Here’s a classic Southern Sweet Potato Pie — creamy, warmly spiced, and perfect for dessert or holidays 🍠🥧
Southern Sweet Potato Pie
Ingredients
Crust (9-inch pie)
- 1 9-inch pie crust (homemade or store-bought)
Filling
- 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes (about 2–3 medium sweet potatoes, baked or boiled)
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Place pie crust in a 9-inch pie pan. - Prepare sweet potatoes
- Bake or boil until tender.
- Mash until smooth (no lumps).
- Make filling
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars until creamy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well.
- Stir in milk, vanilla, and spices.
- Fold in mashed sweet potatoes until smooth.
- Assemble & bake
- Pour filling into prepared pie crust.
- Smooth top with spatula.
- Bake 50–60 minutes, until knife inserted near center comes out clean.
- Cool
- Let cool completely (1–2 hours) to set.
- Serve at room temperature or chilled.
Tips
- Make-ahead: Pie can be baked a day ahead and refrigerated.
- Extra flavor: Add 1–2 tsp orange zest or a splash of bourbon to filling.
- Toppings: Whipped cream, pecans, or a drizzle of caramel sauce.
Variations
- 🥥 Coconut Sweet Potato Pie: fold in ½ cup shredded coconut
- 🍫 Chocolate swirl: drizzle melted chocolate on top before serving
- 🌰 Pecan crust: use a pecan-crumb crust instead of traditional
If you want, I can also give you a simpler 5-ingredient sweet potato pie or a mini tart version perfect for individual servings.
