday-event     #pies     #dietary     #thanksgiving     #low-in-something     #number-of-servings