Sweet Potato Pie

Ingredients

• 1 sweet potato , 1-pound
• 0.5 cups butter , softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cups milk
• 2 large eggs
• 0.5 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 unbaked pie crust , 9-inch

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather the ingredients.

2. 2

   Place whole sweet potato in pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Boil until tender when pierced with a fork, 40 to 50 minutes.

3. 3

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove sweet potato from the pot and run under cold water. Remove and discard skin. Break sweet potato flesh apart and place in a bowl. Add butter and mix with an electric mixer until well combined.

4. 4

   Add sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla; beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth.

5. 5

   Pour filling into unbaked pie crust.

6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool completely before serving.