Description
This homemade Southern Sweet Potato Pie is decadent, creamy, and sweetened with pure cane syrup (paid link) — a true Southern version of this classic.
Ingredients
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- 3 sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced
- 1/2 cup of butter, melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup pure cane syrup (paid link)
- 3 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp nutmeg
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 8-inch pie shell, frozen
Instructions
- Peel, slice, and boil sweet potatoes for 30 minutes until softened. You can also bake them (see Notes below).
- In a large bowl, mash sweet potatoes.
- Add butter, sugar, brown sugar, pure cane syrup (paid link), eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and evaporated milk to the same bowl.
- Blend all ingredients until smooth (around 5 minutes) and place filling into frozen pie shell.
- Bake for 55 minutes at 350°F.
Notes
You can also bake your sweet potatoes instead of boiling them. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Using a fork, make a few holes on the top of the sweet potato. Place them on a baking sheet (paid link) and bake them for 1 hour.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Calories: 484
- Fat: 20.6g