Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

This recipe for sweet potato pie is comfort food at its best.

Made with delicious sweet potatoes, butter, and spices; the heavenly aroma of old fashioned home cooking will fill your house as this pie bakes. This is a must have for a Sunday dinner, a holiday meal, or any time you want to serve good home cooking!

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Sweet Potato Pie

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter, softened
2 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ginger
1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

2. Cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Beat until blended then add egg yolks and beat.

3. Stir in sweet potatoes, vanilla, milk, nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger.

4. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites. When foamy, slowly add 1/4 cup sugar and beat until stiff. Fold into the sweet potato mixture.

5. Place in pie crust, bake about 40 minutes until firm. Serve with whipped cream.