This sweetest Southern sweet potato pie recipe is a unique one, given to me by my mother. It's quite sweet, with a lighter texture than your typical sweet potato pie. If you like sweet potatoes and have a sweet tooth, this one's for you!
Ingredients
- 2 sweets potatoes
- 2 cups white sugar
- 0.75 cups evaporated milk
- 0.5 cups unsalted butter , melted
- 0.25 cups dark corn syrup
- 2 eggs , lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
- 0.25 teaspoons salt
- 1 unbaked deep-dish pie crust , 9 inch
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking dish with aluminum foil.
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2
Place sweet potatoes in the prepared baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven until easily pierced with a fork and skins loosen, 30 to 45 minutes. Cool potatoes, then peel and discard skins. Transfer potato flesh to a bowl.
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3
Mash potatoes with a potato masher. Beat in sugar, evaporated milk, butter, corn syrup, eggs, flour, vanilla extract, apple pie spice, and salt with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Pour sweet potato batter into pie crust. Excess batter can be reserved for another use.
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4
Bake in the preheated oven until pie is set and crust is browned, 45 to 50 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
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