Southern Sweet Potato Pie
Southern Sweet Potato Pie is a classic dessert that is the perfect addition to holiday dinners such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. An easy recipe that anyone can make!
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust unbaked
- 2 medium sweet potatoes about 1 1/2 pounds
- 1/3 cup softened butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon finely ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Peel and dice sweet potatoes. Add to a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 15 minutes.
- Drain and mash and set aside to cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, prepare crust, roll out and press into pie plate.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Add smashed sweet potatoes to a mixing bowl. Add softened butter, sugar, eggs, cream, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper and salt.
- Mix together until creamy.
- Pour into prepared pie crust.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted into center comes out clean.
- Set aside to cool. Refrigerated until ready to serve. Can be served chilled or at room temperature.