This healthier version of the original recipe uses a whole wheat crust and less sugar. And it tastes wonderful! Friends and family might still say this is the best sweet potato pie they have ever had!
Ingredients
- 1 , 1 pound
- 0.5 cups butter , softened
- 0.5 cups white sugar
- 1 cup low-fat milk
- 2 eggs
- 0.5 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 , 9 inch
Instructions
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1
Boil sweet potato whole in skin in a small pot until done, 40 to 50 minutes. Drain, cool sweet potato with cold water, and remove skin.
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2
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Break sweet potato apart in a large bowl. Mix in butter and beat well with an electric mixer. Beat in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla extract on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Pour filling into unbaked pie crust.
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3
Bake in preheated oven until knife inserted in center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Pie will puff up like a souffle, then sink down as it cools.
Nutrition Facts
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