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A sweet potato pie with a golden-brown crust and smooth filling sits in a white fluted pie dish. A slice has been cut and slightly separated from the rest of the pie. There are plates, forks, and a pie server in the background. A beige cloth is underneath the pie dish.
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Southern Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

Easy recipe for sweet potato pie with sweetened condensed milk. How to make Grandmas Southern Old Fashioned dessert from scratch or with canned yams.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pie, sweet potato, sweetened condensed milk
Servings: 8
Author: Justine

Equipment

  • 1 pie pan 9 inch size
  • 1 Bowl

Ingredients

  • 2 c sweet potatoes or drained large can of yams, tender and mashed
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk 14 oz.
  • 1/2 c butter softened
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp cloves ground
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 pie crust deep dish style, refrigerated or make homemade

Instructions

  • ** You will want to start off with leftover tender sweet potatoes or you can first make Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes
  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Lay refrigerated or homemade pie crust inside a lightly sprayed 9 inch pie pan. Place a piece of parchment paper on top with weighted pie weights or beans so it doesn't puff up. Set on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Remove paper and weights, bake for an additional 2 minutes. Remove.
  • Lower oven temperature to 350F. In a bowl mix together mashed potatoes with room temp. butter until smooth, then add other ingredients, mix with mixer until smooth. Cover edges of pie crust with a bit of aluminum foil so it doesn't burn.
  • Pour filling into pie crust, leave on baking sheet so it sits flat on the rack. Set rack to the middle of the oven and bake for 30 minutes, then remove aluminum foil on crust and continue baking an additional 10-15 minutes or until middle is set and crust is lightly browned.
  • Remove and transfer to a cooling rack until completely cooled so it firms up. Slice when cooled with whipped cream on top.

Nutrition

Serving: 2oz | Calories: 405kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 348mg | Potassium: 338mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 5264IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 167mg | Iron: 1mg