Holiday Series - Homemade Sweet Potato Pies

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Nov. 27, 2014

Just under the wire. I wanted to share my Sweet Potato Pie recipe with you guys.

Ingredients

Yams/Sweet potatoes 3 Pound
Vegetable oil 3 Tablespoon
Eggs 3 Large , beaten
Condensed milk 1/2 Cup (8 tbs)
Evaporated milk 3/4 Cup (12 tbs)
Pure vanilla extract 2 Teaspoon
Granulated sugar 3/4 Cup (12 tbs)
Lightly packed light brown sugar 1/2 Cup (8 tbs)
Ground cinnamon 1 1/2 Teaspoon
Ground nutmeg 3/4 Teaspoon
Ground ginger 1/2 Teaspoon
Kosher salt 1/2 Teaspoon
Unsalted butter 5 Tablespoon , melted
Deep dish pie shells 2 , thawed

Directions

GETTING READY

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.

 

MAKING

2. Poke holes in clean hams, rub them with vegetable oil and place it in an oven to bake for about 2 hours.

3. Cool the yams, cut the ends off to get rid of the strings and then scoop the flesh into a big bowl.

4. Beat the flesh with the beaters. Take the beaters out every once in a while and wash them up to get rid of the strings. Continue to do this until you get no or very less strings on the beaters.

5. Add whisked eggs, beat it well.

6. Pour condended milk, evaporated milk, vanilla extract, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt to the yams and beat them all together.

7. Pour melted butter and continue to beat until the filling is smooth. Set it aside.

8. Line your pie dishes with pie crust. Cover with parchment paper and pour some rice. Blind bake the shells for 10 to 15 minutes depending on the thickness.

9. Remove the parchment paper and rice. Fill the pie shells with equal amount of filling and place them in the oven. Bake for 55 inutes to an hour or until well done.

 

SERVING

10. Slice and serve the pies with whipped cream or ice cream. Enjoy.

Recipe Summary

Difficulty Level: Medium
Cook Time: 145 Minutes
Ready In: 145 Minutes
Servings: 16

Nutrition Facts

Serving size

Calories 298Calories from Fat 93

 % Daily Value*

Total Fat 10 g15.4%

Saturated Fat 4 g20%

Trans Fat 0 g

Cholesterol

Sodium 113 mg4.71%

Total Carbohydrates 48 g16%

Dietary Fiber 4 g16%

Sugars 23 g

Protein 4 g8%

Vitamin A % Vitamin C %

Calcium % Iron %

*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet