Best Classic Sweet Potato Pie Recipes

CLASSIC BOURBON SWEET POTATO PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Prepare Sweet Potato Filling: Combine mashed sweet potatoes, sugars, egg, cream, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and butter in an electric mixing bowl and beat at medium-low speed until smooth, do not overmix.
• Prepare Pecan Pie Filling: Combine sugar, syrup, eggs, butter, vanilla, salt and cinnamon in an electric mixing bowl and beat on low speed until syrup is opaque, about 4-5 minutes. Stir in pecans, mix well.
• Prepare Bourbon Sauce: Combine cream and milk in a large mixing bowl. Slowly whip in pudding mix. Add bourbon and continue whipping. Add vanilla and whip until mixture is well blended to sauce consistency (should not be as firm as pudding, but should not be runny). Sauce should be made about one hour before use; it will thicken as it sits.
• To assemble pie, spoon sweet potato filling into the pastry-lined pie pan. Fill shell evenly to the top with with pecan filling. Bake 1 1/2 hours or until a knife inserted into the center of the pie comes out clean. Store pie at room temperature for 24 hours. Serve pie slices with Bourbon Sauce on top or to the side.

CLASSIC SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine pie crust mix and pecans. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Roll out to fit a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate or cast-iron skillet. Transfer crust to pie plate. Flute edges; set aside., In a food processor, combine the eggs, sweet potatoes, milk, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and salt; blend until smooth. Pour into crust. , Bake at 425° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; bake 30-35 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Garnish with whipped cream and toasted pecans if desired.

CLASSIC SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Pierce sweet potatoes and microwave for 8 to 10 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
• (Or you can bake them in 375°F oven for approximately 45 minutes.) Cool.
• Partially bake pastry shell in a 450°F oven for 5 minutes.
• Cool slightly on a wire rack.
• Reduce oven temperature to 375°F Peel sweet potatoes.
• Place all pie ingredients in food processor and process until smooth.
• Pour 3/4 of mixture into pastry shell.
• Cover edges of pastry with foil strip to keep it from browning too much.
• Place on oven rack and then spoon in remaining sweet potato mixture.
• Bake at 375°F for 25 minutes.
• Remove foil from edges and bake another 20 to 25 minutes more until knife inserted near center comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Cover and chill in refrigerator.
• Serve with whipped cream.