Sweet Potato Pie is a sweet and decadent dessert perfect for Thanksgiving or any time of year! This homemade version with fresh sweet potatoes is a tried and true recipe you’ll turn to again and again!
Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie
My husband requested Sweet Potato Pie for Thanksgiving this year and I realized there was no recipe for it on my blog yet so despite the big turkey day being past I wanted to go ahead and share it here. I LOVE anything sweet potato so I was not at all phased when he requested this pie last month.
Sweet Potato Pie vs. Pumpkin Pie
I still made a pumpkin pie for my boys as well but honestly, sweet potato is my favorite. While they are very similar, Pumpkin Pie has a more custard-like consistency while the Sweet Potato Pie is more dense and slightly less sweet (but still entirely delicious!)
Ingredients
- butter
- sweet potatoes
- sugar
- evaporated milk
- vanilla extract
- eggs
- ground cinnamon
- premade pie shells or homemade pie crust
Step by step
When I was younger I would make this recipe with canned sweet potatoes (yams) but honestly, it doesn’t take much effort to make them from scratch so why not? Read on for my go-to old fashioned Southern Sweet Potato Pie recipe!
This recipe makes two pies but you could also combine it into one deep dish pie instead. You can use premade crusts like I did or make your own homemade crust, just don’t bake the crust first.
You will start by boiling the sweet potatoes for twenty minutes until they are nice and soft. While they are boiling, cream together the butter and sugar.
Add in the eggs, evaporated milk, vanilla extract, and cinnamon and mix well (photo 1 above).
Drain and mash the sweet potatoes (photo 2), then add sweet potatoes to the filling mixture (photo 3) and mix (photo 4).
Pour mixture evenly between two pie crusts. Place pies in the oven and reduce heat to 350 degrees. Bake for 50 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Tips for best results
- Allow the pie to cool completely before serving.
- This recipe can be made ahead of time and kept refrigerated up to three days until ready to serve.
More Thanksgiving recipes you might like:
- Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Corn Pudding
- Sweet Potato Casserole
- Perfect Roast Turkey
- Turkey Gravy Recipe
- Cheddar Chive Mashed Potatoes
- Maple Roasted Carrots
- Southern Pecan Pie
- Chocolate Pecan Pie
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Homemade Sweet Potato Pie
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Yield: 16 1x
- Category: dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Description
Sweet Potato Pie is a sweet and decadent dessert perfect for Thanksgiving or any time of year! This homemade version with fresh sweet potatoes is a tried and true recipe you’ll turn to again and again!
Ingredients
- 4–5 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1” pieces
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 5 oz can evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 standard pie shells, unbaked
Instructions
- Boil sweet potatoes in a large pot for twenty minutes or until soft. Drain and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In a large bowl mash sweet potatoes thoroughly. In another large bowl cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, evaporated milk, vanilla extract, and cinnamon.
- Add sweet potatoes and stir until mixed. Pour mixture evenly between two pie crusts.
- Place pies in oven and reduce heat to 350 degrees. Bake for 50 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Melissa says
totally loved it!
★★★★★