The real deal. The classic. Learn how to make the best, authentic, southern sweet potato pie with my two techniques and one special ingredient that’ll blow any other recipe out of the water.
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There’s no such thing as Thanksgiving without sweet potato pie in this house.
Neva. Not eva!
The wonderful sweet potato! A flavor power-house on it’s own, unlike it’s pumpkin rival. Our Thanksgiving is packed with the good stuff, from candied yams, to sweet potato casserole, to pie.
Actual pumpkin doesn’t have very much flavor, and the canned stuff is actually just a mix of winter squashed pureed together and canned.
Did I bust your Thanksgiving dream bubble? No worries, because with one taste of my sweet potato pie, you will forget all about pumpkin pie. Maybe not pumpkin spice lattes, but at least pumpkin pie.
And I’m about to tell you my secrets to the best sweet potato pie ever!
In this recipe we roast the sweet potatoes, then rice them in an affordable potato ricer to remove and break up the inner strings, so your custard base is smooth, silky, and so flavorful.
Have you ever had the sweet potato side-dishes at a chain steakhouse like Outback or Texas Roadhouse? Then you know the rich, delicious flavor of a roasted sweet potato with melting butter and cinnamon. Same thing here, except we have more spices added to the mix like ginger, nutmeg, allspice, clove, and…
Black pepper!
Yes, black pepper adds a bit of something extra to your sweet potato pie, the freshly cracked pepper actually released its oils and becomes a spice that sort of reminds me of what salt does in sweet dishes, gives the main flavor some oomph. And we like oomph.
It’s what separates the real ‘put your foot in it, this recipe is from my great-great grandma’ pies from the everyday, ‘its on trend so I gave it a shot’ pies.
Add this to your Thanksgiving table and watch at how fast it disappears!
You can find my recipe for my favorite, easy pie crust here, which fits into a 9 inch pie dish and make two crusts (for two pies, maybe?)
Looking for more Thanksgiving recipes? Check out:
Sweet Potato Chiffon Pie
Southern Slow Cooker Green Beans
Baked Creamy Mac and Cheese
Grandma Reid’s Candied Yams
Sister Schubert’s Rolls Copycat
Smooth and Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Easy Pan Gravy
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Southern Sweet Potato Pie
Ingredients
- 6 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1/8 tsp freshly cracked black pepper, finely ground
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 3/4 cup evaporated milk
- 1 unbaked pie crust, 9 inch
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
- Bake sweet potatoes for 1 hour in the oven on a baking sheet. When done, let cool slightly. Peel the skin off of the potatoes and rice them, with a potato ricer, into a large bowl. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, beat together butter, sugar, and brown sugar until creamy. Add eggs, vanilla, spices, and salt. Add evaporated milk, then add mixture to sweet potatoes in the large bowl. Beat together with whisk or electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Pour into your unbaked pie shell.
- Bake on bottom rack of oven for 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until center of pie is firm. Serve warm or let cool completely with a dollop of whipped cream.
Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 329
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Jori
November 11, 2018 at 6:55 pmSweet potato pie was the first pie I had when I moved to the US. This brings be back! Looking forward to making this for Thanksgiving.
farwin
November 11, 2018 at 6:37 pmThis looks delicious and I love your addition of ground pepper !
Jacqueline Debono
November 11, 2018 at 5:36 pmI have yet to try or make a sweet potato pie but yours looks and sounds to-die-for! Definitely want to give this recipe a try. On my bucket list!
Andrea Metlika
November 11, 2018 at 5:11 pmThis pie looks Fabulous! I eat sweet potato pie every year but yours sounds like the best with the roasted potatoes.
Chris Collins
November 11, 2018 at 4:57 pmNow this looks like one heck of a sweet potato pie! Seriously can’t wait to try the recipe!!
Armelle_dee
November 27, 2017 at 7:58 pmI have tried this over the weekend, I wanted to take a picture, but the people around me couldn’t wait to taste it and I was too tired to fight them. It was so delicious. Thanks for sharing this
Britt
December 2, 2017 at 4:37 amHoney, that’s why I made two, one for everyone else and one just for me!
Casandra
November 21, 2017 at 5:17 pmThis looks amazing. Way better than a Patti Pie lol
Andrea @ Beautiful Eats & Things
November 20, 2017 at 10:46 pmThe black pepper addition is genius! I will add this recipe to my “Must Try” list!
alsothecrumbsplease
November 20, 2017 at 8:37 pmYour sweet potato pie looks and sounds beyond delicious! Great recipe. Perfect for Thanksgiving.
Britt
November 20, 2017 at 8:38 pmThank you! Thanks for stopping by!
Jeni @ Biscuits & Booze
November 20, 2017 at 6:01 pmLOVE the blog name, and I love sweet potato pie. I can’t wait to make this for my husband – he’s from London and has never tried it!
Britt
November 20, 2017 at 6:02 pmI love your blog name, too! He’ll love the pie, sweet potatoes and spice are irresistible!
Mary
November 20, 2017 at 5:56 pmI looove roasted sweet potatoes in just about anything. This pie looks amazing!
Britt
November 20, 2017 at 6:03 pmThank you! And so do I!
Beeta
November 20, 2017 at 5:26 pmI love that you roast your sweet potatoes – talk about flavorrrr! And the trick with the black pepper? Brilliant! This sweet potato pie looks so incredible <3
Britt
November 20, 2017 at 5:31 pmThank you, Beeta! The roasted potatoes (instead of boiled) add a deep, rich sweetness that just blows boiled potatoes away. Thanks for stopping by!
cheddarben
November 20, 2017 at 5:19 pmI have never made, or eaten, sweet potato pie… but I feel it has to be on my bucket list. The flavors have to work well together.
Britt
November 20, 2017 at 5:49 pmTrust me, Sweet Potato Pie is life giving!
Dannii
November 20, 2017 at 5:12 pmI have never had sweet potato in a sweet dish before, but this would be great to serve up at a dinner party.